About the Role / About the Job
The company is seeking an experienced Integration and Interface Manager to join our team in the UAE. In this role, you will lead interface management across a complex, multi-package railway programme, ensuring effective coordination and integration between civil, track, stations, railway systems, rolling stock, utilities, existing infrastructure, and key external stakeholders.
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What You'll Be Doing:
- Develop and implement the Interface Management Plan, governance framework, procedures, and reporting requirements.
- Establish and maintain the Interface Register, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and responsibility matrices.
- Manage technical, physical, functional, and programme interfaces across contractors, disciplines, and railway packages.
- Lead interface meetings and workshops, driving resolution and closure of interface issues, actions, and dependencies.
- Review contractor interface deliverables and ensure alignment across packages and the integrated programme schedule.
- Coordinate external interfaces with authorities, utilities, landowners, operators, and independent assurance stakeholders.
- Work with systems engineering, requirements, configuration, change, risk, and testing teams to maintain integration and traceability.
- Monitor interface risks, milestones, and KPIs, escalating critical issues to programme leadership.
- Support systems integration, testing and commissioning, operational readiness, trial operations, and final acceptance.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline from a recognized university.
- Minimum 15 years of relevant experience, including significant experience on major railway or transportation infrastructure projects.
- Previous experience in an Integration Manager, Interface Manager, or equivalent role on a major railway or transportation programme of similar scale and complexity.
- Strong understanding of interfaces across civil, track, stations, railway systems, rolling stock, and utilities.
- Proven experience with Interface Registers, ICDs, interface governance, and closure processes.
- Good knowledge of systems engineering, requirements management, configuration management, testing, and commissioning.
- Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Master's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Project Management, or Construction Management.
- Professional registration, chartership, or membership with a recognized professional institution.
- Experience working within a PMC/programme management consultancy environment.
- Major rail programme experience in the UAE or wider GCC/Middle East is preferred.
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