Simandou – Design Review, Rail Engineering Supervision and Support Services

SYSTRA provided rail engineering management services, rail technical services and assurance for overseeing  the detailed engineering for Simandou Railway Branch Line. Additionally, SYSTRA, managed engineering components of Railway Wagon package. During the detailed engineering phase, SYSTRA provided the following services:

• Managed and facilitated the rail designer responsible, ensuring their capability to meet the overall project`s engineering and design requirements;
• Proactively identified and addressed all matters and concerns related to the engineering design of the rail; 
• Regularly, facilitated, attended, and directed meetings while also preparing meeting minutes;
• Prepared and participated in Technical Evaluation Group (TEG) reviews as well as  all other independent assurance reviews;
• Managed for Rail Designer’s contractual performance ensuring adherence to policy, schedule and cost requirements and oversaw reporting management;
• Developed key engineering principles including the basis of design (BOD) for the responsible engineering packages, as well as scope books and battery limit documentation;
• Provided supports and inputs for project`s weekly and monthly reports;
• Prepared and contributed  inputs for ad-hoc reports and presentation;
• Provided support to the Engineering Manager in establishing an engineering management system aimed at effectively managing and facilitating the responsible designer;
• Reviewed and updated all engineering plans, strategies, procedures, and tools  supporting the requirements for completing detailed engineering and provided engineering support for construction;
• Managed the quality of deliverables by implementing a cascaded responsibility for quality management;
• Designed coordination and interface management systems to ensure  alignment in design, consistency of applied engineering standards and avoid rework in engineering design;
• Managed scope and design changes for  the responsible packages/Work Breakdown Structure(WBS);
• Provided the overall technical reviews and approvals for all engineering deliverables, with review support from other project functions such as  HSEC, construction and operational readiness; 

• Facilitated and consolidated design reviews, ensuring alignment and consolidation of review comments and submissions;
• Provided expert technical support and direction to project stakeholders, leveraging and sharing the lessons learned;
• Drove design improvements to enhance the project’s value and capital effectiveness, focusing on equipment standardization, material standardization, and design simplification;
• Ensured optimal design balance between HSEC (Health, Safety, Environment and Community), quality, cost, and schedule during  the engineering implementation;
• Oversaw compliance with document data and digital delivery requirements;
• Provided support and participated in Hazard studies and risk workshops, while also  managing and monitoring the risk register to ensure that mitigation actions were fully incorporated into the design;
• Gathered  engineering documentation for permitting and approval purposes;
• Maintained liaison and interface with Rio Tinto, other contractors and Rio Tinto’s operations team and representatives;
• Provided supports and inputs to other related engineering packages and project functions, including , Land Resettlement, HSEC, Project Control, Permitting and Approval, Operational Readiness, Construction, and Commissioning;
• Managed and developed technical documentation for the responsible facilities and packages;
• During the “tendering period,” provided technical support by preparing bid evaluation criteria, responding to technical clarification questions and scoring the technical proposals submitted by manufacturers for the responsible facilities and packages; and 
• Supported Rio Tinto`s procurement and contract team.