Programme Implementation Manager

Role Overview

Parsons invites a skilled Programme Implementation Manager to join our team in Doha, Qatar. This role is pivotal in advancing the joint Electrical & Mechanical (E&M) Transformation Framework within metro and tram operations and maintenance (O&M), ensuring strategic improvements are effectively implemented and sustained across multiple disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and executing the E&M Transformation Framework collaboratively.
• Lead practical application of the E&M Improvement Programme, integrating efforts across engineering, maintenance, operations, safety, asset management, and subcontractors to embed improvements in routine operations.
• Offer hands-on railway O&M support by collaborating across workstreams and stakeholders to convert improvement opportunities into coordinated, sustainable operational changes.
• Drive maintenance optimization and innovation by objectively assessing opportunities against safety, operational efficiency, cost, and data-driven methodologies.
• Manage the implantation and embedding of transformation initiatives, advising on operational, organizational, and capability adjustments to guarantee workable, well-resourced, and enduring outcomes.
• Confirm the effective and persistent adoption of improvements by working with business owners to ensure new processes and controls become standard practice and are documented with evidence.

Key Deliverables

• E&M Transformation Implementation Plan
• Integrated implementation schedule with milestones, action items, and deliverable registers
• Risks, issues, and dependencies register for implementation
• Periodic progress reports on implementation
• Documentation of evidence and closure records for implemented initiatives

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Railway, Maintenance engineering, or related fields from an accredited institution.
• At least 10 years of experience in a comparable role contributing to major rail projects.
• Solid practical knowledge of railway, metro, or tram operations and maintenance.
• Comprehensive understanding of engineering and maintenance systems beyond a single system specialization.
• Experience collaborating with diverse teams including engineering, operations, maintenance planning, safety assurance, asset management, and subcontractors.
• Awareness of preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance methodologies.
• Proficiency in analyzing maintenance records, technical submissions, asset condition data, and operational performance metrics.
• Track record of successfully implementing improvements within operating railway or similar environments.
• Familiarity with asset management systems compliant with ISO 55001 standards.

Preferred Credentials

• Membership in a professional engineering or asset management organization is advantageous.

Equal Opportunity & Culture

Parsons embraces diversity and inclusion regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. We are dedicated to employee wellbeing and growth, encouraging ambitious career paths.

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