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Program Director
Parsons Corporation
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Full-time
Director
Onsite
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Role Overview
Lead a high-profile portfolio of infrastructure projects for a key government client in the UAE.
Serve as a commercially minded program leader responsible for client trust, portfolio performance, and multidisciplinary delivery.
Key Skills for This Role
Program and portfolio managementInfrastructure and construction deliveryCommercial managementContract managementRisk managementProject controls
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Role Overview
Lead a high-profile portfolio of infrastructure projects for a key government client in the UAE.
Serve as a commercially minded program leader responsible for client trust, portfolio performance, and multidisciplinary delivery.
Responsibilities
- 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 improve delivery performance and strengthen long-term client partnerships.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or a related discipline.
- At least 20 years of progressive leadership experience in infrastructure, construction, engineering, project management, or program management.
- Experience leading large, complex projects, programs, or portfolios for government or public-sector clients.
- Strong commercial, financial, contractual, risk management, and operational leadership capability.
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