Airport Interface Lead – Saudi National

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an Interface Lead - Saudi National to manage and coordinate complex interfaces across disciplines, contractors, consultants, and authorities on a major project in Saudi Arabia. The role emphasizes early interface identification, robust governance, and clear ownership structures to prevent design clashes and schedule delays.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field, 5+ years in interface/coordination roles, and experience on large-scale

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in interface management, engineering coordination, construction management, or project delivery.
• Proven experience on major airport, infrastructure, transportation, or large-scale construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day interface management activities across assigned project areas and packages.
• Establish and maintain the project Interface Management Plan, procedures, workflows, and governance requirements.
• Develop and maintain the Interface Register / Interface Control Document (ICD).
• Identify, document, classify, and monitor technical and non-technical interfaces across the project.
• Coordinate interfaces between Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Commissioning, Quality, HSE, Planning, Commercial, and Operations.
• Manage interfaces between different engineering disciplines including Civil, Structural, MEP, ICT, ELV, Utilities, Roads, Airfield, FLS, and specialist systems.
• Coordinate interfaces between multiple contractors, consultants, subcontractors, and project packages.
• Identify interfaces between new works and existing infrastructure / operational facilities.
• Coordinate airport airside / landside and operational interfaces where applicable.
• Identify interface requirements at an early stage and ensure responsibilities are clearly assigned to the relevant parties.
• Develop and maintain Interface Responsibility Matrices (IRM) and interface ownership structures.
• Define interface inputs, outputs, deliverables, responsibilities, dates, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate technical information exchange between interfacing parties.
• Facilitate interface workshops and coordination meetings.
• Prepare meeting agendas, minutes, interface action trackers, and follow-up reports.
• Monitor interface actions and ensure timely closure of outstanding issues.
• Escalate critical or overdue interface issues to Project Management.
• Coordinate resolution of design clashes, scope gaps, technical discrepancies, and construction interface issues.
• Review interface requirements within drawings, specifications, contracts, technical submissions, and project documents.
• Coordinate with BIM / Digital Engineering teams to identify and resolve spatial and technical clashes.
• Support multidisciplinary design coordination and constructability reviews.
• Review interface requirements associated with temporary works, construction sequencing, access, logistics, and work fronts.
• Coordinate interfaces between permanent works and temporary facilities where applicable.
• Manage interfaces between construction activities and testing, commissioning, operational readiness, and handover.
• Coordinate system interfaces and integration requirements during commissioning.
• Ensure interface requirements are incorporated into project schedules and key milestones.
• Coordinate with Planning and Project Controls to monitor interface-related activities and constraints.
• Identify interface dependencies that may affect the critical path or project milestones.
• Support development of mitigation and recovery strategies for interface-related delays.
• Coordinate with Commercial and Contracts teams regarding interface-related scope boundaries, responsibilities, variations, and claims.
• Identify potential scope gaps, overlaps, and responsibility conflicts between contracts and packages.
• Support resolution of contractual interface issues in coordination with Commercial and Contracts teams.
• Maintain records of interface decisions, agreements, approvals, and technical resolutions.
• Ensure interface agreements are formally documented and communicated to relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor implementation of agreed interface requirements in design and construction.
• Conduct interface inspections and site walks where required to verify physical interface conditions.
• Coordinate with Quality teams regarding interface-related inspections, NCRs, and corrective actions.
• Support resolution of interface-related RFIs, Technical Queries, NCRs, and site issues.
• Coordinate with HSE teams regarding interfaces that may create safety or operational risks.
• Coordinate with authorities, utility providers, airport operators, and external stakeholders where required.
• Monitor interface risks and maintain an Interface Risk Register where applicable.
• Provide regular interface status reports and dashboards to Project Management.
• Identify trends and recurring interface issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Support project governance meetings by providing interface status, key risks, and outstanding actions.
• Ensure interface information is properly documented and controlled.
• Support project handover by ensuring all outstanding interfaces are closed before completion.
• Capture interface-related lessons learned and best practices for future project phases.
• Provide guidance and support to engineers and coordinators involved in interface management.

Skills

Interface Management

Multidisciplinary Coordination

BIM / 3D Coordination

MS Office / Excel

AutoCAD

PMP / CAPM

Interface Registers

Interface Control Documents

Interface Responsibility Matrix

Schedule Management

Airside / Landside Interfaces

Technical Reporting & Dashboards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Project Management

Tools

AutoCAD

BIM

MS Office

Job description

Parsons is seeking an Interface Lead - Saudi National to manage and coordinate complex interfaces across disciplines, contractors, consultants, and authorities on a major project in Saudi Arabia. The role emphasizes early interface identification, robust governance, and clear ownership structures to prevent design clashes and schedule delays.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field, 5+ years in interface/coordination roles, and experience on large-scale