Airside Project Leader, Airport Redevelopment

TYLin; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 564,000 - 773,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

TYLin seeks an experienced Project Manager, Airside to lead design on major airport redevelopment programs. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with airport authorities, airlines, and contractors, and drive airside design from concept to construction.

Ideal candidates bring a strong background in airfield planning, a track record of delivering complex aviation projects, and excellent communication and leadership skills to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Airfield Planning, Architecture, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience delivering complex airside/airfield design projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams on complex aviation projects.
• Strong understanding of airfield planning, architectural design, operational requirements, and airfield layouts.
• Proven ability to manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating with airport authorities, airlines, tenants, contractors, and regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design delivery of major airfield projects for commercial, regional, and general aviation airports.
• Manage multidisciplinary design teams including architects, engineers, planners, aviation specialists, and consultants.
• Coordinate all phases of airside design from programming to construction administration.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing plans, and delivery strategies.
• Facilitate design coordination meetings and align requirements across stakeholders.
• Review design deliverables, submissions, and QA processes.
• Coordinate with construction teams to support constructability reviews and phasing.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to maintain design quality.

Skills

Airside design leadership

Airfield planning

Stakeholder management

Project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Airfield Planning/Architecture/Engineering or related

Job description

TYLin seeks an experienced Project Manager, Airside to lead design on major airport redevelopment programs. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with airport authorities, airlines, and contractors, and drive airside design from concept to construction.

Ideal candidates bring a strong background in airfield planning, a track record of delivering complex aviation projects, and excellent communication and leadership skills to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.