Railway Operation Expert

2 weeks ago


Jeddah, Saudi Arabia SYSTRA Full time

Country/Region: SA

Field: Operation & Maintenance

**Location**:
Makkah, SA

Type of Contract: Permanent

Level of experience: 15-20 years

Job number:
About SYSTRA

**The global leader in public transport infrastructure, SYSTRA has specialised in the mass transit and rail market since 1957.** The main shareholders of SYSTRA are SNCF and RATP. Its ambition is to serve emerging needs for collective and sustainable mobility throughout the world. With a presence in 80 countries, SYSTRA manages over 3,000 projects for high-speed systems, traditional rail lines, metros and tramways throughout the world.

**Context**:
We are looking for an experienced Railway Operation Expert to lead a technical role for all aspects related to train operations and to manage the O&M activities inside the project. To be successful, he should have an analytical mind to be able to resolve problematic situations (at operational, technical, administrative levels) efficiently with a large-scale picture and have excellent communication and organizational skills. He shall also be able to handle railway maintenance issues.

**Main duties**:
The Railway Operations Expert will fulfil the following tasks:

- Lead rail way operations reviews of data and reports prepared by the Operator as required by the Client, developing trend information and making recommendations to decrease equipment failures.
- Participate in quality inspections for maintenance works and sign off Requests for Inspections (RFI) in case of acceptance on behalf of the Client.
- Attend audits all aspects of safety and security as per O&M Contract and per approved Operator safety plans and make recommendations to mitigate and/or resolve contract compliance issues.
- Review and provide comments and recommendations on the Operator’s plans and procedures related to the operations and maintenance including but not limited to:

- Maintenance programs, plans and procedures;
- Operation plans and timetables;
- Operation procedures and regulations;
- Safety plans;
- Training and staffing plans;
- Configuration management plans.

Technically the consultant shall provide the following in relation to rail operations:

- Provide technical oversight of the Operator’s O&M standards;
- Review and comment on the Operator’s technical submittals, including, but not limited to:

- Risk assessments for proposed corrective and preventative maintenance
- Work which could impact passenger service or damage the Metro assets;
- Engineering investigation reports generated by the Operator due to system or component failures and incidents;
- Accident and incident investigation reports submitted by the Operator;
- Temporary change authorization requests from the Operator to modify and or replace any system component;
- Engineering change notice requests from the Operator to implement system modifications.
- Use technical expertise to provide recommendations on improvements to the operations and maintenance of the Metro.

**Degrees**:
Bachelor degree in Electrical engineering

**Other degrees**:
**Technical skills**:

- Have a minimum 15 years’ experience in the railway sector with proven track record in metro operations;
- Should have completed at least two railway projects within the last 10 years;
- Must have worked on at least one O&M supervision project in the railway industry;
- Saudi Arabia and/or GCC experience
- Knowledge of FIDIC conditions of contract for construction;
- Knowledge of RAMS concepts;
- Knowledge in AutoCAD suite or other similar design tools (desirable);
- Project management experience (budgeting, estimating / forecasting / costing and reporting, resources planning, allocation and management;

**Personal qualities**:

- Well-developed communication skills, with ability to effectively interact with both the business partners and internal technical team members, ability to express and to present technical concepts to stakeholders (technical and non-technical);
- Outstanding organizational abilities and technical mindset;
- End customer (future passengers and cargo owner) oriented;
- Fluent in English and a good command of technical English;
- Resilient to coping with conflicting demands, able to prioritize duties and work under pressure;
- High ethical standards, honesty and impeccable reputation;
- Strive for continuous improvement and delivery orientation; Highly developed communication skills and willingness to work in a team environment.
- Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants._

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