Testing and Commissioning Manager

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Job Description
Parsons is looking for an accomplished Testing & Commissioning Manager to join our team in the UAE. In this role, you will lead the planning, coordination, execution, and assurance of testing and commissioning activities across a major railway programme, from factory testing through system integration, trial operations, and final acceptance. What You'll Be Doing
• Lead the programme-wide Testing & Commissioning strategy, plans, governance, and integrated schedule.
• Review and oversee contractor and supplier T&C plans, procedures, test specifications, and certification activities.
• Coordinate FAT, SAT, subsystem, system integration, dynamic, and operational testing.
• Manage T&C interfaces across civil works, stations, track, railway systems, rolling stock, and operations.
• Lead testing readiness reviews and ensure prerequisites, resources, permits, and documentation are in place.
• Oversee test results, defects, nonconformances, retesting, configuration status, and closeout.
• Coordinate RAMS, safety verification, test evidence, and certification with system assurance and independent safety stakeholders.
• Support trial operations, operational readiness, handover, Taking Over, and final acceptance. What Required Skills You'll Bring
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 13 years of relevant experience, including significant experience on major rail or transportation infrastructure programmes.
• Proven experience leading T&C activities on a major railway, metro, high-speed rail, or similar transportation project.
• Strong knowledge of FAT, SAT, system integration testing, dynamic testing, trial operations, and railway commissioning.
• Good understanding of RAMS, configuration management, systems integration, test evidence, and safety certification.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple contractors, suppliers, operators, and assurance stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, planning, problem-solving, communication, and technical reporting skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English. What Desired Skills You'll Bring
• Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Professional registration, chartership, or membership with a recognized professional institution.
• Experience within a PMC/engineering consultancy environment on major rail programmes.
• Previous Middle East/GCC rail experience is an advantage. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information. We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.