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Program Director

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Program Director to join our team! In this role you will get to lead and manage a team of professionals to manage multiple consultant agreements to deliver the program (Masterplan), develop and implement procurement strategies for pre and post contract stages, and provide Construction Supervision Services on all marine works for a major mega-project in a well established Developer in Abu Dhabi.

What You\'ll Be Doing:

Managing a team of up to 30 staff, and providing annual performance reviews / career development advice

Leading Meetings, and providing strategic advise to the client in various areas of specialization (Masterplanning, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Handover (self-certification), and operations) for a major real estate development

Review the client\'s current program procurement strategy and advise, and align the internal commercial team to deliver on the package strategy\'s milestones and cost plans

Coordinate and manage deliverables between Design Teams, both internal and external, to achieve the program milestones

Coordinate and manage deliverables between our internal construction supervision team and the external contractors.

Manage the Project Controls team to prepare, update, and issue Monthly Reports as well as maintain the baseline program and propose necessary changes to the client for approval.

Provide Strategic advice and inputs to all areas of the program life cycle to add value to the Client\'s Vision.

Operate and maintain project budgets

Ensures the project meets or exceeds goals established on all strategic plans

What Required Skills You\'ll Bring:

Degree in civil engineering or equivalent from a reputable institution

Minimum 20 years experience in pre and post construction management of mega infrastructure projects

Superior Analytical Skills as a result of large volume of financial, statistical, metric and other forms of data on the program requiring quick analysis and decision making and/or advise to the client

Software Skills Proficiency \xe2\x80\x93 MS Office 365 Intermediate to Expert level, Adobe Acrobat Pro or Bluebeam PDF editors, MS PowerBI, Visio, Teams etc.

High proficiency in Big Picture Thinking and Selling the Vision (this is an extremely important skillset in this position as the client relies heavily on strategic thinking and advising them)

Advanced Negotiating Expertise/skills \xe2\x80\x93 for both internal and external contract administration

Conflict Resolution skills \xe2\x80\x93 this program is highly dynamic with a tight schedule; superior skills in conflict resolution is required as the aggressive program creates natural conflicts when delays occur.

Stakeholder Management skills \xe2\x80\x93 this is a must as scope gaps occur which require a unique approach to satisfy the deliverables while maintaining cost and schedule.

Planning and resource management skills \xe2\x80\x93 candidate must possess a high proficiency in managing resources to deliver effectively on the agreement and to the client.

Mastery of Program / Project tools and Techniques \xe2\x80\x93 milestone planning, process mapping, planning and facilitating meetings, change management, statistical quality control, root cause analysis, scenario analysis, cost benefit analysis, brainstorming, scheduling tools, and lessons learned are all skills required to successfully deliver this program

High proficiency in Leadership and Teambuilding

Communication Expertise \xe2\x80\x93 English Language Mastery

What Desired Skills You\'ll Bring:

Pre and Post Contract Experience

Horizontal and Vertical Construction Experience

Marine Experience

Digital Twin / Smart City Experience

5 years of UAE Experience

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.

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