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Program Director
Parsons
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Director
Onsite
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Strategic program planningPortfolio governanceInfrastructure program managementCommercial managementContract managementFinancial forecasting and margin performance
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Role Overview
Parsons is seeking a Program Director to lead a high-profile portfolio of projects for a key government client in the UAE.
This is a senior leadership role focused on client trust, portfolio performance, commercial outcomes, and multidisciplinary infrastructure delivery.
Key Skills for This Role
Strategic program planningPortfolio governanceInfrastructure program managementCommercial managementContract managementFinancial forecasting and margin performance
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Role overview
Parsons is seeking a Program Director to lead a high-profile portfolio of projects for a key government client in the UAE.
This is a senior leadership role focused on client trust, portfolio performance, commercial outcomes, and multidisciplinary infrastructure delivery.
What you will do
- Lead strategic planning, governance, and performance management for a major project portfolio.
- Build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders, partners, delivery teams, and client representatives.
- Oversee safety, quality, scope, schedule, cost, risk, commercial outcomes, and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Direct multidisciplinary teams and ensure the right resources, capability, and delivery focus are in place.
- Drive forecasting, margin performance, contract management, change control, and risk mitigation.
- Identify opportunities to expand the company’s role and improve delivery performance.
- Provide reporting, escalation, decision support, and visible leadership aligned with safety and quality.
Required skills and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or a related discipline.
- 20+ years of progressive leadership experience in infrastructure, construction, engineering, project management, or program management.
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