Project Director - Wastewater PPP Programme

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Job Description

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Project Director to join our team! In this role you will get to lead the delivery of one of the largest PPP infrastructure programmes in the UAE.

What Youll Be Doing

• Champion a strong safety culture across all contractors, consultants, and interfaces.
• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary programme team including project managers, commercial, technical, and HSE leads.
• Build a high performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure succession planning and capability development across the programme team.
• Oversight and safe delivery of all tunnel, link sewers, terminal pump station and associated works.
• Monitor and report on progress, achievement of programme milestones and contractual completion dates, and commissioning schedule.
• Responsible for budget and commercial performance.
• Lead engagement with Client, legal/financial advisors, regulators, municipalities, utilities, and affected communities.
• Experience in leading/managing complex multi-disciplinary PPP projects
  
  
  

What Required Skills Youll Bring

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related technical/business field
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional status
• 20+ years of related work experience
• Previous project management experience on similar or related large-scope project types
• Strong background in TBM tunnelling projects and underground construction risks, ideally in the waste water industry.
• Good understanding of wastewater pump station construction
• Deep understanding of tunnelling and underground construction risks
• Experience in leading/managing complex multi-disciplinary PPP infrastructure projects
• Excellent stakeholder and client management skills
• Strong commercial and contractual acumen
  
  
  

What Desired Skills Youll Bring

• Experience on mega‑projects (>USD 1bn) or multi‑contract programmes
• Experience working in live urban environments and with operational sewer networks
• Postgraduate qualification in project management or business administration
  
  
  

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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