Senior Project Manager (Design)
Role Overview
Parsons is seeking a Senior Project Manager (Design) in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The role provides direction and management for medium-sized projects or several small projects and ensures completion on schedule and within or below budget.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role Overview
Parsons is seeking a Senior Project Manager (Design) in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The role provides direction and management for medium-sized projects or several small projects and ensures completion on schedule and within or below budget.
Responsibilities
- Lead project planning, execution, and delivery, including scope, budgets, schedules, resources, and implementation strategies.
- Manage clients, multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, vendors, procurement, and project staffing.
- Monitor performance, budgets, schedules, risks, changes, and recovery strategies.
- Ensure quality, safety, security, contractual, regulatory, and company compliance.
- Manage documentation, reporting, contract variations, change control, and scope negotiations.
- Chair meetings, provide stakeholder updates, and maintain project records.
- Support business development, bid reviews, procurement, and tendering activities.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related technical field.
- At least 15 years of relevant experience in roads and infrastructure design projects.
- At least five years managing multidisciplinary project teams.
- Experience delivering complex infrastructure design projects within budget and schedule constraints.
- Knowledge of project management, contract administration, and commercial management.
- Understanding of roads, highways, bridges, utilities, drainage, public realm, and associated civil works.
- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, client-facing, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Experience in Abu Dhabi.
Desired Skills
- PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent professional project management certification.
- Experience delivering major infrastructure projects in the UAE or GCC.
- Familiarity with local authority requirements and approval processes.
- Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants and international project teams.
Company Information
Parsons describes a culture focused on valuing people, agility, growth, and employee development.
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