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title: Senior Architect (Underground)- BID Position
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# Senior Architect (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 projects across India. The position of
Senior Architect (Underground) is the key position in these BIDs.

## Missions/Main Duties

- **Design Vision & Planning:** Defining the architectural language for
  underground stations, including space programming for concourse and platform
  levels to optimize passenger experience.
- **Station Layout & Circulation:** Designing complex vertical and horizontal
  circulation systems (stairs, escalators, lifts) ensuring compliance with
  **NFPA 130** and local fire life safety norms.
- **Multi-Disciplinary Integration:** Leading the “Combined Services Drawings”
  (CSD) process to resolve clashes between architectural finishes and MEP,
  Tunnel Ventilation Systems (TVS), and Signaling.
- **Technical Specifications:** Approving high-performance materials for
  underground environments, focusing on fire resistance, durability, acoustics,
  and moisture control.
- **Urban Integration:** Managing the design of station entrances, ancillary
  buildings, and shaft locations to minimize impact on the city’s surface-level
  fabric and utilities.
- **Stakeholder & Authority Management:** Securing approvals from fire
  departments, municipal bodies, and heritage committees for underground works
  and surface structures.
- **Construction Support:** Overseeing the transition from design to site,
  ensuring that architectural finishes and fit-outs align with the structural
  execution of D-walls and station boxes.

## Profile/Skills

- Graduation in relevant Engineering
- Required total 23+ years of experience
- 7+ years of experience in relevant projects.

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!

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