Infrastructure Design Manager - Rail

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 334,800 - 502,200; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is looking for an experienced Infrastructure Design Manager for a rail project in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This role requires a minimum of 15 years in infrastructure design, ensuring that various engineering disciplines align with overall project goals.

The successful candidate will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage complex design processes, and coordinate approvals with multiple stakeholders. This is a senior role aimed at enhancing the mobility infrastructure in a dynamic market.

Qualifications

• 15 years of infrastructure design experience within the AECO industry.
• Proven experience on rail or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the infrastructure design process across engineering disciplines.
• Oversee preparation and review of design deliverables.
• Coordinate design inputs from multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Infrastructure design management

Rail infrastructure design

Civil engineering design

Structural coordination

Geotechnical coordination

Utility design coordination

Multidisciplinary design management

Design development

Tender documentation

Airport integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Infrastructure Design Manager - Rail

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Design
Experience: Minimum 15 years of infrastructure design experience within the AECO industry
Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Design
Salary: 30,000-45,000 (estimated, confirm with employer)
Gender: Any
Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Infrastructure Design Manager – Rail will support Parsons by leading the development, coordination, and technical integration of infrastructure design for a major rail project. The role ensures design outputs are technically sound, compliant with regulatory requirements, aligned with programme and budget targets, and fully integrated with stations, rail systems, airport interfaces, passenger flow, utilities, structures, tunnels, viaducts, and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the infrastructure design process across civil, structural, geotechnical, utility, and related engineering disciplines.
• Oversee preparation, coordination, and review of design deliverables across concept, preliminary design, and tender stages.
• Coordinate design inputs from multidisciplinary teams including stations, rail systems, urban planning, environmental specialists, and infrastructure engineers.
• Ensure design outputs comply with project requirements, technical standards, regulatory frameworks, and client expectations.
• Coordinate with airport stakeholders to support integration with terminal operations, landside and airside interfaces, and passenger flow requirements.
• Ensure infrastructure design supports seamless airport system integration, including access, interchange, operational interfaces, and movement planning.
• Monitor design progress against programme, budget, milestones, and agreed deliverable schedules.
• Lead technical design reviews, risk assessments, value engineering workshops, and design optimization exercises.
• Ensure infrastructure design supports overall system integration, including alignment, stations, utilities, structures, operational interfaces, and rail systems.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, authorities, client representatives, and relevant entities to support approvals and design alignment.
• Identify design risks, interface gaps, coordination issues, and technical constraints, then develop practical mitigation strategies.
• Support preparation of technical documentation, design reports, tender deliverables, presentations, and project submissions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to design teams and project professionals.
• Review complex engineering documents, drawings, reports, specifications, and interface information to support informed design decisions.
• Engage with clients, project teams, consultants, and stakeholders to resolve sensitive design issues and maintain collaborative project delivery.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field from a recognized university is required.
• Professional certification or membership with a relevant institute will be an advantage.
• Minimum 15 years of infrastructure design experience within the AECO industry.
• Proven experience on rail or major infrastructure projects, including express rail or high-performance rail systems.
• Strong background managing multidisciplinary design teams and complex technical interfaces.
• Good understanding of civil infrastructure elements including alignment, structures, tunnels, viaducts, utilities, and operational interfaces.
• Experience on projects involving airport integration or intermodal transport hubs will be preferred.
• Understanding of airport operations, passenger flow, and coordination with aviation stakeholders will be an advantage.
• Familiarity with international design standards, GCC project delivery environments, and local regulatory requirements.
• Experience in design development, technical coordination, design review, and tender documentation preparation.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in complex multi-stakeholder environments, preferably within the GCC.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to address complex engineering and design coordination challenges.
• Detail-oriented and analytical approach with high accuracy in design planning and execution.
• Proactive, adaptable, and able to perform effectively in fast-paced project environments.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple organizations, teams, clients, and authorities.

Skills Set

• Infrastructure design management
• Rail infrastructure design
• Civil engineering design
• Structural coordination
• Geotechnical coordination
• Utility design coordination
• Multidisciplinary design management
• Design development
• Concept design
• Preliminary design
• Tender documentation
• Rail systems interface
• Station interface coordination
• Airport integration
• Intermodal transport hubs
• Terminal operations interface
• Landside interface
• Airside interface
• Passenger flow planning
• Alignment design coordination
• Structures coordination
• Tunnel coordination
• Viaduct coordination
• Utility interfaces
• Design reviews
• Risk assessments
• Value engineering
• Regulatory approvals
• Stakeholder management
• Authority coordination
• Technical reporting
• Design risk mitigation
• Team leadership
• Design team mentoring
• Engineering document review
• GCC infrastructure projects

Why Join Us

This opportunity offers a senior design leadership role within Dubai's Civil Engineering and rail infrastructure sector, with involvement in a major project requiring strong technical integration, airport interface coordination, and multidisciplinary design management. The position is well suited for an infrastructure design leader who wants to guide complex rail design work, influence high-value transport outcomes, and support delivery of future‑ready mobility infrastructure in a dynamic regional market.