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Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.Job Description:\nParsons is looking for an experienced Construction Manager - Rail Systems to join our team in the UAE. In this role, you will lead the site supervision and construction delivery of railway systems across a major rail infrastructure program, ensuring safe, compliant, and coordinated installation through testing, commissioning, and handover.\nYou will work closely with systems contractors, civil and track teams, stations, design, interface, system assurance, and testing and commissioning teams to successfully deliver integrated railway systems.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nLead site supervision and construction activities for railway systems, including signalling, telecommunications, SCADA, traction/power supply, earthing, GSM-R, AFC, and associated systems.\nManage systems engineers and inspectors, ensuring effective site coverage, inspections, testing, and work-front readiness.\nReview method statements, installation procedures, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), material/equipment submissions, and construction programs.\nCoordinate interfaces between railway systems, civil works, track, stations, utilities, rolling stock, and existing railway infrastructure.\nMonitor equipment manufacturing, delivery, storage, preservation, installation, and site acceptance activities.\nEnsure timely inspection and closure of nonconformances, punch-list items, technical queries, and construction issues.\nCoordinate closely with design, systems integration, interface management, system assurance, and testing and commissioning teams.\nSupport FAT, SAT, installation testing, integration, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.\nVerify installation records, red-line drawings, asset information, as-built documentation, and handover deliverables.\nProvide accurate technical and progress information to support payment certification, variations, claims, and schedule assessments.\nPromote and enforce Parsons' requirements for safety, quality, security, and regulatory compliance throughout construction.\nWhat Required Skills You'll Bring\nBachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunications, Railway Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from a recognized institution.\nMinimum 13 years of relevant professional experience, with significant experience delivering major railway or transportation infrastructure projects.\nMinimum 7 years of design and/or construction experience in the rail sector.\nDemonstrated experience in railway systems construction, installation, integration, testing, and commissioning.\nPrevious experience in the same or an equivalent construction management role on at least one major rail, metro, high-speed rail, or comparable transportation infrastructure project.\nStrong technical understanding of signalling, telecommunications, SCADA, railway power systems, and integrated rail systems.\nProven ability to manage complex interfaces between systems, track, stations, civil works, utilities, and operational railway environments.\nStrong knowledge of FAT, SAT, ITPs, installation testing, system integration, commissioning, and handover processes.\nExcellent leadership, coordination, problem-solving, reporting, and stakeholder-management skills.\nWhat Desired Skills You'll Bring\nMaster's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.\nProfessional registration, chartership, or membership with a recognized engineering or project management institution.\nExperience working within a PMC, engineering consultancy, or client-representative environment on complex rail programs.\nExperience delivering railway systems in the Middle East/UAE would be advantageous.\nParsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! 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