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.

This requirement is for a bid opportunity only at this stage. Any engagement will be subject to successful project award and final client approval.

The Engineering Manager will lead all engineering and design management activities for the conventional and freight railway project, ensuring effective technical coordination across civil, structural, geotechnical, track, systems, MEP, and architectural disciplines. The role will be accountable for design integration, technical compliance, constructability, interface definition, and engineering assurance across the full project lifecycle. Particular emphasis will be placed on the coordination of infrastructure and systems associated with conventional railway and freight operations, including rail corridors, sidings, yards, depots, terminals, and operational interfaces, to ensure that design outputs are fully integrated, operationally suitable, and aligned with safety, regulatory, and performance requirements.

• Lead and manage the overall engineering and design delivery for the railway project across all relevant disciplines.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to multidisciplinary design teams, consultants, and specialist engineering contributors.
• Ensure the timely delivery of coordinated design packages in line with project schedules, technical requirements, and client expectations.
• Manage interfaces across all design disciplines, ensuring integration between civil, structural, track, rail systems, MEP, architectural, and other project components.
• Oversee design reviews, technical submissions, value engineering initiatives, and design optimization activities.
• Ensure design compliance with project specifications, contractual requirements, applicable codes and standards, authority regulations, and client standards.
• Drive design quality, consistency, constructability, and completeness throughout all engineering phases.
• Coordinate with construction, commercial, planning, procurement, project controls, and stakeholder teams to ensure alignment between design intent and delivery requirements.
• Manage engineering risks, technical issues, design changes, and interface challenges, and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Lead consultant management, design progress tracking, reporting, and engineering governance processes.
• Support bid-stage engineering planning, methodology development, resource planning, and technical solution development as required.
• Facilitate technical coordination with clients, consultants, contractors, and authorities to support approvals and successful project delivery.
• Promote a strong culture of safety in design, quality assurance, innovation, and engineering excellence.

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