Lead Rolling Stock Manager - Metro Systems
Posted date [2026-09-02]
(ID: 50565)
Job Description and Requirements
Lead Rolling Stock Manager - Metro SystemsJob Snapshot
Role: Lead Rolling Stock Manager - Metro Systems
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Railroad Manufacture
Function: Engineering
Experience: Minimum 15 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Lead Rolling Stock Manager - Metro Systems in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Railroad Manufacture opportunity leading rolling stock engineering, rail systems integration, testing, commissioning, depot equipment, and technical assurance across a major metro program. Parsons is hiring an experienced rail professional to oversee vehicle and infrastructure testing, coordinate interfaces with signaling, Platform Screen Doors, SCADA, and power systems, and ensure rolling stock assets achieve safe, reliable, maintainable, and fit-for-purpose operational performance.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Railroad Manufacture
Function: Engineering
Salary: 32000-48000
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 Lead Rolling Stock Manager will provide technical leadership for installation, integration, testing, commissioning, and handover of rolling stock and associated depot equipment. Reporting to the Systems Manager, the position will ensure vehicle systems and their interfaces with the wider railway are verified against project requirements before operational acceptance.
The role extends beyond individual vehicle performance. It will coordinate the interaction between rolling stock, signaling, Platform Screen Doors, SCADA, traction power, depot systems, and railway infrastructure while reviewing engineering standards, test procedures, commissioning results, maintenance requirements, and system integration documentation. Effective leadership will directly support passenger safety, fleet availability, reliability, lifecycle performance, and successful commencement of metro operations.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead technical activities associated with rolling stock installation, integration, testing, commissioning, and handover.
* Oversee rolling stock and depot equipment testing across the metro program.
* Monitor subcontractor testing, commissioning, defect resolution, and asset handover activities.
* Review testing and commissioning strategies, programs, procedures, method statements, and technical reports.
* Confirm test documentation adequately addresses future operation and maintenance requirements.
* Monitor Type Testing, Routine Testing, Performance Testing, Dynamic Testing, and Final Testing activities.
* Review test results against contractual requirements, specifications, standards, and acceptance criteria.
* Identify technical deficiencies, recurring failures, and opportunities to improve testing effectiveness.
* Coordinate corrective actions where testing identifies non-compliance or performance concerns.
* Verify closure of rolling stock defects and outstanding commissioning actions before acceptance.
* Assess readiness of vehicles and associated systems for integrated testing and operational use.
* Review engineering outputs produced by designers, Design and Build contractors, suppliers, and specialist rail teams.
* Verify technical accuracy of documentation related to systems integration and commissioning.
* Develop and review engineering standards, technical specifications, procedures, and operating instructions.
* Ensure rolling stock technical requirements support safe, reliable, maintainable, and cost-effective asset operation.
* Review design changes affecting vehicle functionality, interfaces, testing, or lifecycle performance.
* Provide technical recommendations on rolling stock issues requiring management decision.
* Coordinate rolling stock interfaces with Platform Screen Doors.
* Manage vehicle integration requirements involving signaling and train control systems.
* Coordinate rolling stock interfaces with SCADA and supervisory systems.
* Review traction and auxiliary power supply interfaces affecting rolling stock operation.
* Liaise with infrastructure, track, depot, signaling, power, communications, and other rail engineering disciplines.
* Identify interface dependencies that could affect system integration or commissioning milestones.
* Coordinate with contractor System Interface Managers on integration planning and technical closure.
* Plan and monitor integration tests involving multiple railway systems.
* Ensure interface test results are documented, reviewed, submitted, and formally closed.
* Support configuration control across rolling stock and integrated system interfaces.
* Verify that software, hardware, equipment, and data configurations remain compatible during testing.
* Participate in multidisciplinary systems integration reviews and commissioning meetings.
* Monitor integration risks and escalate unresolved technical issues affecting railway readiness.
* Ensure rolling stock testing reflects the requirements of the Systems Engineering Life Cycle.
* Support requirements verification and validation activities relevant to rolling stock.
* Maintain traceability between technical requirements, test evidence, defects, and final acceptance.
* Coordinate with system assurance teams where rolling stock issues affect safety, reliability, or operational performance.
* Review technical evidence supporting commissioning and handover decisions.
