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Program Director
Parsons
Riyadh Region, KSA
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Onsite
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Program Director
- Ready to take your managerial and program leadership career to the next level? Parsons is seeking a Program Director to lead a complex major program with significant impact on the local community.
- In this role, the Program Director is accountable for the strategic leadership, governance, and delivery of one or more large‐scale, complex programs and portfolios, typically valued up to $5Bn. The role provides enterprise‐level oversight across scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and stakeholder outcomes, while ensuring alignment with Parsons’ strategic objectives and contractual commitments.
- This position serves as Parsons’ senior representative to the client, leading multidisciplinary teams and driving consistent, high‐quality delivery across multiple projects and workstreams.
What You'Ll Be Doing
- Strategic Leadership & Governance: Establish and mature the Programs methodologies, processes, and tools, ensuring compliance with organizational standards.
- Portfolio Management: Oversee the end-to-end execution of enterprise-wide initiatives, directing projects, managing dependencies, and managing senior-level stakeholder expectations.
- Performance Optimization: Develop KPIs and dashboards to track program health, financial forecasting, and benefits realization.
- Risk & Issue Management: Identify, mitigate, and escalate program-level risks, driving decisions on scope, schedule, and cost trade-offs.
- Resource & Team Management: Hire, coach, and lead project management teams, fostering a culture of high performance and professional development.
- Client & Stakeholder Management; Act as Parsons’ senior representative with the client and key subcontractors throughout program execution. Lead negotiations related to scope changes, contractual matters, and commercial adjustments. Proactively manage senior stakeholder expectations, maintaining trust, transparency, and alignment.
- People, Resource & Capability Leadership Build, lead, and mentor large teams of Project Managers, Engineers, and technical professionals, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability, and professional development. Mobilize company resources across offices, regions, and support functions to assemble high‐performing delivery teams. Optimize resource allocation across multiple workstreams to ensure consistent quality and delivery excellence.
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