Assistant Project Manager Digital Twin

Overview

What You'll Be Doing

• Support the Project Manager in delivering the Geospatial Digital Twin programme across discovery, design, PoC, implementation, and post implementation support phases
• Assist in planning and tracking scope, schedule, budget, risks, and issues, and in preparing related project reports and documentation
• Help coordinate activities of the international project team (consultants, solution architects, data engineers, developers, GIS/IoT specialists, trainers) and external vendors
• Support stakeholder engagement across multiple client entities, including helping to organise workshops, capture requirements, and document decisions and actions
• Assist in coordinating the development of functional and non functional requirements, solution and data architecture artefacts, and integration designs for the Digital Twin platform
• Support the setup and execution of the Proof of Concept by tracking tasks, dependencies, and validation activities for key use cases and data flows
• Assist in planning and tracking the transition from PoC to a production grade environment, including platform build, integrations, testing, and go live readiness
• Support the organisation and tracking of post implementation support activities, including warranty services, incident and problem management, and minor enhancements
• Assist in planning and coordinating training and knowledge transfer activities, and in collating feedback to improve client adoption
• Prepare draft status reports, presentations, and other project communications for review by the Project Manager and presentation to Parsons and client stakeholders

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor s degree/ Technical degree from an accredited program involving technology, engineering, GIS, or digital solutions
• Having 8 years of experience supporting large scale digital, Digital Twin, or geospatial projects in an infrastructure, utilities, or urban environment
• Working knowledge of the Esri ArcGIS platform and software (e.g., ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, web maps/apps)
• Exposure to solutions that integrate ArcGIS with enterprise and operational systems (e.g., CMMS/EAM, ERP, BIM, SCADA/IoT platforms, data warehouses/lakes)
• Basic understanding of systems integration concepts and technologies (APIs, web services, message queues, event driven architectures)
• Familiarity with data and information architecture concepts, particularly geospatial, time series, and asset/linear network data
• Experience working within multidisciplinary, multinational teams across multiple time zones
• Strong organisational and coordination skills, with some experience in project planning and control (scope, schedule, risks, issues), preferably using formal methodologies (e.g., PMI, PRINCE2, Agile/Hybrid)
• Exposure to testing, acceptance, or go live activities for complex or integrated systems
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, with the ability to clearly convey technical information to non technical stakeholders
• Fluency in both spoken and written English and Arabic is required

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Prior work with national infrastructure owners, transport, utilities, or public works organisations
• Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS) and modern DevOps practices
• Professional certifications in project management or GIS (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Esri certifications)