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Project Director

Abu Dhabi, UAE

You bring your "A" game to work every day

You come to work with positive energy and ready to pitch in and give it your all. In your managerial role, your focused, spirited attitude influences your team to do their best. Working together, you make for a more productive and engaged environment. We thrive because of leaders like you. If you would like to be a driving force in our work environment, let\'s talk!

Overview:

Parsons\xe2\x80\x99 extensive experience in this field, combined with your significant management and technical experience, will propel your career forward with opportunity for advancement with top performance. We need our Project Director to be versatile as well as have exceptional communication, analytical and management skills. In this role you provide management and direction for one Engineering department or a major section within one of the larger disciplines. You will recruit, interview, and evaluate prospective employees as well as hire, offer personnel development, conduct performance evaluations, counsel employees, takes corrective actions (as required), and approves terminations. One of your roles will include ensuring that new employees receive orientation on company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

Acts as the Company representative with the client and selected subcontractors during the program execution.

Negotiates changes to the scope of work with the client and key subcontractors.

Collaborates with Business Development to market and secure additional work with client.

Responsible for following up on instructions and commitments associated with the project.

Participates in negotiations with regulatory agencies and in public meetings in support of clients.

Oversees establishment of Project Execution Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, and other documents as required.

Establishes the program requirements for all areas of the project, and monitors the draft and final deliverables for adherence to these criteria.

Responsible for the development and distribution of a one to two-page description of the project to all members of the project team for reference

Plans, directs, supervises, and controls the execution of all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned project

Assigns responsibility for executing project plans to key subordinates after careful assessment of how to utilize their qualifications and strengths

Provides input to performance reviews and development plans for subordinates. Field responsibilities may include labor relations, local procurement and payroll operations, etc., if required

Mobilizes company resources, through liaison with support departments, other offices, or subsidiaries, to create project teams capable of completing effective, quality work

Discusses the qualifications required of the key project positions in specific detail with the profit center and department managers

Collaborates with the office facilities staff to address project space requirements

Works with other managers, project engineers, and discipline leads to develop budgets, schedules, and plans for the various elements of a project

Ensures that the project meets or exceeds goals established in these plans

Works with the key project individual to devise and execute actions plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work

Advises the client and company management of any such changes. The Project Director is specifically responsible for maintaining current and timely change orders.

Promotes technical and commercial excellence on the project through application of Quality Assurance processes

Monitors and reports to management on the progress of all project activity within the program, including significant milestones, and any conditions, which would affect project cost or schedule

Establishes weekly meeting to review project status and formulate action items

Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Qualifications:

Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering (or related field)

20+ years of related work experience, including supervisory/managerial experience. Must have worked in large infrastructure, road, bridge projects.

Significant managerial experience of a large group of Engineers, Designers, and technical support personnel

Professional Engineer registration with active membership in a professional engineering society may be required

Proven ability for managing a large group of engineering/technical personnel

Directing work involving complex technical situations

Excellent written and oral communications skills

Thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are required

Must also possess a thorough knowledge of current technology and the capabilities and efficiencies of specific engineering software for use in completing engineering assignments.

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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