Key Responsibilities
Operational Design & Planning: Develop and finalize operational control strategies, including timetable optimization, headway management, and depot/yard operations.
Safety & Compliance: Define and review Operating & Maintenance (O&M) manuals, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and disaster management plans to ensure compliance with national and international standards (e.g., FRA, EN, RSSB).
Systems Integration: Coordinate with engineering teams to ensure signalling, traction power, and rolling stock are optimized for operational requirements.
Asset Handover: Assist in the transition from the construction phase to the Operation & Maintenance (O&M) phase, ensuring all systems are functional.
Simulation & Testing: Utilize modelling software (e.g., RailSys, OpenTrack) to simulate train movements and test capacity.
Staffing & Training: Define manpower requirements, competency frameworks, and training plans for operational staff.
Incident Management: Develop procedures for service recovery and emergency response.
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Railway Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related field.
Experience: Minimum 10+ years of experience in railway operations, with at least 3-5 years in a senior or international project-based role.
Technical Skills: Deep understanding of signaling systems (e.g., ETCS, CBTC),, rolling stock, and, scheduling.
Software Proficiency: Experience with simulation tools like RailSys or OpenTrack is highly desirable.
Soft Skills: Strong leadership, analytical thinking, ability to work under pressure, and excellent stakeholder management
At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!
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Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 in its member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA, SMEC and Surbana Jurong, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries. They include architects, designers, planners, engineers, facilities managers and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to shape a better future.
Its technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables.
A global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm with over 70 years of track record in successful project delivery, SJ has built more than a million homes in Singapore, created master plans in more than 60 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally.
