Design Integration and Interface Manager(Rail)

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Dubai seeks a Design Integration and Interface Manager to lead the coordination of all design interfaces across civil, rail systems, stations, and airport interfaces.

You will drive the Interface Management Plan, manage multidisciplinary teams, and ensure outputs align with project requirements, budget, and schedule, including BHS and terminal integration considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10 years in rail projects and/or rail operations (GCC or international experience preferred).
• Proven experience in design integration and interface management on large-scale rail or infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience leading multidisciplinary design teams and complex system interfaces.
• Good understanding of rail systems, civil infrastructure, stations, and operational interfaces.
• Experience in airport integration projects, including coordination with terminal operations and intermodal transport systems (advantage).
• Exposure to Baggage Handling Systems (BHS) and their interface with rail and station infrastructure (advantage).
• Experience in Systems Engineering processes and interface management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Interface Management Plan and Design Integration Strategy.
• Identify, define, and manage all project interfaces across civil, structural, rail systems, stations, and operational disciplines.
• Establish and maintain the interface register, ensuring all interfaces are tracked, coordinated, and resolved.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams to ensure fully integrated and consistent design outputs.
• Ensure effective integration between infrastructure, stations, rail systems, and operational environments, including airport interfaces.
• Manage interface agreements, responsibilities, and deliverables between all parties, including airport operators and specialist system providers.
• Facilitate interface workshops and coordination meetings with project teams, contractors, airport stakeholders, and authorities.
• Monitor design progress and ensure timely resolution of interface issues.

Skills

Interface management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Systems Engineering

Stakeholder management

Rail systems knowledge

Baggage Handling Systems (BHS)

Airport interface coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional certification / institute membership (advantage)

Job description

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Job Description

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Design Integration and Interface Manager to join our team! In this role you will be responsible for managing and coordinating all design interfaces across disciplines for a major railway project. The role ensures seamless integration between infrastructure, rail systems, stations, and operational environments, supporting the delivery of a fully coordinated, efficient, and buildable design in line with project objectives and standards.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and implement the Interface Management Plan and Design Integration Strategy
• Identify, define, and manage all project interfaces across civil, structural, rail systems, stations, and operational disciplines
• Establish and maintain the interface register, ensuring all interfaces are tracked, coordinated, and resolved
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams to ensure fully integrated and consistent design outputs
• Ensure effective integration between infrastructure, stations, rail systems, and operational environments, including airport interfaces (landside/terminal integration)
• Manage and coordinate interfaces with airport systems, including Baggage Handling Systems (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 between all parties, including airport operators and specialist system providers
• Ensure alignment of 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 and manage interface risks, including those related to airport operations and BHS integration, and implement mitigation strategies
• Lead design reviews to ensure all interfaces, including airport and BHS systems, are properly addressed and resolved
• Coordinate with authorities, operators, and external stakeholders to ensure approvals and alignment
• Monitor design progress and ensure timely resolution of interface issues
• Support construction and delivery teams by ensuring clarity of interfaces during implementation

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field from a recognized university. Professional certification or membership in a relevant institute is an advantage
• 10 years of relevant experience in rail projects and/or rail operations (GCC or international experience preferred)
• Proven experience in design integration and interface management on large-scale rail or infrastructure projects
• Strong experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and complex system interfaces
• Good understanding of rail systems, civil infrastructure, stations, and operational interfaces
• Experience in airport integration projects, including coordination with terminal operations and intermodal transport systems
• Exposure to Baggage Handling Systems (BHS) and their interface with rail and station infrastructure is an advantage
• Experience in Systems Engineering processes and interface management methodologies
• Experience managing interface registers, coordination processes, and stakeholder alignment
• Strong knowledge of design development stages and tender documentation
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring

• Effective in a multi-organizational environment, developing relationships that align with the client's proactive, collaborative culture
• Able to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of support function problems.
• Ability to interface with all levels with project team, client, and others
• Capable of responding effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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