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Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Overview
We are seeking a Technical Head – Track Systems shall provide strategic and technical leadership across our Middle East business, with our clients and on railway programs.
This role focuses on delivering high-quality consultancy services across track systems delivery and operational asset management technical leadership, while driving innovation, technical excellence, and business growth.
As a senior leader, you will play a key role in shaping solutions, leading major bids within our governance framework, managing client relationships, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
Your role
Technical & Strategic Leadership
- Act as a trusted technical authority and SME, providing strategic guidance to clients and internal teams.
- Lead development of track systems solutions ensuring best-in-class technical delivery.
- Provide oversight on all elements of track systems lifecycle that reside in this domain.
- Provide valuable experience and insight into other areas such as, but not exclusively, contracting and technical deployment strategies, design, manufacturing, installation, testing and commissioning, operational readiness and asset management.
- Proactively identify and resolve technical challenges and constraints.
Project Delivery and Operations and Asset Management
- Lead and oversee track alignment assignments.
- Lead and oversee delivery of major and multidisciplinary rail projects.
- Ensure delivery excellence across scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
- Manage critical railway system interfaces. For example rail and wheel interfaces, stations and complex railway infrastructure junctions.
- Ensure compliance with assurance, approvals, and certification requirements.
- Lead and oversee delivery of operations (including entry into service and operational readiness) and asset management assignments.
Business Development
- Lead bids, tenders, and procurement activities, providing both technical and commercial leadership.
- Develop feasibility studies and strategic advisory inputs to support client and suppliers decision-making.
- Identify growth opportunities and strengthen AtkinsRéalis' market position.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
Innovation & Systems Integration
- Drive development and optimisation of railway operational concepts and system interfaces (for example, Rolling stock and civils infrastructure).
- Promote adoption of digital and advanced control technologies.
- Support innovation in areas such as smart mobility, industrialized manufacturing, implementation and data-driven systems.
People, Competency & Capability Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams and technical specialists.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Support knowledge sharing and development of technical best practices.
- Contribute to strategic capability growth within the track systems discipline.
Location
Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-155695
Salary range
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About you
Essential Experience & Skills
- Degree-qualified in Engineering or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience (15+ years) in track systems across high-speed, conventional, freight and metro railways.
- Strong expertise in track systems architecture and integration.
- Demonstrated leadership of complex, multidisciplinary rail projects.
- Strong track record in senior stakeholder and client management.
- Experience across assurance, approvals, and certification processes.
- Experience in the management of equipment suppliers.
- Experience in the design, implementation, testing and commissioning of track systems, including the operational and asset management of such systems.
- Proven ability to lead technical bids and consultancy assignments.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills.
- Ability to manage multiple high-value assignments simultaneously.
- Chartered Engineer.
- Membership of a relevant professional institution.
- Experience working across international rail projects and markets.
- Experience of client and contractor organisations.
Desirable Experience & Skills
- Knowledge of depot management and delivery, operations and maintenance requirements.
- Additional language skills.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.
This includes:
- Tax-free salary.
- Life insurance coverage.
- Medical insurance.
- Annual leave balance.
- Company gratuity scheme.
- Discretionary bonus program.
- Annual flight contribution.
- Transportation & housing allowances.
- Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.
Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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