Structural Engineer, Design; Rail​/Metro

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally.

With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

We are seeking a highly experienced Structural Engineer (Design) to provide technical oversight across multiple railway and metro projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The role is suited to a design-focused structural engineer with strong experience in the planning, review, and coordination of structural design for major transportation infrastructure. The successful candidate will support the Client in overseeing consultants and project stakeholders, ensuring that structural designs are technically robust, compliant, coordinated, and aligned with project objectives, standards, and delivery requirements.

The Structural Engineer will act as part of the Client’s engineering team and serve as a key technical representative for structural matters across a portfolio of rail and metro projects. The role will involve reviewing structural design submissions, monitoring design development, supporting technical decision‑making, and ensuring consistency in engineering quality across projects.

The candidate will oversee the work of design consultants and interface with other engineering disciplines to ensure effective integration of structural works with civil, architectural, geotechnical, MEP, systems, and construction requirements. The role requires close coordination with internal client stakeholders, external consultants, contractors, and relevant authorities.

The Structural Engineer will support the Client in assessing structural design approaches, identifying risks, resolving technical issues, and ensuring compliance with applicable standards, project criteria, and authority requirements. The position also involves participation in design reviews, workshops, technical meetings, value engineering exercises, and design assurance activities.

• Provide structural engineering design oversight within the Client’s office across multiple railway projects in the Kingdom.
• Review structural design deliverables prepared by consultants for completeness, accuracy, coordination, and compliance.
• Monitor design development for structural assets such as stations, viaducts, bridges, depots, retaining walls, and associated infrastructure.
• Ensure that structural designs comply with project requirements, international codes, local regulations, and authority standards.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure integrated and optimized design solutions.
• Support design assurance, technical governance, and engineering review processes on behalf of the Client.
• Identify design risks, technical gaps, and interface issues, and support timely resolution.
• Participate in design review meetings, workshops, technical discussions, and progress reviews.
• Provide technical input on constructability, value…