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title: Chief Resident Engineer (Underground)- BID position
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# Chief Resident Engineer (Underground)- BID position

SYSTRA is one of the world’s leading engineering and consulting groups
specializing in public transport and mobility solutions. For over 65 years, the
Group has been committed to helping cities and regions develop by creating,
improving and modernizing their transport infrastructure and systems

## Context

In India, SYSTRA is an international consulting and engineering company
operating in the fields of Metros, High Speed Rail, Railways, Roads, Buildings,
Urban planning, and Water & Environment for public and private organizations.

Our engineers work with passion to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and
made-to measures solutions allowing end users to move seamlessly.

SYSTRA’s unique expertise is backed with a reputation built through technical
excellence delivered on projects. Thanks to our know-how of our employees spread
across India, we are present at all stages from upstream studies to operation
and maintenance. We provide a comprehensive solution to manage all kinds of
missions: Detailed Design Consultant, Project Management, Independent checking
services.

SYSTRA India’s comprehensive know-how and expertise in Railways provides a wide
spectrum of solutions for any challenge (Building a new rail link, doubling the
capacity, gauge conversion, upgrading a network, improving the performance of
existing lines, etc.).

Our extensive experience encompasses, Bridges, station buildings, Depots,
Earthwork & Track Works, Power Supply and Transmission, Signaling &
Telecommunications, Rolling Stock, Utilities diversion and yard re-modelling
etc.

Our services cover the entire life cycle of the project implementation.

Currently, we are bidding for Metro Rail projects across India. The position of

 Chief Resident Engineer (Underground) is the key position in these BIDs.

## Missions/Main Duties

- **Construction Supervision (TBM & Stations):** Lead the technical oversight of
  Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) operations, segment erection, and deep station
  excavations (including D-Walls and strutting) to ensure structural integrity
  and adherence to the design.
- **Contract Administration:** Act as the primary contractual authority (“The
  Engineer”) to certify monthly payments, evaluate contractor claims for
  time/cost, and issue Variation Orders for design changes.
- **Geotechnical Risk Management:** Monitor “Instrument & Monitoring” (I&M)
  reports daily to track ground settlement and building tilt, ensuring
  excavation does not damage city infrastructure above ground.
- **Safety (HSE) Enforcement:** Enforce strict safety protocols specific to
  underground environments, focusing on confined space entry, adequate tunnel
  ventilation, fire safety, and emergency evacuation routes.
- **Interface Management:** Coordinate the critical handovers between the Civil
  team (tunnels/stations) and System contractors (Track, Signaling, Traction,
  and MEP) to ensure the structure gauge allows for safe train clearance.
- **Quality Assurance & Method Approval:** Review and approve the Contractor’s
  Method Statements (Work Procedures), shop drawings, and materials, and enforce
  the correction of any defects (Non-Conformance Reports) prior to handover.

## Profile/Skills

Qualification:

- minimum 25 years of experience in railways or railway related industry.
- minimum 5 years’ experience in urban rail based passenger carrying system

We commit to put people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and
urban infrastructure efficiency. As we are growing, this is time to be a part of
this challenging adventure. It’s not a job – it’s a career!

## Workplace Type

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