Delivery Manager (Airport/Aviation)

Parsons; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead the delivery of a major airport airfield and infrastructure development area, including runways, taxiways, aprons, and related systems. The role requires exceptional leadership, project delivery, and stakeholder management for complex aviation infrastructure programs.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience managing multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and ensuring compliance with aviation requirements, delivering projects safely,

Qualifications

• Minimum 20 years of experience delivering major airport, airfield or infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and accountability for the successful delivery of an assigned airport infrastructure area, including runways, taxiways, aprons, airfield systems, utilities, and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop and implement delivery strategies aligned with project objectives, contractual requirements, and client expectations.
• Lead multidisciplinary delivery teams covering engineering, construction, project controls, quality, HSE, commercial, and stakeholder management functions.
• Ensure successful execution of project activities from design through construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Coordinate integration between airfield infrastructure, utilities, buildings, systems, and operational interfaces.
• Lead coordination between design teams, contractors, consultants, and client representatives.

Job description

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Job Description

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Delivery Manager to join our team!

We are seeking a highly experienced Delivery Manager to lead the successful delivery of a major airport airfield and infrastructure development area, including runways, taxiways, aprons, airfield pavements, utilities, drainage systems, and associated infrastructure works. This role requires exceptional leadership, project delivery, and stakeholder management experience gained from complex aviation and large-scale infrastructure programs.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 20 years of experience in managing the delivery of major airport, airfield, transportation, or infrastructure projects, with proven capability in leading multidisciplinary teams, managing contractors, ensuring compliance with aviation requirements, and delivering complex projects safely, on time, and within budget.

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide overall leadership and accountability for the successful delivery of an assigned airport infrastructure area, including runways, taxiways, aprons, airfield systems, utilities, and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop and implement delivery strategies aligned with project objectives, contractual requirements, and client expectations.
• Lead multidisciplinary delivery teams covering engineering, construction, project controls, quality, HSE, commercial, and stakeholder management functions.
• Ensure successful execution of project activities from design development through construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Drive delivery performance and ensure achievement of key milestones and project objectives.
• Oversee the delivery of airfield works including runway and taxiway construction, pavement works, airside roads, markings, lighting interfaces, drainage, and associated systems.
• Ensure airfield works comply with aviation standards, operational requirements, and approved design specifications.
• Manage construction sequencing and delivery strategies considering airport operational constraints and safety requirements.
• Coordinate integration between airfield infrastructure, utilities, buildings, systems, and operational interfaces.
• Support successful completion of airfield testing, inspections, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
• Provide leadership and direction to contractors, consultants, and delivery partners.
• Monitor contractor performance against approved programs, quality requirements, safety standards, and contractual obligations.
• Review construction methodologies, execution plans, recovery strategies, and resource plans.
• Ensure effective resolution of technical, commercial, and construction challenges impacting delivery.
• Drive accountability across contractors and project stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Work closely with planning, cost control, risk, and commercial teams to monitor project performance.
• Review project schedules, progress reports, cost forecasts, and delivery dashboards.
• Identify potential delays, risks, and constraints and implement mitigation strategies.
• Support development of recovery plans and improvement initiatives where required.
• Ensure effective integration between project controls and delivery activities.
• Lead coordination between design teams, contractors, consultants, and client representatives.
• Ensure design deliverables support construction requirements and project objectives.
• Review technical challenges, design changes, and interface issues affecting delivery.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces between civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, ICT, utilities, and aviation systems.
• Support value engineering initiatives and constructability improvements.
• Act as a key point of contact between project leadership, client representatives, contractors, authorities, and operational stakeholders.
• Manage complex interfaces between airfield works, infrastructure packages, airport operations, and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate progress meetings, executive reviews, technical workshops, and coordination sessions.
• Ensure timely resolution of stakeholder concerns and delivery constraints.
• Maintain strong relationships with aviation authorities and regulatory bodies.
• Ensure all delivered works comply with project specifications, quality standards, aviation regulations, and contractual requirements.
• Support implementation of quality assurance and quality control processes.
• Review inspection plans, testing procedures, non-conformance reports, and corrective actions.
• Promote a culture of quality excellence throughout project delivery activ