Senior Project Director

4 weeks ago


Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Parsons CORPORATION Full time
Roles and responsibilities
  • Leads, plans, directs,supervises, and controls the execution of all business, technical,fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned program,project, or subtask.
  • Acts as the companyrepresentative with the client and selected suppliers during theprogram execution. Negotiates changes to the scope of work with theclient.
  • Responsible for leading infrastructuredesign development, overall management of the infrastructure designservices provided by others by managing a group of technicalspecialists.
  • Develops the scope of engineeringwork, reports, schedules, and budgets for the assigned projectelements, and monitors progress to meet schedule and budgetrequirements.
  • Ensure projects adhere to legaland regulatory requirements. Supervise necessary permits andapprovals required from relevantauthorities.
  • Assists business development inunderstanding client issues and business plans to market and securenew/additional work within the context ofrole.
  • Leads technical excellence on theproject, including furtherance of the Quality improvement processesof the client and Parsons.
  • Mobilizes companyresources, through effective liaison with support departments,other offices, or subsidiaries, to create project teams capable ofcompleting effective, quality work.
  • Assignsresponsibility for executing project plans to key subordinatesafter careful assessment of how to utilize their qualifications andstrengths. Provides input to performance reviews and developmentplans for subordinates.
  • Monitors and reports tomanagement on the progress of all project activity within theprogram, including significant milestones, and any conditions whichwould affect project cost orschedule.
  • Participate in negotiations withregulatory agencies and in public meetings in support ofclients.
  • Oversees establishment of ProjectManagement Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/QualityControl Plan, and other documents asrequired.
  • Works with the key project staff,consultants, contractors, and subcontractors to devise and executeaction plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays, or toaccommodate significant changes to the scope ofwork.
  • Completes other responsibilitiesassociated with the position as may beappropriate.

Desired candidate profile
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering orequivalent from a recognized universityessential.
  • Master’s Degree ispreferred.
  • Chartered Engineer status, PMP/ChPPcertification or equivalent preferred.
  • Minimum20 years of experience of significant large-scale projects, inleadership roles.
  • Prior experience working onmajor civil infrastructure projects isessential.
  • Earthworks and/or tunnelingexperience would be preferred.
  • Considerableexperience at senior management/director level in client facingroles is essential.

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:

  • Effective oral and written skills forclient presentations, technical reporting, and internal/externalcorrespondence
  • Ability to effectively presentinformation to key stakeholders as required by theclient
  • Understanding of the constructiondelivery process and the functions inherent to constructionmanagement of large-scaledprojects
  • Understanding of budget developmentand cost accounting
  • Ability to manage andencourage a team of design or construction managementprofessionals
  • Ability to interface with alllevels with project team, client, andothers
  • Knowledge of construction contractnegotiation and administration
  • Ability to read,analyze and interpret complex documents
  • Abilityto respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries orcomplaints
  • Ability to apply principles oflogical or scientific thinking to a wide range of support functionproblems
  • Ability to function in amulti-organizational environment by developing relationships thatcomplies with the client’s proactive, collaborativeculture.


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