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Job Description:
Senior Project Manager (Design)
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Project Manager (Design) to join our team! In this role you will get to provide direction and management for medium-sized projects, or several small projects, and ensures on-schedule completion within or below budget in accordance with contractual obligations..
What You'll Be Doing:
Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, including development of scope, budgets, schedules, resource plans, and implementation strategies.
Manage client relationships and act as the primary point of contact, ensuring project requirements, expectations, and deliverables are met.
Monitor project performance, resources, budgets, and schedules, implementing corrective actions to address risks and challenges.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, vendors, and procurement activities to ensure efficient project delivery.
Lead project staffing, team development, performance management, and mentoring of direct reports.
Lead project planning and controls, including budgets, schedules, risk management, change management, and recovery strategies to address project challenges.
Ensure compliance with quality, safety, security, and contractual requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, regulations, and company quality management systems while promoting technical and commercial excellence.
Manage project documentation, reporting, change control, and contract variations, including negotiation of scope changes with clients and subcontractors.
Chair project meetings, provide regular progress updates to stakeholders, and maintain accurate records of project activities and performance.
Support business development by identifying opportunities for additional services and maintaining strong client relationships.
Review bid documents and support procurement and tendering activities as required.
Provide leadership, mentoring, and performance management for project personnel to develop high-performing teams.
Perform other project management duties necessary to ensure successful project completion
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related technical field from a recognized university.
Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in roads and infrastructure design projects.
Minimum 5 years as Project Manager experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure design projects within budget and schedule constraints.
Strong knowledge of project management principles, contract administration, and commercial management.
Robust understanding of design delivery of infrastructure projects, including roads, highways, bridges, utilities, drainage, public realm, and associated civil works.
Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and client-facing skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Solid analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
Must be Abu Dhabi experienced.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
Professional Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent).
Experience delivering major infrastructure projects in the UAE or GCC region.
Familiarity with local authority requirements and approval processes.
Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation is advantageous.
Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants and international project teams.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related technical field
- Minimum 15 years relevant experience in roads and infrastructure design projects
- Minimum 5 years as Project Manager managing multidisciplinary teams
- Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure design projects within budget and schedule constraints
- Strong knowledge of project management principles, contract administration, and commercial management
- Robust understanding of design delivery for roads, highways, bridges, utilities, drainage, public realm and associated civil works
- Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and client-facing skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Solid analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
- Must be Abu Dhabi experienced
- Professional Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent)
- Experience delivering major infrastructure projects in the UAE or GCC region
- Familiarity with local authority requirements and approval processes
- Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation
- Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants and international project teams
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
