Design Interface Manager - Rail
Posted date [2026-06-04]
(ID: 46026)
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Job Description and Requirements
Design Interface Manager - RailJob Snapshot
Role: Design Interface Manager - Rail
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Systems Implementation/Integration
Experience: Minimum 10 years rail or infrastructure interface management experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Design Interface Manager - Rail in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced design integration professional with strong expertise in rail systems, infrastructure interfaces, station coordination, airport integration, Baggage Handling Systems, requirements traceability, interface registers, and multidisciplinary design management. This role is suited for a senior interface manager who can coordinate complex technical relationships across civil, structural, rail, station, operational, airport, and specialist systems to support a fully integrated and buildable railway project design.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Systems Implementation/Integration
Salary: 30000-45000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Design Interface Manager - Rail will lead the coordination of design interfaces across a major railway project where infrastructure, rail systems, stations, operations, airport interfaces, passenger movement, and specialist systems must work as one connected environment. The position supports interface planning, risk control, design integration, stakeholder alignment, requirements flow-down, and construction readiness. By maintaining clear interface ownership and resolving design conflicts early, the role helps improve design quality, reduce delivery risk, and support efficient project execution.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and implement the Interface Management Plan and Design Integration Strategy for a major rail infrastructure project.
* Identify, define, track, and manage design interfaces across civil, structural, rail systems, stations, operations, airport integration, and specialist system disciplines.
* Establish, maintain, and update the project interface register to ensure each interface is recorded, assigned, coordinated, monitored, and resolved.
* Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams to deliver integrated, consistent, compliant, and buildable design outputs.
* Ensure effective integration between infrastructure assets, stations, rail systems, operational environments, airport interfaces, landside connections, and terminal access points.
* Manage interfaces involving airport systems, Baggage Handling Systems, passenger flow, terminal access, intermodal connections, and rail station planning.
* Facilitate interface workshops, technical coordination meetings, design reviews, and stakeholder sessions with project teams, contractors, airport stakeholders, authorities, and operators.
* Manage interface agreements, responsibilities, technical deliverables, action owners, and resolution timelines between all involved parties.
* Coordinate with airport operators, specialist system providers, rail operations teams, infrastructure designers, and external stakeholders to align interface requirements.
* Ensure design outputs remain aligned with project requirements, programme milestones, budget expectations, tender documentation, and delivery objectives.
* Support Systems Engineering processes, including requirements flow-down, interface definition, verification planning, and design assurance.
* Work with Configuration and Requirements teams to maintain interface traceability, change control, and documentation consistency.
* Identify and manage interface risks linked to airport operations, BHS integration, passenger movement, rail operations, station design, and construction sequencing.
* Develop mitigation strategies for unresolved interfaces, technical clashes, operational constraints, design gaps, and stakeholder alignment issues.
* Lead design reviews to ensure airport interfaces, BHS connections, civil works, station layouts, operational requirements, and systems interfaces are fully addressed.
* Coordinate with authorities, operators, contractors, consultants, and external stakeholders to support design approvals and technical alignment.
* Monitor design progress and follow up on interface issues to ensure timely resolution before construction or tender milestones are affected.
* Support construction and delivery teams by providing clear interface definitions, responsibility matrices, and implementation guidance during project execution.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline from a recognized university.
* Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in rail projects, rail operations, large-scale infrastructure, or complex transportation systems.
* Proven background in design integration and interface management on major rail, metro, airport-connected, or multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
* Strong experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and managing complex interfaces between civil, structural, rail systems, stations, operations, and specialist systems.
* Good understanding of rail systems, civil infrastructure, station environments, operational planning, design development stages, and tender documentation.
* Experience in airport integration projects, including terminal operations, landside access, intermodal transport systems, and stakeholder coordination.
* Exposure to Baggage Handling Systems and their interfaces with rail infrastructure, station layouts, passenger flow, and airport operations will be an advantage.
* Experience with Systems Engineering processes, interface management methodologies, requirements flow-down, configuration control, and interface traceability.
* Skilled in managing interface registers, design coordination processes, interface agreements, action logs, and stakeholder alignment activities.
* Professional certification or membership in a relevant engineering or project management institute will be an advantage.
* Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve technical and coordination challenges across multiple parties.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with clients, project teams, authorities, contractors, operators, and specialist providers.
* Able to work effectively in a multi-organizational environment while supporting a proactive, collaborative, and delivery-focused project culture.
Skills Set
* Design integration
* Interface management
* Rail systems integration
* Railway infrastructure
* Multidisciplinary design coordination
* Interface Management Plan
* Design Integration Strategy
* Interface register management
* Interface agreements
* Requirements flow-down
* Interface traceability
* Systems Engineering
* Configuration coordination
* Requirements management
* Station design interfaces
* Civil infrastructure interfaces
* Structural interfaces
* Rail operations interfaces
* Airport integration
* Landside integration
* Terminal access coordination
* Baggage Handling Systems
* BHS interface coordination
* Passenger flow planning
* Intermodal transport connections
* Design reviews
* Tender documentation
* Stakeholder coordination
* Authority coordination
* Operator coordination
* Risk mitigation
* Interface risk management
* Technical workshops
* Coordination meetings
* Action tracking
* Design deliverable coordination
* Construction interface support
* Multi-stakeholder communication
* Problem solving
* Project documentation
Why Join Us
This Design Interface Manager - Rail role offers the opportunity to shape the integration strategy for a complex railway project in Dubai’s Civil Engineering sector. The position provides senior-level exposure to rail systems, stations, airport interfaces, Baggage Handling Systems, passenger movement, design assurance, and multidisciplinary stakeholder coordination. It is a strong fit for a design integration professional who wants to influence project quality, reduce interface risk, and contribute to major transport infrastructure within a respected international engineering organization.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, and project delivery company supporting transportation, rail, aviation-linked systems, utilities, urban development, and civil engineering programmes. In Dubai, Parsons contributes to complex infrastructure projects where interface clarity, systems integration, design quality, stakeholder coordination, and practical delivery planning are essential to successful outcomes.
