Our client is seeking a Program Manager for the Gold Line Metro Project in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

 

Job Purpose is to oversee the planning, execution, and control of Rail Design's Gold Line Metro portfolio, ensuring alignment with Dubai and company strategies, the Rail Network Plan 2032, and the corporate governance framework. Ensure the project is executed with high quality from start to finish. Provide strategic advice, monitor performance, and coordinate with partners to maintain compliant, efficient, and results-driven delivery. Ensure program management components align with the company's strategic objectives, governance frameworks, quality standards, approved budgets, and operational excellence standards.

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Strategy:

• Serve as the primary advisor to company management and CEOs on Gold Line Metro portfolio priorities and benefits realization.

• Ensure Gold Line Metro rail design projects' objectives are aligned with the company's strategy, Dubai Strategic Plan, and Rail Network Plan 2032, with a focus on design standards, asset lifecycle, and infrastructure integration.

• Ensure consistency between program objectives and Dubai's wider urban development frameworks and approved transport and infrastructure masterplan.

• Ensure Gold Line Metro projects comply with the governance framework and corporate and technical standards.

• Lead strategic committees for Gold Line Metro projects and coordinate corporate partnerships, memberships, and participation in external forums/agreements; follow up on outputs and performance commitments.

Operations

• Review and track design submissions, contractor mobilization, and work design progress to support delivery milestones.

• Conduct review and provide preliminary approvals on vendor and contractor deliverables to ensure alignment with program requirements, rail design standards and agreed specifications.

• Monitor Gold Line Metro program lifecycle and performance including milestones, budgets, resource utilization, risk/challenge analysis and deliverables; prepare progress and completion reports and highlight deviations and recovery actions to the CEO.

• Provide oversight of value engineering reviews at key stages, reviewing comprehensive reports with recommendations for cost reduction, service improvement, and operational resilience.

• Oversee and align multidisciplinary rail design, review, and approval process covering architectural, structural, civil, MEP, accessibility, and signage elements including amendments and updates to ensure compliance.