* Monitor implementation of preventive and corrective maintenance activities performed by the maintainer.
* Review maintenance outcomes where defects indicate broader rolling stock reliability concerns.
* Identify recurring equipment failures and recommend technical investigations or corrective measures.
* Support development of maintenance strategies that improve fleet reliability and availability.
* Consider maintainability and lifecycle requirements when reviewing engineering changes.
* Monitor depot equipment interfaces required for vehicle inspection, maintenance, servicing, and repair.
* Coordinate technical matters affecting safe introduction of rolling stock into operational service.
* Support resolution of commissioning defects involving contractors, suppliers, maintainers, and other disciplines.
* Monitor subcontractor performance against technical deliverables, schedules, and project KPIs.
* Provide technical leadership to rolling stock engineers and supporting rail systems personnel.
* Facilitate technical meetings, workshops, test readiness reviews, and commissioning coordination sessions.
* Prepare clear technical assessments and management reports on rolling stock status.
* Communicate critical testing, integration, defect, and readiness issues to the Systems Manager.
* Promote structured problem-solving and root cause analysis for recurring technical issues.
* Identify process improvements that reduce rework, testing inefficiency, and unnecessary cost.
* Apply lean and continuous improvement principles where appropriate to engineering and commissioning activities.
* Maintain focus on safe system integration while supporting program cost and schedule objectives.
* Coordinate technical documentation required for rolling stock acceptance and operational handover.
* Support final verification that rolling stock and depot assets are safe, functional, documented, and ready for service.
Ideal Profile
The position requires a bachelor\'s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
Candidates should have at least 15 years of professional experience in metro systems testing and commissioning, including substantial involvement with rolling stock and integrated railway systems.
A strong understanding of the Systems Engineering Life Cycle is essential, together with practical knowledge of how rolling stock interacts with other railway disciplines.
The successful candidate should have significant experience reviewing and supervising Type Testing, Routine Testing, Performance Testing, Dynamic Testing, integration testing, and final commissioning.
Candidates should understand rolling stock interfaces with signaling, Platform Screen Doors, SCADA, traction power, depot equipment, and rail infrastructure.
Experience coordinating contractors, system interface managers, maintainers, designers, and commissioning teams is important.
A working knowledge of preventive and corrective fleet maintenance will be valuable when assessing reliability, defects, and operational readiness.
The role requires the ability to analyze complex technical problems, identify root causes, and develop practical corrective actions without compromising safety or system performance.
GCC project experience is required.
Fluent written and spoken English is essential, particularly for technical reporting, presentations, workshops, and group facilitation. Knowledge of Arabic is preferred.
Strong leadership, analytical thinking, problem-solving, systems integration, communication, and continuous improvement capabilities are essential.
Skills Set
Rolling stock
Metro systems
Rail systems
Rolling stock engineering
Rolling stock commissioning
Rolling stock testing
Depot equipment
Systems engineering
Systems Engineering Life Cycle
Systems integration
Interface management
Testing and commissioning
Type Testing
Routine Testing
Performance Testing
Dynamic Testing
Final Testing
Integration testing
Test procedures
Test reports
Test readiness reviews
Verification and validation
Technical assurance
Technical specifications
Engineering standards
Requirements management
Configuration control
Platform Screen Doors
Signaling systems
Train control systems
SCADA
Power supply interfaces
Traction power
Depot systems
Rail infrastructure
System interfaces
Interface testing
Commissioning documentation
Defect management
Corrective actions
Root cause analysis
Preventive maintenance
Corrective maintenance
Fleet reliability
Fleet availability
Asset performance
Operational readiness
Railway handover
System acceptance
Contractor coordination
Subcontractor management
KPI monitoring
Technical reporting
Process improvement
Lean methodologies
Lifecycle management
Rail safety
Why Join Us
Rolling stock sits at the center of metro operations, but successful service depends on far more than the vehicles themselves. Train control, Platform Screen Doors, traction power, SCADA, depot equipment, infrastructure, maintenance systems, and commissioning evidence must operate as one integrated railway. This Riyadh opportunity provides senior technical responsibility for bringing those elements together before passenger operations begin.
