Programme Implementation Manager

About SYSTRA

SYSTRA stands among the leading global engineering and consultancy firms specializing in public transit and sustainable mobility solutions. With a workforce exceeding 10,300 professionals, the company dedicates itself to designing safe, sustainable transportation systems that promote social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education, and leisure worldwide.

For over 65 years, SYSTRA has partnered with urban and regional stakeholders to develop, improve, and modernize infrastructure and transport networks throughout all project stages, from initial design to testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance. Operating in more than 80 countries, it derives 74% of its revenue internationally and actively aids clients in digital, environmental, and energy transitions to create next-generation mobility solutions.

Role Context

This role involves providing the task force with hands-on railway operations and maintenance (O&M) expertise, leading efforts to convert improvement plans into actionable changes within Electrical & Mechanical (E&M) domains. The Programme Implementation Manager will oversee and coordinate technical and operational components across Metro and Tram E&M interfaces, collaborating with specialists such as system engineers, operations staff, asset managers, safety experts, maintenance teams, and subcontractors to ensure technical accuracy and effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the formulation and rollout of the joint E&M Transformation Framework.
• Champion the real-world application of the E&M Improvement Programme across Metro and Tram O&M, ensuring cooperation among engineering, maintenance, operations, safety, asset management, and subcontractors for seamless integration of improvements into daily operations.
• Provide hands-on railway O&M insights supporting multiple workstreams and stakeholders, converting identified opportunities into practical, coordinated, and sustainable operational enhancements.
• Facilitate maintenance optimization and innovation by overseeing objective evaluations of opportunities against safety, operational, commercial, and life-cycle cost benchmarks, as well as data-driven maintenance techniques.
• Support embedding of transformation initiatives by supplying practical O&M input for operational, organizational, and capability adjustments, ensuring improvements are practical, resourced, and sustainable in routine operations.
• Confirm effective implementation and durability of improvements by collaborating with accountable owners to ensure new procedures, controls, and working methods are integrated into regular operations, backed by relevant evidence.

Deliverables

• E&M Transformation Implementation Plan
• Integrated implementation timeline, milestone trackers, action items, and deliverables registers
• Registers tracking risks, issues, and dependencies
• Periodic progress and implementation reports
• Documentation of implementation evidence and project close-out records

Candidate Profile and Skills

• Substantial hands-on experience in railway, metro, or tram operations and maintenance
• Comprehensive understanding of E&M maintenance functions, beyond narrow system expertise
• Proven experience collaborating with engineering, operations, maintenance planning, safety assurance, and subcontractor teams
• Knowledge of preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance methodologies
• Capability to analyze maintenance records, technical documents, asset conditions, and performance data
• Experience introducing improvements within active operational settings
• Familiarity with asset management systems based on ISO 55001 standards

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher diploma in electrical, mechanical, systems, railway, or maintenance engineering or a closely related discipline
• Membership in professional engineering or asset management institutions is advantageous

Equal Opportunity

SYSTRA promotes equal opportunity; this role welcomes candidates from all backgrounds.