Project Director - PMC

Overview

Project Director PMC

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing overall leadership and strategic direction for a multi-year stormwater drainage and flood control program, including networks, channels, culverts, pump stations, outfalls, and related infrastructure.
• Acting as the primary point of contact with the client, government agencies, and key stakeholders; ensuring effective communication, alignment, and satisfaction with program objectives and outcomes.
• Leading and managing all phases of the program lifecycle: planning, feasibility, design management, tendering, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Establishing, implementing, and maintaining the PMC project management plan covering scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk, HSE, interfaces, and communications.
• Directing and coordinating multidisciplinary teams (planning, design management, construction supervision, contracts/commercial, HSE, quality, environmental, stakeholder management).
• Overseeing the review of hydrologic and hydraulic studies, stormwater network layouts, and designs of open channels, culverts, retention/detention basins, pump stations, and outfalls.
• Ensuring stormwater system designs comply with local regulations, international standards, and best practices in resilience, climate adaptation, and sustainability.
• Leading procurement strategy and tender processes, including prequalification, preparation of RFP/RFQ documents, bid evaluation, and award recommendations.
• Managing schedule performance through a master program integrating design and construction activities; monitoring progress and implementing mitigation or recovery actions as needed.
• Overseeing cost control and commercial performance, including budgets, forecasts, cash flow, variations/claims, and final accounts, in coordination with contracts and commercial teams.
• Leading formal risk management processes, including identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and regular risk reviews.
• Championing HSE and quality management across all PMC activities and contractors; promoting a strong safety and quality culture.
• Coordinating with utility owners, municipal authorities, and third parties to secure permits, approvals, and manage technical and land-use interfaces.
• Chairing high-level project meetings (progress reviews, design coordination, risk workshops, executive and steering committee sessions).
• Preparing and presenting executive-level reports, dashboards, and briefings to the client and Parsons senior management.
• Anticipating and resolving complex technical, contractual, and construction challenges to minimize impact on time, cost, and quality.
• Mentoring and developing project management and technical staff; ensuring effective resource planning and succession planning for key roles.
• Ensuring orderly project close-out, including documentation, as-built records, O&M deliverables, and formal handover to operations entities.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum years of experience in infrastructure project delivery, with at least years in PMC, program management, or construction management roles.
• Proven experience as a Project Director or Senior Project Manager on large-scale stormwater drainage, utilities, or related urban infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi-contract infrastructure projects for public sector or municipal clients.
• Substantial experience managing design consultants, contractors, and specialist subconsultants within a PMC framework.
• Solid background in contract administration (e.g., FIDIC or equivalent), including handling claims, variations, and dispute avoidance/resolution.
• Strong leadership capabilities with a track record of managing large, multicultural, multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to produce clear reports and deliver high-level presentations.
• High level of commercial and contractual awareness, with proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, and risk.
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What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Chartered or Professional Engineer status (e.g., CEng, PE, P.Eng, or equivalent).
• Previous experience working with an international consultancy/PMC organizations.
• Experience with digital tools for program management and stormwater planning, such as GIS, BIM, and hydraulic modeling software.
• Experience working with municipal and utility authorities in Abu Dhabi and familiarity with local codes and approval processes.
• Arabic language skills