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FREELANCE // Site Manager OCS (High-Speed Rail) // MUST HAVE High-Speed OCS Experience // Egypt // Jobs in Cairo, Egypt at WeMatch.
Title: FREELANCE // Site Manager OCS (High-Speed Rail) // MUST HAVE High-Speed OCS Experience // Egypt //
Company: WeMatch.
Location: Cairo, Egypt
For a major international railway infrastructure project, we are currently looking for an experienced Site Manager OCS (m/f/d) with extensive hands-on experience in High-Speed Rail Overhead Contact Systems (OCS).
This is a critical site leadership role requiring both strong people management skills and deep technical expertise in the construction and installation of High-Speed OCS systems.
Project Details
Position: Site Manager OCS (High-Speed Rail)
Start: July 2026
Duration: 24 months with strong extension potential
Workload: Full-time
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Language: English
Travel & Accommodation: Fully covered by the client
Project Environment
You will join a large international High-Speed Rail project involving multiple international contractors, local subcontractors, engineering teams, and client representatives.
The successful candidate will act as the primary OCS authority on site and will be responsible for ensuring that installation activities are executed according to project specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and construction schedules.
This role requires a professional who can manage subcontractors effectively while possessing the technical expertise required to challenge installation methods, resolve technical issues, and lead OCS construction activities in the field.
Responsibilities
- Overall site management of High-Speed OCS installation activities
- Technical leadership of OCS construction works across multiple work fronts
- Lead and manage on-site OCS installation and construction activities in line with design, safety, quality, and schedule requirements.
- Plan and supervise daily site activities, ensuring accurate implementation of drawings and specifications.
- Daily supervision of subcontractors and installation teams
- Monitoring construction quality, safety, progress, and compliance
- Providing technical guidance on OCS installation methods and best practices
Mandatory Requirements
- Extensive experience as Site Manager, Construction Manager, or Senior Supervisor within railway electrification projects
- Minimum 3 years of dedicated High-Speed Rail OCS experience
- Proven hands-on experience with High-Speed Rail Overhead Contact Systems (OCS)
- Demonstrated experience supervising OCS installation works on railway lines operating above 200 km/h
- Strong technical understanding of catenary systems, contact wire systems, registration, tensioning, and OCS construction methodologies
- Strong leadership and contractor management skills
- Ability to operate in an international and multicultural construction environment
- Fluent English communication skills
Highly Relevant Project Experience
Candidates should clearly demonstrate experience on one or more of the following High-Speed
Rail projects or comparable systems:
- Spain (AVE Network)
- Netherlands (HSL-Zuid)
- Germany (e.g. Berlin–Munich, Nuremberg–Erfurt, Cologne–Frankfurt)
- France (TGV Network)
- Turkey (YHT Projects)
- Morocco (Al Boraq)
- Saudi Arabia High-Speed Rail Projects
- Other High-Speed Rail OCS projects exceeding 200 km/h
IMPORTANT – Please Read Before Applying
This position is exclusively for professionals with proven experience in High-Speed Rail Overhead Contact Systems (OCS/Oberleitungsanlagen).
Candidates must have personally supervised, managed, or delivered OCS installation works on High-Speed Rail projects with operating speeds of more than 200 km/h.
Please note that only applications meeting this core requirement will be considered.
Unfortunately, applications with experience limited to the following areas cannot be taken into consideration:
- Conventional railway electrification
- Metro, tram, or light rail systems
- Commercial, residential, or industrial construction
- General infrastructure or civil construction
- Power transmission or overhead distribution systems
- General construction or project management without direct High-Speed Rail OCS site responsibility
We are specifically seeking professionals with substantial High-Speed Rail OCS experience in positions such as:
- Site Manager OCS
- Construction Manager OCS
- Site Supervisor OCS
- Project Manager OCS (with direct responsibility for on-site OCS installation and construction activities)
If your background does not include direct High-Speed Rail OCS installation experience on projects exceeding 200 km/h, we kindly ask that you refrain from applying, as applications not meeting this essential requirement cannot be considered.
Application
Please submit:
- Updated CV
- Detailed project references
- Availability
- Expected hourly or daily rate
When applying, please clearly indicate:
- Which High-Speed Rail OCS projects (>200 km/h) you have personally managed or supervised
- Your exact role on those projects
- Length of OCS experience in years
- Maximum operating speed of the railway systems involved
Applications and inquiries can be sent to: