Parsons

Operations Expert - High Speed Rail

United Arab Emirates · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerParsons
LocationUnited Arab Emirates
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted27 Sep 2026

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Operations Expert to join our team! In this role, you will provide specialist operational leadership and subject matter expertise across the planning, development, delivery, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness phases of a major high-speed rail program.

What You'll Be Doing

Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Rail Operations throughout all project phases from concept of operations development through testing and commissioning, trial running and Revenue service
Provide relevant operations subject matter expertise into the specification, development and delivery of the future high-speed railway operating model and service specification
Lead the development of operational concepts, customer experience strategies for the future railway
Represent future operational end users to champion the operability and integration of infrastructure, systems, rolling stock and operational processes
Provide relevant operations subject matter expertise into timetable planning, capacity analysis, operational modelling and simulation activities
Assuring deliverables submitted by the PMC (Stations & Depots), contractors and technical partners on behalf of the client organization are aligned with the service vision
Lead the review and challenge of operational assumptions, methodologies and outputs produced by consultants, contractors and technical partners
Provide relevant operations subject matter expertise to hazard identification, risk assessment and the development of operational rules, processes and controls
Lead the development of operational requirements, role profiles and readiness activities required to support the future operating organization
Provide relevant operations subject matter expertise into the procurement of future operating arrangements, including operational specifications, performance requirements and evaluation criteria
Lead collaboration with delivery partners, operators and industry stakeholders to ensure operational requirements are coordinated and effectively managed across program interfaces
Lead benchmarking and learning from incidents, new technologies, processes and practices both from within the wider railway industry and from other industries
Successfully develops and maintains meaningful relationships with clients
Available to attend meetings or events outside of normal working hours.
Promote engineering excellence and adherence to Parsons' quality management procedures.

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What Required Skills You'll Bring:

Bachelor’s Degree from and accredited University
Minimum 15 years of related Railway Operations experience, including supporting high-speed rail projects
Experience developing operational concepts, timetables, railway service planning
Strong knowledge of Railway operational rules, practices and procedures, including cross-boundary arrangements between Infrastructure Manager organizations
Familiarity with railway operational simulation, capacity, and timetable planning platforms such as Railsys and Variato
Operational experience in rail control center functions
Excellent technical, communication, and stakeholder management skills

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

Ability to motivate and lead others, particularly those not reporting to the post holder including cross-functional collaboration, to establish reciprocal relationships and alliances across the organization
Ability to deploy technical expertise and operational experience to influence outcomes
Ability to apply business judgment to decision-making to ensure value for money, and operability, appropriately balancing operational benefit with risk and return
Demonstrable interpersonal and influencing skills at all levels and across different stakeholders (internal and external)
Innovative approach to problem solving, inspiring differentiation, encouraging early adoption of new ideas and ‘pushing the boundaries

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 tohttps://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.

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