Project Director - PPP Infrastructure Programme

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  • Dubai
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 18 days ago
Project Director - PPP Infrastructure ProgrammeJob Snapshot
  • Role: Project Director
  • Location: Dubai UAE
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Experience: 20 years
  • Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Project Director - PPP Infrastructure Programme role in Dubai UAE within the engineering sector is a senior leadership hiring opportunity for professionals experienced in delivering large-scale public-private partnership infrastructure projects. This role focuses on overseeing complex tunnelling and wastewater infrastructure programs while ensuring safety, commercial performance, and stakeholder alignment.Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Engineering
Function: Project Management
Salary: 45000-65000
(Estimated salary range based on similar executive roles in Dubai; please confirm the final offer with the employer.)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-timeRole Context
The Project Director leads the delivery of major PPP infrastructure programs, managing multidisciplinary teams and ensuring successful execution of tunnelling, sewer, and pump station works. This role is critical in driving project performance, maintaining safety standards, and delivering outcomes aligned with contractual and regulatory requirements.Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and promote a strong safety culture across all project stakeholders
  • Manage and mentor multidisciplinary teams including project managers, engineers, and commercial leads
  • Oversee execution of tunnelling works, link sewers, and pump station infrastructure
  • Monitor project progress, milestones, and commissioning schedules
  • Ensure projects are delivered within budget and contractual commitments
  • Lead stakeholder engagement with clients, regulators, utilities, and communities
  • Drive performance improvement, accountability, and collaboration across teams
  • Support workforce development and succession planning initiatives
  • Manage risks associated with underground construction and tunnelling operations
Ideal Profile
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline
  • Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional certification
  • Minimum 20 years of experience in infrastructure project delivery
  • Proven experience managing large-scale PPP or mega infrastructure projects
  • Strong background in TBM tunnelling and underground construction
  • Experience in wastewater infrastructure and pump station projects
  • Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills
  • Strong commercial and contractual knowledge
Skills Set
  • PPP infrastructure project management
  • Tunnelling and underground construction expertise
  • Commercial and contract management
  • Stakeholder engagement and leadership
  • Risk management and safety compliance
  • Programme delivery and performance monitoring
  • Team leadership and organizational development
Why Join Us
  • Lead one of the largest infrastructure PPP programs in the UAE
  • Opportunity to work on complex and high-value mega projects
  • Executive-level role within a globally recognized engineering organization
  • Competitive compensation and long-term career growth
  • Influence major urban development and infrastructure transformation
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a globally recognized leader in engineering, construction, and infrastructure development, delivering complex and large-scale projects across transportation, water, and urban sectors. With a strong presence in Dubai, Parsons plays a key role in shaping modern infrastructure through innovation, sustainability, and technical excellence.Job Title Project Director - PPP Infrastructure Programme
Job Description Project Director - PPP Infrastructure ProgrammeJob Snapshot
  • Role: Project Director
  • Location: Dubai UAE
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Experience: 20 years
  • Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Project Director - PPP Infrastructure Programme role in Dubai UAE within the engineering sector is a senior leadership hiring opportunity for professionals experienced in delivering large-scale public-private partnership infrastructure projects. This role focuses on overseeing complex tunnelling and wastewater infrastructure programs while ensuring safety, commercial performance, and stakeholder alignment.Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Engineering
Function: Project Management
Salary: 45000-65000
(Estimated salary range based on similar executive roles in Dubai; please confirm the final offer with the employer.)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-timeRole Context
The Project Director leads the delivery of major PPP infrastructure programs, managing multidisciplinary teams and ensuring successful execution of tunnelling, sewer, and pump station works. This role is critical in driving project performance, maintaining safety standards, and delivering outcomes aligned with contractual and regulatory requirements.Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and promote a strong safety culture across all project stakeholders
  • Manage and mentor multidisciplinary teams including project managers, engineers, and commercial leads
  • Oversee execution of tunnelling works, link sewers, and pump station infrastructure
  • Monitor project progress, milestones, and commissioning schedules
  • Ensure projects are delivered within budget and contractual commitments
  • Lead stakeholder engagement with clients, regulators, utilities, and communities
  • Drive performance improvement, accountability, and collaboration across teams
  • Support workforce development and succession planning initiatives
  • Manage risks associated with underground construction and tunnelling operations
Ideal Profile
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline
  • Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional certification
  • Minimum 20 years of experience in infrastructure project delivery
  • Proven experience managing large-scale PPP or mega infrastructure projects
  • Strong background in TBM tunnelling and underground construction
  • Experience in wastewater infrastructure and pump station projects
  • Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills
  • Strong commercial and contractual knowledge
Skills Set
  • PPP infrastructure project management
  • Tunnelling and underground construction expertise
  • Commercial and contract management
  • Stakeholder engagement and leadership
  • Risk management and safety compliance
  • Programme delivery and performance monitoring
  • Team leadership and organizational development
Why Join Us
  • Lead one of the largest infrastructure PPP programs in the UAE
  • Opportunity to work on complex and high-value mega projects
  • Executive-level role within a globally recognized engineering organization
  • Competitive compensation and long-term career growth
  • Influence major urban development and infrastructure transformation
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a globally recognized leader in engineering, construction, and infrastructure development, delivering complex and large-scale projects across transportation, water, and urban sectors. With a strong presence in Dubai, Parsons plays a key role in shaping modern infrastructure through innovation, sustainability, and technical excellence.
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