The position offers substantial exposure to metro systems integration, dynamic testing, fleet acceptance, commissioning leadership, maintenance readiness, and multidisciplinary technical assurance within Saudi Arabia\'s growing rail sector. It also provides the opportunity to influence reliability and lifecycle performance well beyond initial project handover.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, program management, systems integration, construction management, and infrastructure services for major transportation programs. In Saudi Arabia, its multidisciplinary teams support complex rail and metro developments across rolling stock, railway systems, testing and commissioning, systems assurance, infrastructure, project management, and operational readiness.
The Lead Rolling Stock Manager will provide technical leadership for installation, integration, testing, commissioning, and handover of rolling stock and associated depot equipment. Reporting to the Systems Manager, the position will ensure vehicle systems and their interfaces with the wider railway are verified against project requirements before operational acceptance.
The role extends beyond individual vehicle performance. It will coordinate the interaction between rolling stock, signaling, Platform Screen Doors, SCADA, traction power, depot systems, and railway infrastructure while reviewing engineering standards, test procedures, commissioning results, maintenance requirements, and system integration documentation. Effective leadership will directly support passenger safety, fleet availability, reliability, lifecycle performance, and successful commencement of metro operations.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead technical activities associated with rolling stock installation, integration, testing, commissioning, and handover.
* Oversee rolling stock and depot equipment testing across the metro program.
* Monitor subcontractor testing, commissioning, defect resolution, and asset handover activities.
* Review testing and commissioning strategies, programs, procedures, method statements, and technical reports.
* Confirm test documentation adequately addresses future operation and maintenance requirements.
* Monitor Type Testing, Routine Testing, Performance Testing, Dynamic Testing, and Final Testing activities.
* Review test results against contractual requirements, specifications, standards, and acceptance criteria.
* Identify technical deficiencies, recurring failures, and opportunities to improve testing effectiveness.
* Coordinate corrective actions where testing identifies non-compliance or performance concerns.
* Verify closure of rolling stock defects and outstanding commissioning actions before acceptance.
* Assess readiness of vehicles and associated systems for integrated testing and operational use.
* Review engineering outputs produced by designers, Design and Build contractors, suppliers, and specialist rail teams.
* Verify technical accuracy of documentation related to systems integration and commissioning.
* Develop and review engineering standards, technical specifications, procedures, and operating instructions.
* Ensure rolling stock technical requirements support safe, reliable, maintainable, and cost-effective asset operation.
* Review design changes affecting vehicle functionality, interfaces, testing, or lifecycle performance.
* Provide technical recommendations on rolling stock issues requiring management decision.
* Coordinate rolling stock interfaces with Platform Screen Doors.
* Manage vehicle integration requirements involving signaling and train control systems.
* Coordinate rolling stock interfaces with SCADA and supervisory systems.
* Review traction and auxiliary power supply interfaces affecting rolling stock operation.
* Liaise with infrastructure, track, depot, signaling, power, communications, and other rail engineering disciplines.
* Identify interface dependencies that could affect system integration or commissioning milestones.
* Coordinate with contractor System Interface Managers on integration planning and technical closure.
* Plan and monitor integration tests involving multiple railway systems.
* Ensure interface test results are documented, reviewed, submitted, and formally closed.
* Support configuration control across rolling stock and integrated system interfaces.
* Verify that software, hardware, equipment, and data configurations remain compatible during testing.
* Participate in multidisciplinary systems integration reviews and commissioning meetings.
* Monitor integration risks and escalate unresolved technical issues affecting railway readiness.
* Ensure rolling stock testing reflects the requirements of the Systems Engineering Life Cycle.
* Support requirements verification and validation activities relevant to rolling stock.
* Maintain traceability between technical requirements, test evidence, defects, and final acceptance.
* Coordinate with system assurance teams where rolling stock issues affect safety, reliability, or operational performance.
* Review technical evidence supporting commissioning and handover decisions.
* Monitor implementation of preventive and corrective maintenance activities performed by the maintainer.
* Review maintenance outcomes where defects indicate broader rolling stock reliability concerns.
* Identify recurring equipment failures and recommend technical investigations or corrective measures.
* Support development of maintenance strategies that improve fleet reliability and availability.
* Consider maintainability and lifecycle requirements when reviewing engineering changes.
* Monitor depot equipment interfaces required for vehicle inspection, maintenance, servicing, and repair.
