Infrastructure Lead

About Artelia

Role overview

Leadership and integrated design

• Drive multidisciplinary delivery for runways, taxiways, aprons, roads, stormwater, utilities, AGL, power, and special airport systems.
• Set design strategies, scope, interfaces, deliverables, and review gates from concept through construction handover.
• Integrate infrastructure with airport planning, terminal buildings, MEP, ICT, structures, and phasing.
• Resolve cross-discipline issues and make key technical decisions.

Programme and commercial management

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

Governance and digital engineering

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

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related discipline from a recognised institution.
• At least 15 years of civil or infrastructure engineering experience, including at least 10 years on airport projects.
• At least five years in a leadership or team-management role.
• References from at least two major airport projects; GCC experience is preferred.

Technical and professional qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of ICAO, FAA, and relevant regional aerodrome, infrastructure, and authority requirements.
• Strong design-management, project-control, and commercial-management capability, including scope, fees, programme, resources, change, risk, and sub-consultant control.
• Good understanding of FIDIC-based consultancy and construction contracts.
• 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.

Communication and credentials

• Strong client-facing, negotiation, presentation, report-writing, and decision-making skills in English.
• Arabic or French is advantageous.
• Chartered Engineer or PE registration and PMP or project-management certification are advantageous.
• Ability to lead distributed multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple projects or bids concurrently.