Railway Engineering Manager

About the Role

We are seeking a Railway Engineering Manager based in the United Arab Emirates to join our team remotely on a full-time basis. This role involves leading engineering strategies and delivering technical oversight across various aspects of railway infrastructure and systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement engineering strategies aligned with safety and commercial goals.
• Establish engineering standards, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Create short- and long-term engineering plans focused on optimizing asset reliability and cost-efficiency.
• Lead technical management including design reviews, resolving engineering issues, and coordinating multi-disciplinary activities.
• Manage railway systems integration across track, signalling, electrification, rolling stock, and other subsystems.
• Oversee track engineering requirements such as geometry, rail components, and maintenance support.
• Monitor and enhance key engineering KPIs such as asset availability, failure rates, maintenance backlogs, and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement programs targeting reliability, maintainability, and adoption of innovative technologies.
• Maintain engineering knowledge repositories and facilitate knowledge sharing within teams.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders including regulators, operators, contractors, and technology partners.
• Provide executive reporting on engineering performance, risks, and improvement initiatives.
• Lead and develop engineering teams, setting objectives and fostering technical excellence.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary railway engineering functions or teams.
• Comprehensive understanding of railway infrastructure, systems engineering, and asset management.
• Strong skills in coordinating track, signalling, electrification, telecommunications, rolling stock, and station engineering disciplines.
• Hands-on experience with engineering design, construction, testing, commissioning, and operational handover.
• Expertise in RAMS principles, reliability engineering, and lifecycle asset planning.
• Strong technical risk management and engineering assurance capabilities.
• Experience managing external consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Familiarity with UAE railway standards and international engineering norms is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of digital engineering tools, predictive maintenance, and asset analytics is a plus.
• Excellent leadership, planning, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fully remote, globally distributed team.
• Relevant degree in engineering disciplines related to railways (e.g., Railway, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or Transportation Engineering).
• Professional engineering registration or recognized certification advantageous.
• Proficient English communication skills; Arabic proficiency beneficial.