Systems Assurance Manager (Rail) – Bid Opportunity

Overview

Context

Missions/Main Duties

• Lead the overall systems assurance function for the railway PMC assignment.
• Develop and implement the project systems assurance strategy, plans, procedures, and reporting framework.
• Oversee safety assurance, RAMS, verification and validation, and certification activities across all railway systems.
• Ensure compliance with employer requirements, contract requirements, applicable codes, standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Review design submissions, contractor deliverables, method statements, test procedures, and assurance documentation for completeness and compliance.
• Manage the Hazard Log process and ensure hazards are identified, assessed, mitigated, tracked, and closed out appropriately.
• Coordinate with design, interface, testing and commissioning, operations, maintenance, and project controls teams to ensure integrated assurance delivery.
• Liaise with independent safety assessors, notified bodies where relevant, certification agencies, operators, and government authorities.
• Support interface management across civil, architectural, track, signaling, telecom, power, depot, OCC, AFC, PSD, and other rail systems.
• Monitor verification and validation activities and ensure traceability from requirements through design, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Provide assurance input into testing and commissioning readiness, trial running, operational readiness, and final acceptance.
• Prepare and present technical reports, dashboards, risk registers, and executive updates to the client and senior project leadership.
• Support bid preparation activities including technical proposals, resource planning, methodology statements, and identification of project-specific assurance risks.

Profile/Skills

• The ideal candidate will be a seasoned railway professional with extensive experience in systems assurance on large, complex rail or metro programs delivered under PMC, client, engineering consultancy, or major contractor environments.
• The candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in multidisciplinary coordination and the practical application of railway assurance principles in major infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• Professional certifications in safety, systems engineering, RAMS, or project management would be advantageous.
• Minimum 20 years of total professional experience.
• Extensive experience in railway, metro, LRT, high-speed rail, or other major transit projects.
• Demonstrated experience in systems assurance management on large and complex railway projects.
• Prior experience in a PMC environment or in a client-facing project management/oversight role is strongly preferred.
• Gulf / Middle East experience is preferred, with familiarity with regional client, authority, and delivery environments considered a strong advantage.
• Proven involvement in projects covering design, integration, testing and commissioning, safety assurance, and operational handover.
• Strong knowledge of railway systems assurance methodologies and lifecycle assurance processes.
• Good understanding of railway safety and RAMS standards, including relevant international frameworks such as CENELEC standards where applicable.
• Strong grasp of system integration, interface management, verification, validation, and certification processes.
• Familiarity with hazard identification techniques, safety cases, compliance management, and technical risk control.
• Ability to review multidisciplinary rail design and assess assurance implications across interconnected systems.
• Strong reporting, stakeholder management, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, multi-stakeholder, multicultural project environments.
• Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.