Configuration Manager - Rail Systems
Posted date [2026-06-04]
(ID: 46035)
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Job Description and Requirements
Configuration Manager - Rail SystemsJob Snapshot
Role: Configuration Manager - Rail Systems
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Systems Implementation/Integration
Experience: Minimum 10 years rail or infrastructure requirements management experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Configuration Manager - Rail Systems in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced requirements and configuration management professional with strong expertise in Systems Engineering, ISO/IEC 15288, DOORS, DNG, ComplyPro, requirements traceability, configuration control, Systems Assurance, EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, rail interfaces, and major infrastructure lifecycle management. This role is suited for a detail-focused manager who can control project requirements, maintain configuration integrity, support system integration, and ensure full traceability across complex railway project deliverables.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Systems Implementation/Integration
Salary: 30000-45000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Configuration Manager - Rail Systems will lead requirements and configuration management across a major railway project where infrastructure, rail systems, operational environments, and airport interfaces must remain aligned through every project stage. The role ensures that requirements are captured, structured, allocated, traced, verified, controlled, and updated through a disciplined lifecycle process. By maintaining baselines, change control, traceability matrices, configuration audits, and compliance reviews, the position helps protect design integrity, reduce integration risk, and support successful system assurance and project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and implement the Requirements and Configuration Management Plan in line with client objectives, project requirements, railway standards, and delivery procedures.
* Lead Systems Engineering activities according to ISO/IEC 15288 and relevant rail infrastructure lifecycle management practices.
* Establish requirements management processes covering elicitation, derivation, allocation, validation, verification, change control, and traceability of SMART requirements.
* Maintain the requirements management system using tools such as DOORS, DNG, ComplyPro, or equivalent platforms.
* Develop, update, and manage the Requirements Traceability Matrix across design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, assurance, and handover stages.
* Ensure proper flow-down of requirements across civil infrastructure, rail systems, stations, operational teams, airport interfaces, and specialist disciplines.
* Lead configuration management processes including baseline definition, version control, document control alignment, configuration identification, and change management.
* Establish and maintain a configuration management system to control project documents, designs, deliverables, requirements, interfaces, and approved baselines.
* Manage configuration change control processes, including change request logging, impact assessment, technical evaluation, approval tracking, and implementation follow-up.
* Conduct configuration audits and requirements compliance reviews to verify alignment with project standards, approved baselines, and client requirements.
* Support Systems Assurance activities in line with EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, and recognized railway assurance best practices.
* Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure requirements are understood, allocated, implemented, verified, and properly evidenced.
* Manage interface requirements between rail systems, infrastructure, stations, operational environments, and airport or terminal interfaces where applicable.
* Facilitate requirements reviews, stakeholder workshops, approval meetings, compliance discussions, and technical coordination sessions.
* Monitor and report requirements status, compliance gaps, change history, risks, open actions, and traceability progress.
* Provide technical guidance and training to project teams on requirements processes, configuration control, traceability tools, and compliance expectations.
* Identify opportunities to improve requirements management, configuration control, reporting accuracy, and system integration workflows.
* Support project leadership by providing clear visibility on requirements compliance, configuration risks, interface dependencies, and change impacts.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline from a recognized university.
* Minimum 10 years of experience in rail projects, rail operations, infrastructure programmes, or complex systems delivery environments.
* Proven experience in requirements management and configuration management on large-scale rail, metro, transportation, or infrastructure projects.
* Strong knowledge of Systems Engineering, project lifecycle management, requirements flow-down, verification, validation, and traceability.
* Proficiency in requirements and configuration management tools such as DOORS, DNG, ComplyPro, or similar systems.
* Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary interfaces, system integration requirements, baseline control, and configuration change processes.
* Strong knowledge of Systems Assurance standards including EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, and related railway assurance practices.
* Experience in airport integration, intermodal transport hubs, operational interfaces, or complex stakeholder environments will be an advantage.
* Experience in client-facing or consultancy roles on major infrastructure projects is preferred.
* Professional certification or membership with a relevant engineering, project management, systems engineering, or assurance institute will be an advantage.
* Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage complex technical data and configuration dependencies.
* Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills for working with clients, contractors, consultants, authorities, and multidisciplinary teams.
* Ability to work effectively in complex, multi-stakeholder, and multi-organizational project environments.
* Good understanding of project management principles, cost constraints, programme impacts, and change-related delivery risks.
Skills Set
* Requirements management
* Configuration management
* Rail systems integration
* Systems Engineering
* ISO/IEC 15288
* Requirements and Configuration Management Plan
* SMART requirements
* Requirements elicitation
* Requirements derivation
* Requirements allocation
* Requirements traceability
* Requirements Traceability Matrix
* DOORS
* DNG
* ComplyPro
* Configuration control
* Baseline definition
* Version control
* Change management
* Change request evaluation
* Configuration audits
* Requirements compliance reviews
* Systems Assurance
* EN 50126
* EN 50128
* EN 50129
* Verification and validation
* Lifecycle management
* Interface requirements
* Rail infrastructure interfaces
* Airport interface requirements
* Terminal interface coordination
* Operational environment integration
* Stakeholder workshops
* Requirements reviews
* Compliance reporting
* Risk monitoring
* Configuration status reporting
* Technical guidance
* Process improvement
* Client coordination
* Multidisciplinary coordination
* Project lifecycle control
* System integration support
Why Join Us
This Configuration Manager - Rail Systems role offers the opportunity to lead requirements and configuration control on a major railway project in Dubai’s Civil Engineering sector. The position provides senior exposure to rail systems engineering, configuration integrity, assurance standards, interface traceability, airport-related integration, change control, and multi-stakeholder project governance. It is a strong fit for a technical manager who wants to improve project discipline, reduce integration risk, and support reliable railway delivery within a respected international engineering organization.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, and project delivery company supporting rail, transportation, systems integration, utilities, urban development, and civil engineering programmes. In Dubai, Parsons contributes to complex infrastructure projects where requirements control, configuration integrity, technical coordination, system assurance, stakeholder alignment, and disciplined delivery are essential to successful outcomes.
