Senior Engineer-Airfield Civils

Requisition ID: 296486

• Relocation Authorized: None
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: London

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Project Overview:

Join us for an extraordinary opportunity

Be part of a major aviation project in the Greater London area, that will redefine the future of air travel and delivery excellence. We’re building a dynamic team to plan and deliver complex, high-impact work, at the heart of one of the region’s most innovative and fast-moving developments.
If you’re motivated, hands-on, and thrive in the energy of large-scale infrastructure and aviation projects, this is your opportunity to thrive and make a real difference. Join a collaborative, fast-paced environment, where ambition, collaboration, and momentum drive success - and play a pivotal role in delivering transformation projects that will shape the future of aviation.
The project scope includes planning, design, integration and delivery of major airfield infrastructure, buildings, systems and associated periphery infrastructure.

Job Summary:

The Design Manager (Airfield) manages the multi-disciplinary design team for the Airfield strategy. Ensure design meets the client and DCO requirements and all deliverables are coordinated into the overall design solution, ensuring designs meet technical, regulatory, safety and value-for-money requirements throughout design, construction and handover.

Major Responsibilities:

• Lead design management from project inception through delivery and handover​
• Develop and manage project scope and design briefs​
• Manage external design consultants and design & build contractors
• Ensure compliance with airside standards and regulatory requirements​
• Coordinate design changes and support construction and commissioning activities​
• Support statutory Principal Designer duties where applicable​
• Develop and lead the design management team​
• Liaise closely with construction teams to ensure safe and efficient delivery

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires a bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and quantative relevant experience.
• Typically more than 10 years’ experience in Airfield design or design management​

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Prior experience on UK airport or transport infrastructure projects, particularly in surface access or ground transport environments
• Comprehensive understanding of the aircraft types, airplane design group, equivalent aircraft index, parking aprons & parking restrictions, aircraft maneuvering, apron service roads, apron markings, apron lighting, apron drive bridges, taxi-in and push back operations, ground aircraft service requirements, fuel farm systems, blast fences, winter operations and electronic interferences
• Aware of the process of planning airports airside facilities which considers safety, security, environment, emergency response and operational requirements
• Comprehensive understanding of an airport’s airside facilities, interface between the passenger terminal building and the airside facilities and interrelated facilities of an airport which is very important to the safe and efficient operations of an aircraft
• Thorough understanding of an airport’s airside operations, Fire protection, Electrical, Plumbing and Controls systems as applicable to the airside facilities of a large Airport terminal
• Good knowledge of specific airside planning regulations and requirements including FAA advisory circulars
• Experience leading small design teams
• CSCS card and NEC contract knowledge desirable

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