Senior Manager – Operational Technology & Airport Systems
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About the Role
Mace Group is seeking a Senior Manager for Operational Technology and Airport Systems on a large new build airport project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves leading design assurance, technical governance, and systems integration for airport systems and smart infrastructure.
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Responsibilities
- Provide specialist technical leadership across airport systems, operational technology and smart infrastructure programmes
- Review and assure technical designs, specifications and submissions issued by design partners
- Lead design reviews to ensure compliance with operational, safety, resilience and performance requirements
- Support planning and delivery of integrated airport systems including passenger processing, baggage handling interfaces, airside systems, security systems, communications networks and command centre technologies
- Advise on digital strategy and systems architecture for airport city developments and smart destinations
- Ensure seamless integration between IT, OT and enterprise systems
- Support cybersecurity, resilience and governance standards across critical operational environments
- Work with infrastructure, construction and programme teams to ensure technology requirements are embedded into wider asset delivery
- Provide technical input into procurement strategies, tender evaluations, vendor selection and systems assurance processes
- Drive innovation opportunities across automation, analytics, IoT and digital twin applications for aviation environments
- Engage confidently with senior client stakeholders, operators, consultants and contractors throughout project lifecycles
Requirements
- Relevant degree or equivalent
- Extensive experience delivering airport systems and OT across major aviation and critical infrastructure programmes
- Strong technical expertise in integrated security, building systems and smart digital infrastructure
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary coordination and ensure robust, scalable design solutions
- Strong stakeholder engagement across complex environments, with focus on resilience, performance and programme delivery
- Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and relevant work experience on high valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business
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Project Overview
- Opportunity to work on a large new build airport in Saudi Arabia, aiming to attract 120 million passengers by 2030.
- Seeking a Senior Manager Operational Technology and Airport Systems to lead design assurance, technical governance and systems integration across major aviation and infrastructure programmes.
You’ll be responsible for
- Providing specialist technical leadership across airport systems, operational technology and smart infrastructure programmes.
- Reviewing and assuring technical designs, specifications and submissions issued by design partners.
- Leading design reviews to ensure compliance with operational, safety, resilience and performance requirements.
- Supporting the planning and delivery of integrated airport systems including passenger processing, baggage handling interfaces, airside systems, security systems, communications networks and command centre technologies.
- Advising on digital strategy and systems architecture for airport city developments and smart destinations.
- Ensuring seamless integration between IT, OT and enterprise systems to enable operational efficiency and data led decision making.
- Supporting cybersecurity, resilience and governance standards across critical operational environments.
- Working with infrastructure, construction and programme teams to ensure technology requirements are embedded into wider asset delivery.
- Providing technical input into procurement strategies, tender evaluations, vendor selection and systems assurance processes.
- Driving innovation opportunities across automation, analytics, IoT and digital twin applications for aviation environments.
- Engaging confidently with senior client stakeholders, operators, consultants and contractors throughout project lifecycles.
- Working collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition.
You’ll need to have
- Relevant degree or equivalent.
- Extensive experience delivering airport systems and OT across major aviation and critical infrastructure programmes.
- Strong technical expertise in integrated security, building systems and smart digital infrastructure.
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary coordination and ensure robust, scalable design solutions.
- Strong stakeholder engagement across complex environments, with focus on resilience, performance and programme delivery.
- Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and relevant work experience on high valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business.
About Mace
- Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project.
- Values: Safety first, Client focus, Integrity, Create opportunity.
- Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.
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