Airport Designer

Dar; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Dar in India seeks an experienced Airports/Airfields Design Engineer to contribute to airport layout, runway/taxiway, apron design, and GSE coordination, aligning with ICAO SARPs and IATA guidelines.

8+ years' design experience, willingness to relocate to Bengaluru for project assignments, and strong communication skills are essential; international exposure is a plus. The role involves preparing drawings, BOQ, and cost estimates, and coordinating with utilities and networks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in design of airports/airfields.
• Willing to relocate to Bengaluru and travel for project assignments.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience 8 to 15 years, preferably international working experience.

Responsibilities

• Design airports/airfields including runways, taxiways, aprons, aircraft stands, and related facilities.
• Develop airport buildings and facilities placement with respect to airfield elements.
• Prepare design drawings, specifications, bill of quantities, calculation sheets, cost estimates, and design reports.
• Coordinate with stormwater drainage, wet utilities, AGL, electrical and telecom networks, jet fuel hydrant network.
• Oversee apron design and movement of GSE vehicles/equipment around aircraft.
• Ensure airfield visual aids including pavement markings and signage.

Skills

Airport design

Civil engineering

Coordination

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering

M.E./M.Tech in Transportation Engineering

Job description

• Well versed with comprehensive knowledge of the International Civil Aviation Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO SARPs), Airport Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) guidelines and other relevant standards and regulations such as FAA, EASA.
• Experience in Aviplan simulations for fillet design and verification, aircraft approach along apron lead-in lines, aircraft wing tip clearances at parking stands, push-back, and taxiing procedures, jet blast envelopes, movement of service vehicles along GSE roads, aircraft servicing at the apron area, operation of boarding bridges, etc.
• Experience in airport layout development including runways, aprons, taxiways, aircraft stands, GSE roads and landside/airside roads serving the airport facilities.
• Experience in airport buildings and facilities placement with respect to their functions and relationship with the airfield elements.
• Experience in geometric design of runways, taxiways, grading works for the site.
• Experience in apron design including the placement of all apron services/pits, passenger boarding bridges, staging and movement of GSE vehicles/equipment around aircraft, etc…
• Experience in airfield visual aids including pavement surface marking and signage.
• Experience in construction of obstacle limitation surfaces and implementing their requirements in the design of all facilities.
• Experience in coordination with other trades including stormwater drainage, wet utilities, AGL, electrical and telecom networks, jet fuel hydrant network.
• Experience in preparation of design drawings, specifications, bill of quantities, calculation sheets, cost estimates, design reports and other technical design documents.

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in design of airports/ airfields or related fields, demonstrating a deep understanding of industry dynamics and practices.
• Must be willing to relocate to Bengaluru and to undertake travel for project assignments.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• B.E/B.Tech in Civil Engineering & M.E/M.Tech. in Transportation Engineering
• Experience: 8 to 15 years, preferably international working experience - Gulf, UK, US, etc.