Senior Manager: Technical (Architecture, Civil & Structures)
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About the Role
Parsons is seeking a Senior Project Manager (Rail): Technical (Architecture, Civil, Structures & Rail) to manage and assure the end-to-end design and build process for architectural, civil, structural, and rail infrastructure works on a major multi-modal hub program.
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Responsibilities
- Act as the primary PMC focal point for technical matters across architecture, civil, structures, and rail infrastructure
- Represent the client in high level technical, design, and coordination meetings with consultants, contractors, authorities, and third parties
- Ensure employer's requirements, design briefs, and technical standards are clearly communicated and implemented by all delivery partners
- Lead and manage the full design lifecycle for architectural, civil, structural, and rail civil works
- Review and comment on design submissions, BIM models, calculations, reports, and specifications for compliance
- Chair and coordinate multi discipline design review workshops, value engineering, and constructability reviews
- Oversee requirements management and traceability for the architectural, civil/structural, and rail infrastructure scope
- Manage and maintain interface registers, ensuring early identification and resolution of cross discipline and cross contract issues
- Embed safety by design principles into all architectural, civil, structural, and rail infrastructure solutions
- Monitor design and construction related technical activities against the integrated master schedule and key milestones
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Rail Engineering, or Architecture (with strong technical focus), or closely related discipline
- Approximately 15 years' experience in architecture and/or civil/structural engineering for major infrastructure or transport projects, including significant rail related works
- Significant experience in a PMC, client organization, or international consultancy managing design and build contracts
- Proven track record managing multi discipline design for complex stations, depots, viaducts/bridges, tunnels, and associated rail infrastructure
- Demonstrable experience in technical assurance, safety by design, and securing approvals with relevant building and rail authorities
- Experience coordinating closely with MEP, rail systems, and track disciplines in a large, multi contractor environment
- Strong technical understanding of architectural, civil, structural, and rail infrastructure design principles, codes, and best practices
- Solid knowledge of design governance, systems engineering concepts, interface management, and safety/RAMS fundamentals
- Excellent project management, planning, and organizational skills in complex, multi stakeholder environments
- Fluency in English (written and spoken) and Arabic (ideal)
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Job Description
- The Senior Project Manager (Rail): Technical (Architecture, Civil, Structures & Rail) is a senior, client‑facing role within a PMC organization, responsible for managing and assuring the end‑to‑end design and build process for architectural, civil, structural, and rail infrastructure works on a majo
- This is a non‑operational role focused on project and design management, technical governance, safety by design, and contractor oversight on behalf of the client.
- The role ensures that all consultants, contractors, and stakeholders deliver coordinated, safe, compliant, and constructible designs and built works that meet the employer’s requirements, authority regulations, and project objectives for scope, time, cost, quality, and safety.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary PMC focal point for technical matters across architecture, civil, structures, and rail infrastructure (track, earthworks, rail civil interfaces).
- Represent the client in high‑level technical, design, and coordination meetings with consultants, contractors, authorities, and third parties.
- Ensure employer’s requirements, design briefs, and technical standards (including rail‑specific criteria) are clearly communicated, understood, and implemented by all delivery partners.
- Provide independent advice and recommendations to the client on technical, risk, and program issues related to the built environment and rail scope.
- Lead and manage the full design lifecycle (concept, schematic, detailed design, IFC) for architectural, civil, structural, and rail civil works.
- Review and comment on design submissions, BIM models, calculations, reports, and specifications to ensure compliance.
- Chair and coordinate multi‑discipline design review workshops, value engineering, and constructability reviews.
- Oversee requirements management and traceability for the architectural, civil/structural, and rail infrastructure scope.
- Ensure adherence to technical assurance processes, including formal design verification and validation, peer reviews, and independent checks.
- Manage and maintain interface registers, ensuring early identification and resolution of cross‑discipline and cross‑contract issues.
- Embed safety by design principles into all architectural, civil, structural, and rail infrastructure solutions.
- Support the client in evaluating and approving design changes, technical deviations, and value engineering proposals.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Rail Engineering, or Architecture (with strong technical focus), or a closely related discipline.
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Rail/Transportation, Architecture, or Project Management is an advantage.
- Professional registration/chartership (CEng, PE, SE, RIBA, or equivalent) is highly desirable.
- Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2) is an advantage.
- Approximately 15 years’ experience in architecture and/or civil/structural engineering for major infrastructure or transport projects, including significant rail‑related works.
- Significant experience in a PMC, client organization, or international consultancy managing design and build contracts.
- Proven track record managing multi‑discipline design for complex stations, depots, viaducts/bridges, tunnels, and associated rail infrastructure.
- Demonstrable experience in technical assurance, safety by design, and securing approvals with relevant building and rail authorities.
- Experience coordinating closely with MEP, rail systems (signalling, telecoms, power), and track disciplines in a large, multi‑contractor environment.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong technical understanding of architectural, civil, structural, and rail infrastructure design principles, codes, and best practices.
- Solid knowledge of design governance, systems engineering concepts, interface management, and safety/RAMS fundamentals.
- Excellent project management, planning, and organizational skills in complex, multi‑stakeholder environments.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making abilities with a structured approach to risk and issue management.
- Highly effective communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
- High level of professionalism, integrity, and client‑service orientation.
- Proficiency with standard project and design tools; familiarity with BIM/Revit, civil/structural and track design software, and common data environments (CDE) is an advantage.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken) and Arabic (ideal)
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