Program Director

Overview

Job Description

Program Director

What You’ll Be Doing

• Acting as a senior representative with government clients, authorities, and key stakeholders on major highways and roads infrastructure programs.
• Providing leadership and direction across all phases of program delivery, including planning, design, procurement support, construction oversight, and handover.
• Establishing and overseeing Program Execution Plans, Health and Safety Plans, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plans, and governance frameworks for large-scale infrastructure delivery.
• Leading and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams responsible for highways and roads design, interfaces, utilities, traffic management, and construction support.
• Ensuring programs are delivered in accordance with contractual obligations, approved budgets, schedules, and Parsons’ quality standards.
• Managing overall program financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, change management, claims avoidance, and commercial risk.
• Identifying and proactively managing technical, delivery, and stakeholder risks associated with complex road and highway networks.
• Leading negotiations with clients related to scope changes, variations, and program adjustments.
• Monitoring and reporting program performance against key milestones, cost, schedule, safety, and quality metrics.
• Supporting business development activities, including bid strategy, proposal development, and client engagement for new highways and roads opportunities.
• Coordinating with internal support functions and regional leadership to mobilize appropriate resources for successful program execution.
• Participating in senior-level meetings with ministries, authorities, regulators, and public stakeholders as required.
• Promoting technical excellence, innovation, and best practices in highways and roads infrastructure delivery.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Typically 20+ years of experience delivering large-scale highways and roads infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience leading major road corridor, expressway, interchange, or national road network programs.
• Strong background in program and project management within Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary teams and multiple interfaces.
• Strong commercial and financial management capability, including budgets, forecasts, and change control.
• Comprehensive understanding of Saudi Arabian standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements for highways and roads infrastructure.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to represent Parsons credibly and effectively at senior government and client levels.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience delivering highways and roads programs for major government entities or national infrastructure authorities in Saudi Arabia.
• Professional engineering registration or relevant project management certification.
• Experience supporting bids and proposals for large-scale highways and roads programs.
• Familiarity with modern delivery approaches, digital engineering, and sustainability practices in transportation infrastructure.
• Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
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