Design Integration and Interface Manager(Rail)

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Interface Management Plan and Design Integration Strategy.
• Identify, define, and manage interfaces across civil, structural, rail systems, stations, and operational disciplines.
• Establish and maintain the interface register, tracking, coordinating, and resolving interfaces.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams to produce integrated and consistent design outputs.
• Integrate infrastructure, stations, rail systems, and operational environments, including airport landside and terminal interfaces.
• Coordinate airport systems interfaces, including BHS, passenger flow, terminal access, and intermodal connections.
• Facilitate interface workshops and coordination meetings with project teams, contractors, airport stakeholders, and authorities.
• Manage interface agreements, responsibilities, and deliverables among project parties, airport operators, and specialist system providers.
• Align design outputs with project requirements, programme, and budget.
• Support Systems Engineering processes, including requirements flow-down and interface definition.
• Coordinate with Configuration and Requirements teams to maintain interface traceability.
• Identify interface risks, implement mitigations, lead design reviews, coordinate approvals, monitor progress, and support construction teams with interface clarity.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field from a recognized university; professional certification or relevant institute membership is an advantage.
• 10 years of relevant experience in rail projects and/or rail operations; GCC or international experience is preferred.
• Proven design integration and interface management experience on large-scale rail or infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and complex system interfaces.
• Understanding of rail systems, civil infrastructure, stations, and operational interfaces.
• Airport integration experience, including coordination with terminal operations and intermodal transport systems.
• BHS exposure is an advantage; experience with Systems Engineering, interface methods, registers, coordination, and stakeholder alignment is required.
• Strong knowledge of design development stages and tender documentation; excellent communication, coordination, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Desired skills