Program Manager (Metro & Rail Infrastructure)

Lead the planning, design, and delivery of a major metro and rail infrastructure programme, coordinating civil, systems, MEP, building, tunnel, utility, and land-related workstreams. The role provides strategic oversight, manages programme performance, and ensures that projects meet approved quality, safety, sustainability, cost, and schedule requirements. It also supports multimodal integration and executive-level decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise senior leadership on programme priorities, benefits, strategic alignment, and delivery risks across the rail portfolio.
• Oversee design governance, technical standards, sustainability requirements, construction policies, and quality procedures.
• Monitor contractor mobilisation, design submissions, milestones, budgets, resources, risk registers, and recovery actions.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering and station design reviews covering civil, structural, architectural, systems, MEP, and accessibility needs.
• Oversee value management, variation orders, testing, commissioning, certification, and formal transfer of completed assets.
• Coordinate government entities, consultants, contractors, utilities, and internal teams to resolve interfaces and support network integration.
• Promote digital project controls using BIM, GIS, AI-enabled tracking, lessons learned, benchmarking, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Construction Management, or Infrastructure Planning.
• Minimum 15 years of experience, including at least 13 years in programme management and 5 years with government agencies.
• PgMP, PMP, and recognised Agile project-management credentials are relevant. Strong civil-to-systems integration experience is required.

Skills and Competencies

Rail infrastructure delivery, programme governance, multidisciplinary design, construction oversight, budget and schedule control, risk management, BIM, GIS, and stakeholder leadership.

Working Conditions

Hybrid role with regular site visits, design walkthroughs, inspections, testing oversight, and handover reviews.

Professional Expectations

Maintain accurate records, communicate clearly, identify issues early, and follow through on agreed actions.

Employment Details

This is a full time position with the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Salary: Not specified.