* Coordinate technical matters affecting safe introduction of rolling stock into operational service.
* Support resolution of commissioning defects involving contractors, suppliers, maintainers, and other disciplines.
* Monitor subcontractor performance against technical deliverables, schedules, and project KPIs.
* Provide technical leadership to rolling stock engineers and supporting rail systems personnel.
* Facilitate technical meetings, workshops, test readiness reviews, and commissioning coordination sessions.
* Prepare clear technical assessments and management reports on rolling stock status.
* Communicate critical testing, integration, defect, and readiness issues to the Systems Manager.
* Promote structured problem-solving and root cause analysis for recurring technical issues.
* Identify process improvements that reduce rework, testing inefficiency, and unnecessary cost.
* Apply lean and continuous improvement principles where appropriate to engineering and commissioning activities.
* Maintain focus on safe system integration while supporting program cost and schedule objectives.
* Coordinate technical documentation required for rolling stock acceptance and operational handover.
* Support final verification that rolling stock and depot assets are safe, functional, documented, and ready for service.
Ideal Profile
The position requires a bachelor\'s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
Candidates should have at least 15 years of professional experience in metro systems testing and commissioning, including substantial involvement with rolling stock and integrated railway systems.
A strong understanding of the Systems Engineering Life Cycle is essential, together with practical knowledge of how rolling stock interacts with other railway disciplines.
The successful candidate should have significant experience reviewing and supervising Type Testing, Routine Testing, Performance Testing, Dynamic Testing, integration testing, and final commissioning.
Candidates should understand rolling stock interfaces with signaling, Platform Screen Doors, SCADA, traction power, depot equipment, and rail infrastructure.
Experience coordinating contractors, system interface managers, maintainers, designers, and commissioning teams is important.
A working knowledge of preventive and corrective fleet maintenance will be valuable when assessing reliability, defects, and operational readiness.
The role requires the ability to analyze complex technical problems, identify root causes, and develop practical corrective actions without compromising safety or system performance.
GCC project experience is required.
Fluent written and spoken English is essential, particularly for technical reporting, presentations, workshops, and group facilitation. Knowledge of Arabic is preferred.
Strong leadership, analytical thinking, problem-solving, systems integration, communication, and continuous improvement capabilities are essential.
Skills Set
Rolling stock
Metro systems
Rail systems
Rolling stock engineering
Rolling stock commissioning
Rolling stock testing
Depot equipment
Systems engineering
Systems Engineering Life Cycle
Systems integration
Interface management
Testing and commissioning
Type Testing
Routine Testing
Performance Testing
Dynamic Testing
Final Testing
Integration testing
Test procedures
Test reports
Test readiness reviews
Verification and validation
Technical assurance
Technical specifications
Engineering standards
Requirements management
Configuration control
Platform Screen Doors
Signaling systems
Train control systems
SCADA
Power supply interfaces
Traction power
Depot systems
Rail infrastructure
System interfaces
Interface testing
Commissioning documentation
Defect management
Corrective actions
Root cause analysis
Preventive maintenance
Corrective maintenance
Fleet reliability
Fleet availability
Asset performance
Operational readiness
Railway handover
System acceptance
Contractor coordination
Subcontractor management
KPI monitoring
Technical reporting
Process improvement
Lean methodologies
Lifecycle management
Rail safety
Why Join Us
Rolling stock sits at the center of metro operations, but successful service depends on far more than the vehicles themselves. Train control, Platform Screen Doors, traction power, SCADA, depot equipment, infrastructure, maintenance systems, and commissioning evidence must operate as one integrated railway. This Riyadh opportunity provides senior technical responsibility for bringing those elements together before passenger operations begin.
The position offers substantial exposure to metro systems integration, dynamic testing, fleet acceptance, commissioning leadership, maintenance readiness, and multidisciplinary technical assurance within Saudi Arabia\'s growing rail sector. It also provides the opportunity to influence reliability and lifecycle performance well beyond initial project handover.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, program management, systems integration, construction management, and infrastructure services for major transportation programs. In Saudi Arabia, its multidisciplinary teams support complex rail and metro developments across rolling stock, railway systems, testing and commissioning, systems assurance, infrastructure, project management, and operational readiness.
