Project Director - Wastewater PPP Programme

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  • Dubai
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 30 days ago
In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.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 You'll 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 projectsWhat Required Skills You'll Bring:Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical/business fieldChartered Engineer or equivalent professional status20+ years of related work experiencePrevious project management experience on similar or related large-scope project typesStrong background in TBM tunnelling projects and underground construction risks, ideally in the waste water industry.Good understanding of wastewater pump station constructionDeep understanding of tunnelling and underground construction risksExperience in leading/managing complex multi-disciplinary PPP infrastructure projectsExcellent stakeholder and client management skillsStrong commercial and contractual acumenWhat Desired Skills You'll Bring:Experience on mega‑projects (
USD 1bn) or multi‑contract programmesExperience working in live urban environments and with operational sewer networksPostgraduate qualification in project management or business administrationParsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to .

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