Emirates Group

Join our Airport Services team, where you will play a vital role in ensuring seamless airport operations and delivering world-class service to our customers. The team is responsible for a wide range of critical functions, both “above and below the wing,” to keep our busy airport running efficiently, safely, and on schedule.

If you are passionate about customer service, operational excellence, and working in a fast-paced environment, we invite you to apply and contribute to the success of Emirates Group. As the world’s largest international airline, our airport operations are among the most dynamic and rewarding, offering exciting opportunities to be part of a team that keeps the world moving.

As a Project Specialist in the Airport Services team you will be responsible for a dynamic portfolio of projects across Emirates Group from inception to successful implementation and adoption. You will manage internal and external stakeholders including customers and vendors.

In this role you will: 

• Manage a dynamic portfolio of projects across Emirates Group from inception to successful implementation and adoption. Manage internal and external stakeholders including customers and vendors.
• Deliver a number of strategic business projects across Emirates Group in compliance with practices, standards and processes defined by departmental and corporate PMO guidelines
• Organise multiple projects and priorities by breaking down into project plan assessing how much effort a particular task or project is going to take and assigns resources accordingly
• Lead, inspire and motivate diverse and cross-functional team members, assessing performance, and coaching and supporting them
• Champion relationships across team members and wider stakeholders to help drive business value
• Act as an SME and support, coach and develop others across the company
• Inspire team to remain focused despite challenges and setbacks.
• Resolve differences across the different stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery
• Provide insight in the project area and pull together best practices and SMEs to help drive solutions to problems
• Identify, support and deliver business process improvement opportunities and facilitate subsequent change management activities
• Shape our strategy through insightful and innovative recommendations
• Review strategic project portfolio providing insights on progress and performance to enable management decisions
• Commit to ensuring project deliverables are met, recognising when alternative approaches are required and adjusting plans accordingly
• Assess the impact of change, risks and interdependencies and develops change management plan to ensure successful delivery
• Proactively manage project risks and ensure associated mitigation strategies are designed, agreed and implemented with respective stakeholders
• Understand the role of a project in the greater business context and reflect this in your day-to-day project management
• Focus on business value and quantify project benefits using standard financial tools and approaches
• Take calculated risks and demonstrate learning from experience.
• Tailor approach and ways of working where necessary finding innovative ways to solve problems.

To be considered for the role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as Business Administration, IT, Engineering, Economics, or Sciences (preferred).
• Hold a professional project management certification (CAPM, PMP and/or PRINCE2 Practitioner preferred).
• Have Lean and/or Six Sigma certification (an advantage).
• Bring 6–8 years of professional experience in project management, business improvement, productivity, management consultancy, or technology.
• Demonstrate the ability to quickly grasp new business concepts, understand organisational challenges, and manage dependencies across multiple business units.
• Show strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability, including engagement at senior executive level.
• Possess advanced planning and organising skills to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Demonstrate advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Have strong data collection and analytical skills to support insight-driven decision making.
• Show proficiency in budgeting, business case development, and cost control.
• Demonstrate professional writing capability for business, reporting, and governance documentation.

At Emirates, we’re committed to helping our people grow and thrive. If you're ready for a rewarding and challenging career, apply today and become part of our world-class team!

Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary. On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an excellent leave and healthcare package. That’s on top of transport benefits, life insurance and more. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers