Program Director

Role overview

Program leadership and delivery

• Establish and mature program methodologies, processes, and tools, ensuring compliance with organizational standards.
• Oversee enterprise-wide initiatives, direct projects, manage dependencies, and manage senior stakeholder expectations.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards for program health, financial forecasting, and benefits realization.
• Identify, mitigate, and escalate program risks; drive decisions on scope, schedule, and cost trade-offs.

People, clients, and growth

• Hire, coach, and lead project management teams and mentor project managers, engineers, and technical professionals.
• Represent Parsons with clients and key subcontractors; lead negotiations on scope, contractual matters, and commercial adjustments.
• Mobilize resources across offices, regions, and support functions and optimize allocation across workstreams.
• Collaborate with Business Development to identify, position, and secure additional client work.

Required experience

• 25 or more years of relevant experience, including significant supervisory and senior leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex programs or portfolios, including programs valued at $1–5 billion.
• Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams of engineers, project leaders, designers, and technical support personnel.
• Proven client and large-scale project management experience at Program Director or equivalent senior level.

Management and technical qualifications

• Strong operational and financial management and reporting experience, plus proven personnel and team management.
• Deep understanding of industry practices, regulations, and modern engineering and project management technologies.

Desired skills

• Exceptional written and verbal communication for executive, client, and board-level engagement.
• Strong commercial, contractual, and risk management capability.