Job Description

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented **Business Unit Operations and Maintenance Director** to join our team! In this role you will get to **manage a large** **Infrastructure** **Operations and Maintenance portfolio on behalf of the client.**

**What You'll Be Doing:**

+ Will lead workshops and meetings with the Client to ensure compliance with all management systems and develop relationships through establishing truly integrated teams ensuring a collaborative environment is developed for the O&M Contract.

+ To provide cost management in line with Client budgets and ensure the continued development of innovation and mentoring for the project.

+ Provide leadership and management for the O&M Contract.

+ Plan, organize, develop, and control activities to accomplish integrated service objectives.

+ Lead, mentor and develop a team to ensure operational tasks are delivered on time, within scope and budget.

+ Monitor all work in progress to ensure that quality and deliverables are maintained.

+ Oversee the development and implementation of staffing to meet key objectives.

+ Identify key employees and candidates and plan for their long-term development.

+ Be the main point of contact for Contract and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, customers and suppliers.

+ Manage and mentor the team and measure performance of the team.

+ Provide guidance to the client on a daily basis.

+ Work closely with Project Directors and technical team to deliver high performance KPIs and maintain a positive relationship with the Client.

+ Be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting of all operatinal activities.

+ Establish and implment strategies to drive efficiencies within the Contract.

**What Required Skills You'll Bring:**

+ Degree and Masters in Engineering discipline

+ Fluent in Arabic and English both excellent written and verbal is a specific requirement for this role

+ +25 years experience managing Operations and Maintenance Infrastructure including highways and drainage asset management, ITS, customer liaison and enabling projects

+ Must meet Parsons' project management certification requirements.

+ Proven ability to perform in a management capacity

+ Have excellent written and oral communications skills, and a thorough knowledge of O&M Infrastructure practice and regulations are also required.

+ Have demonstrable experience in the GCC leading O&M Infrastructure Contracts

+ Experience in operational maintenance, network management and the project management of multi discipline schemes.

**What Desired Skills You'll Bring:**

+ Recognized qualification from the Institute of Asset Management

+ Must be knowledgeable of current technology and how it can be effectively utilized on the project.

+ Management of the optimization of Opex and capital maintenance schemes

**Minimum Clearance Required to Start:**

Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

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