Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

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Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Signaling Engineer (Systems) (Saudi Nationl) to join our team!

What You ll Be Doing:

• Provide overall leadership and technical management of the Design-Build Contractor s CBTC signaling team to ensure successful delivery of the signaling system in accordance with project requirements, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Lead and develop the rail signaling team while promoting a culture of safety, continuous improvement, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Coordinate with the client, regulatory authorities, Design-Build Contractor, and other stakeholders to manage signaling-related matters and project interfaces.
• Participate in design review meetings and ensure compliance with signaling system specifications, requirements, and project objectives.
• Conduct technical reviews of signaling systems, including Automatic Train Protection (ATP), Automatic Train Operation (ATO), Automatic Train Supervision (ATS), and Automatic Train Regulation (ATR).
• Manage signaling interfaces and system integration activities with other railway disciplines and systems, including platform screen doors.
• Monitor and review signaling system design, implementation, equipment installation, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Support the resolution of technical, operational, and logistical issues related to signaling systems and interfaces.
• Review design submissions and provide recommendations to address critical design and integration challenges.
• Prepare technical reports, analyses, evaluations, and recommendations related to signaling design and project delivery.
• Monitor and report progress against project schedules, budgets, specifications, and performance requirements.
• Support the Programme Director in managing change, variations, risks, and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Promote value engineering initiatives and identify potential claims, counterclaims, and specification deviations requiring management attention.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor s Degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of experience on large-scale infrastructure or civil projects with significant systems interface and integration responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience in rail signaling design, installation, testing, commissioning, operations, and maintenance of commuter or metro rail systems.
• Strong knowledge of Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC), Automatic Train Control (ATC), and trackside signaling systems.
• Extensive knowledge of metro signaling standards, procedures, and industry-recognized engineering software packages.
• Experience in design consultancy environments and contractor management, including contractual administration and correspondence.
• Proven leadership, stakeholder management, and commercial management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within multinational and multidisciplinary project environments.

Rail industry-recognized qualifications, such as IRSE Design Manager, Principles Designer, or Verifier (1.1.160) certification.

Knowledge of ERTMS/ETCS Level 2 systems, including wayside and trackside commissioning activities.

Previous GCC project experience.

Experience delivering signaling solutions for metro, railway, or major transportation projects.