Project RAMS Manager - ICS

About the role

Hitachi Rail GTS Egypt is looking for a Project RAMS Manager for its ICS (Integrated Communications Systems) and telecom solutions in Cairo. The role leads and coordinates RAMS and System Assurance activities for major railway signalling and telecommunications projects, ensuring they meet company and contractual RAMS and safety requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Manage RAMS execution through schedule control, critical-path monitoring, risk and opportunity management and follow-up of overdue actions.
• Maintain hazard identification, risk assessment, safety requirements, mitigation measures, residual risks and hazard closure evidence.
• Coordinate RAMS support across design, installation, integration, V&V, factory/site acceptance testing, testing and commissioning, trial operation and operational acceptance.
• Provide immediate RAMS support for site deviations, design changes, test failures, temporary configurations and interface issues.
• Strengthen FRACAS and reliability-growth activities by monitoring field failures, MTBF/MTTR and availability, and coordinate root-cause analyses with Engineering, Services, Maintenance and Product teams.
• Support maintainability and service-readiness activities, including preventive maintenance, spare parts assumptions and obsolescence considerations.
• Manage the RAMS interface with the customer, consultant, ISA approval authorities and other stakeholders, and coordinate responses to assessor and customer comments.
• Analyze EAC, ETC and actuals, identify unplanned RAMS activities, justify EAC variations and forecast RAMS resources.
• Prepare and present the Project RAMS Management Dashboard covering deliverables, open hazards, comments, FRACAS issues, overdue actions, safety KPIs and key risks.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics, computer science, systems engineering or an equivalent technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in railway train control/signalling or other safety-critical industries such as aerospace, defence, automotive, medical or nuclear.
• Ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams and to work with Engineering, V&V, testing and commissioning, project management, customers, consultants and assessors.
• Excellent written and spoken English and proficiency in the applicable local language.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of CENELEC, IEC, IEEE and MIL safety standards.
• Experience with HAZID, HAZOP, PHA, SHA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA, FSA and Hazard Management.
• Working knowledge of CBTC and/or interlocking systems.
• Strong technical writing, analytical, presentation and communication skills.