Engineering Manager Infrastructure
Skills
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Contract Type: Permanent contract
The Infrastructure Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the engineering governance, lifecycle strategy, and system assurance of all infrastructure-related assets within Dubai Metro.
This includes MEPS (TVS, PSD, ECS, plumbing, fire systems), PDS (HV and LV power supply systems), and civil structures (viaducts, tunnels, stations), permanent way (track).
The role ensures long-term operability, safety, and compliance of all infrastructure systems under Keolis-MHI’s engineering framework.
Strategic
- Supports strategic infrastructure reliability and renewals planning by embedding engineering lifecycle principles across MEPS, PDS, Civil and track domains. Guides investment prioritisation and ensures alignment with RTA asset performance expectations and contractual deliverables.
Financial
- While not directly responsible for budgets, the role contributes engineering inputs to lifecycle cost modelling, obsolescence planning, renewals forecasting, and capital project justifications.
Stakeholder / Customer
- Provides engineering leadership for infrastructure asset classes that directly affect passenger safety, availability, and environmental comfort. Coordinates with RTA, OEMs, and Maintenance to ensure service reliability and regulatory compliance.
Operational
- Oversees technical assurance, failure investigations, and asset performance reviews across infrastructure domains. Owns engineering standards, design documentation, and configuration control for MEPS, PDS and Civils and Track system. Ensures timely resolution of technical issues, supports project interfaces, and leads engineering responses for non-conformances, ETIs, and engineering change controls.
Capability / People
- Guides Discipline Engineers and supports skill development in electrical, mechanical, civil and infrastructure engineering. Contributes to mentoring, technical workshops, and succession planning within the engineering function.
Dimensions
- Reports to the Head of Engineering and collaborates directly with other Discipline Engineering Managers for Rolling Stock and Systems and with AMMS Manager. Manages cross-functional engineering assurance across:
- + MEPS: Ventilation (TVS), platform screen doors, HVAC, ECS, fire systems, plumbing etc
- + PDS: Traction power, HV power, Distribution power etc
- + Civils: structures, viaducts, tunnels, waterproofing, foundations etc
- + Track: P-way, geometry, switch machines, 3rd rail
Educational Qualifcations
Min.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, or Electromechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
Chartered Engineer status or Master’s degree in Infrastructure, Rail Systems, or Asset Management.
Experience
in infrastructure, MEP, or railway engineering, with
at least 5 years in a systems assurance or technical authority role.
Experience
must span multiple domains such as civil/track, PDS, and station MEP systems.
Experience
working under regulatory oversight (e.g., RTA), in concession or PPP rail environments.
Familiarity with defect liability period (DLP) management, contractor technical control, or brownfield system integration.
/ Training
Proficient in technical evaluation, incident investigation, change management, engineering approvals, and lifecycle planning.
Skilled in CMMS (e.g., Maximo), AutoCAD, BIM, and MS Office Suite.
Formal training in ISO 55000, EN 50126/50129, FMECA, or CENELEC standards.
Understanding of condition scoring, structural health monitoring, and multidisciplinary infrastructure interfaces.
Job Segment
Compliance, Change Management, Engineer, Engineering Manager, Electrical, Legal, Management, Engineering
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