Requirements Manager (High Speed Rail)

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Key Responsibilities

Provide requirements management expertise to analyze, track and clarify requirements. Manage the process to develop, maintain, and participate in requirements processes.

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Requirements

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Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Requirements Manager to join our team! The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and managing the requirements process for the Client for a major Rail project in the United Arab Emirates.

The ideal candidate should have proven experience leading and managing the requirements management process for large-scale Rail projects, with the ability to clearly define, document, verify, validate, and maintain traceability of business, functional, and technical requirements throughout the project lifecycle. The candidate should be capable of acting as the lead interface between stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring contractual compliance and the successful fulfilment of Client requirements during contract execution and engineering delivery.

Parsons is an industry leader successfully delivering complex, challenging, and high-profile projects using all different delivery models. Parsons’ extensive experience, combined with your significant management and technical experience, will propel your career forward with opportunity for advancement. We need a Requirement Manager who is versatile, and who possesses exceptional communication, analytical and management skills. You will also be part of a larger team that strives to live Parsons’ values each day – delivering a better world through our commitment to people, processes, and technology.

Responsibilities

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Provide requirements management expertise to analyze, track and clarify requirements.
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Manage the process to develop, maintain, and participate in requirements processes.
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Establish and apply processes and tools to capture, structure, and manage requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
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Manage the application of the Requirements Management Plan in line with project governance.
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Track and maintain traceability of technical information across the entire lifecycle.
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Coordinate with engineering, operations, safety, environmental, and stakeholder teams to validate requirements.
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Advise Client and coordinate with project stakeholders in the resolution of requirements related issues.
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Manage a requirements database, ensuring full traceability from contract and programme requirements to design and delivery.
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Ensure requirements are clearly communicated and implemented across all design and construction disciplines.
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Lead verification, validation, and acceptance activities, ensuring compliance with contract, regulatory, and customer requirements.
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Identify and resolve requirement gaps, conflicts, and dependencies in collaboration with project teams.
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Support change, configuration, and interface management processes.
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Liaise with designers and consortium teams using tools such as DOORS / ComplyPro, including evidence linking.
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Track and report requirements compliance KPIs to project leadership.
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Promote a structured and disciplined approach to requirements management across the programme.

Bachelor’s degree and/or have Chartered Engineer Status, with not less than 15 years’ experience in the management of design and/or construction of rail projects, preferably HSR.
Extensive experience in the management and implementation of requirements management practices as applied to major railway projects.
Detailed working knowledge and experience in requirements management tools in particular Comply Pro/IBM DOORS or similar demonstrating compliance with standards including EN 50126/50128/50129 and ISO 29148.
Ability to analyze and validate requirements, including requirements writing and acquisition-related tasks.
Solid understanding of systems engineering principles.
Experience in the application of systems assurance standards such as EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, IEC 61508 etc.
Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills. Capacity to translate complex technical subjects into clear terms for non-technical leadership and ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary project teams and build strong professional relationships.
Proven ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Ability to thrive in an intense yet rewarding work culture.
Self-motivated and capable of managing tasks independently while taking direction as needed.
Creative thinker with a strong sense of ingenuity.
Positive attitude with a strong work ethic.
Quick learner who is people-oriented and a proactive problem solver.
Demonstrated ability to tackle challenges with a "go-getter" mindset.
Engineering background or some level of technical background.

Master’s degree preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent certification is highly desirable.
GCC Experience.
Experience on High Speed Rail projects.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive leader with a track record of successful project delivery and a deep understanding of the complexities of railway engineering. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of railway technology and operations within our organization.

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