Senior Manager - Airfield Design

Dubai Airports; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai Airports seeks a senior Airfield Design Engineer to lead planning and design of runways, taxiways, aircraft stands, and airside infrastructure, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance and future-ready assets. You will oversee concept through detailed design and coordinate with stakeholders.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's in civil/Airport engineering, 5–7 years relevant experience, plus postgraduate Airport Engineering qualification, with expertise in airfield design, planning, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or Airport Engineering (or closely related) with 5–7 years of relevant experience and 7–10 years overall.
• Postgraduate qualification in Airport Engineering is preferred.
• Strong expertise in airfield engineering design principles, safety, regulatory compliance (GCAA/ICAO) and capacity optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and design of runways, taxiways, aircraft stands, GSE roads, and related airside infrastructure within regulatory frameworks.
• Provide technical direction and engineering oversight through concept to detailed design stages.
• Identify, evaluate and mitigate engineering and operational risks affecting Airfield Design Development projects.
• Lead engineering design reviews ensuring ICAO and GCAA compliance across airfield projects.
• Advise, manage, and communicate technical requirements to stakeholders.

Skills

Airfield design principles

Regulatory compliance

Engineering judgement

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering/Airport Engineering

Postgraduate qualification in Airport Engineering

Tools

Transoft AviPLAN Airside Pro

Bentley MicroStation

AutoCAD

Job description

The strategy group maps out where we're going, what that means, and what it looks like. Our research team analyses the industry so that we're never playing catch-up. Design translates strategies into award winning products and experiences. In program management, it's more about the delivery of our strategies into realized benefits. And our corporate planning team creates strategy so that we're agile enough to respond in a fast-evolving industry.

What you'll deliver

• You'll lead the planning and design of runways, taxiways, aircraft stands, GSE roads, and associated airside infrastructure, applying innovative thinking and challenging conventional approaches to achieve safe, efficient, and future-ready airfield solutions within the applicable regulatory framework.
• You'll lead technical direction and engineering oversight throughout the concept, preliminary, and detailed design stages of runways, taxiways, aircraft stands, GSE roads, and associated airside infrastructure, promoting innovative solutions to optimize operational performance and design excellence.
• You'll ensure proactive identification, evaluation and mitigation of engineering and operational risks that may impact Airfield Design Development projects
• You'll lead engineering design reviews and ensure compliance with ICAO and GCAA standards, regulations, and requirements across all airfield infrastructure projects.
• You ' ll advise, manage, and communicate technical requirements to the stakeholders

What you bring

• You should be educated to a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, Airport Engineering, Transportation Engineering or closely related discipline acquired 5-7 years of relevant experience and 7-10 years of overall. You'll have post graduate qualification in Airport Engineering
• You'll have strong expertise in airfield engineering design principles, ensuring operational safety, regulatory compliance (GCAA/ICAO), and airport capacity optimisation
• You'll possess strong technical knowledge in airport master planning and the design of runways, taxiways, aircraft stands, and GSE roads, with proven experience in engineering design reviews, design assurance, aircraft compatibility assessments, and compliance with airfield safeguarding requirements.
• You'll have good technical knowledge of evaluating complex engineering solutions using strong analytical, problem-solving and engineering judgement skills
• You'll have good technical knowledge of airfield design, simulation and drafting tools such as Transoft AviPLAN Airside Pro and Bentley MicroStation / AutoCAD
• You'll have knowledge of translating complex technical, operational and safety risks into clear reports, executive briefings and stakeholder presentations

Life at Dubai Airports

Fast-moving and fast-growing, Dubai Airports is a business that’s all about delivering great airport experiences, 24 hours a day. Life here means always pushing - and being pushed - to work better and smarter. With us, you'll be encouraged to be the best you can be. You'll be part of the team that connects the world. And at every opportunity, you'll go beyond; delivering an advanced, innovative future for yourself and our business, and making an Impact that delivers for Dubai.