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SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.
For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow. Context:
The Engineering Design Manager will manage the Design and Construction Management services relevant to the technical process for this design-build project. An Integral part of the leadership team, this the most senior technical position for this Metro Rail project and will require the successful candidate to manage and motivate a large multi-disciplinary engineering design team. Missions/Main Duties:

• Providing technical guidance, governance and day-today coordination of all Design & Build contractor design review activities for contractual conformance
• Drafting and reviewing the status and adequacy of the design review plan to ensure continuing suitability and effectiveness
• Receiving, distributing, and tracking design reviews of the Design & Build contractors design submittals for the duration of design and construction
• Contributing to the successful delivery of the project by leading and coordinating cross-discipline interfaces from a technical design perspective
• Ensuring appropriate processes and skills are in place to assure the safety and integrity of all engineering deliverables and projects
• Developing and managing a large multidisciplinary team of design engineers to raise the level of their technical capability and understanding
• Regularly engaging with the project senior management team when determining the allocation of resources (design/engineering) to support the project and initiating changes when necessary
• Providing leadership, direction and guidance to staff to ensure quality technical services are provided that meet both the project and client requirements.
• Identifying and managing the delivery of information required by the DB contractors, the client and other internal and external stakeholders; monitoring their progress against agreed delivery dates
• Liaising with the client and the DB contractor to establish their requirements and to discuss technical solutions
• Identifying risks and opportunities associated with coordination (e.g. differing time scales for developing inter-related design solutions) and reporting back to the project senior leadership team
• Identifying, reviewing and advocating changes (variations) to designs in terms of technical capability, cost effectiveness, scope, durability and maintainability of design solutions.

Profile/Skills:

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in design and construction of major Metro Rail infrastructure projects at feasibility, outline detail design, and construction stages.
• Successful track record in technical design review on major Rail Projects for civil and systems related disciplines
• Knowledge of rail or related project design, project, design assurance and safety management principals
• Experience of managing risk and opportunity and administering change on projects
• Demonstrated ability to train, mentor and develop staff in technical engineering design excellence
• Ability to educate clients in all aspects of systems engineering
• Responsive to changing requirements, flexible and able to work under pressure
• Proven ability to communicate effectively, work collaboratively with others, inspire and to add value to projects
• Strong capacity to resolve conflicts and reach an agreement with external and internal stakeholders
• Full professional proficiency in English (verbal and written, including technical writing)
• Excellent communication, relationship management and influencing skills and effective collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
• Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer or a member of a relevant engineering institution.
• Knowledge of design-build principles
• Preferably with UAE or GCC Experience.

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Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.