Infrastructure Lead

Role overview

Leadership and design delivery

• Lead multidisciplinary delivery for runways, taxiways, aprons, roads, stormwater, utilities, AGL, power, and special airport systems.
• Define design strategy, scope, interfaces, deliverables, and review gates from concept through construction handover.
• Coordinate infrastructure with airport planning, terminals, MEP, ICT, structures, and phasing; resolve cross-discipline issues.

Programme and commercial management

• Manage execution plans, deliverable schedules, resource allocation, and man-hour budgets.
• Track scope and fee changes, identify additional services, and manage sub-consultants.
• Support bids and variations with fee proposals, staffing plans, and technical submissions.

Governance and digital engineering

• Set design standards and QA/QC workflows in line with ICAO, FAA, GCAA, and local authority requirements.
• Lead engagement with clients, airport operators, and executive stakeholders; promote safety-in-design, sustainability, resilience, and lifecycle value.
• Govern BIM, Common Data Environments, and automated workflows; sponsor AI and parametric use cases with data security and technical verification.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering or a closely related discipline.
• At least 15 years of relevant civil or infrastructure engineering experience, including 10 years on airport projects and 5 years in leadership or team management.
• References from at least two major airport projects; GCC experience is preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of ICAO, FAA, regional aerodrome, infrastructure, and authority requirements.
• Strong design-management, project-control, and commercial-management capability, including scope, fees, programme, resources, change, risk, and subcontractors.
• Good understanding of FIDIC-based consultancy and construction contracts.

Tools and professional skills

• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microsoft Office; working knowledge of Primavera P6 or MS Project, BIM coordination, ACC / BIM 360, and relevant airport tools.
• Client-facing, negotiation, presentation, report-writing, and decision-making skills; English is required, while Arabic or French is advantageous.
• Ability to lead distributed multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple projects or bids concurrently.
• Chartered Engineer or PE registration and project-management certification such as PMP are advantageous.

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