Design and Interface Manager📣 Job Ad

Role Overview

WSP in the Middle East is seeking a Design Interface Manager – Aviation Projects to join its team in Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is central to managing complex interfaces across a significant aviation infrastructure programme.

Position Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring effective coordination between various stakeholders, including governmental authorities, airport operators, contractors, consultants, utility providers, and internal project teams. This position involves establishing and managing structured interface and stakeholder engagement processes to support programme delivery, facilitate timely decision-making, and ensure the resolution of interface-related issues. The Design Interface Manager will monitor critical dependencies, manage interface risks, and provide regular reporting to the Project Director, contributing to the successful delivery of the programme in accordance with project objectives, schedules, and stakeholder requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all interface activities across aviation stakeholders, including government bodies, airport operators, contractors, consultants, utilities, and internal teams.
• Establish and maintain effective communication channels to ensure seamless coordination between all project parties.
• Identify, track, and resolve interface issues that could affect project progress, technical delivery, or schedule performance.
• Develop, implement, and maintain structured Stakeholder Engagement Plans to ensure alignment throughout all project phases.
• Facilitate interface workshops, coordination meetings, and technical discussions with project stakeholders.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities and airport operators to ensure compliance with aviation and infrastructure requirements.
• Prepare regular interface status reports and provide interface-risk updates to the Project Director and leadership team.
• Maintain a comprehensive interface register, ensuring risks, dependencies, and actions are clearly documented and managed.
• Support integration between design, procurement, and construction teams, ensuring all disciplines are aligned.
• Promote a collaborative working environment across multidisciplinary teams.

Required Experience

Candidates for this position should possess 5 to 10 years of experience in a relevant field, with a strong background in managing interfaces within complex infrastructure programmes, particularly in the aviation sector.

Work Type and Location

This is a full-time position based in Saudi Arabia, contributing to significant aviation infrastructure developments.

Programme Contribution

This role is integral to the successful delivery of complex aviation infrastructure programmes, ensuring alignment and coordination across all project phases and stakeholders.