About the job
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Program Director to join our team! In this role you will get to provides direction and management for every phase of large projects and programs to assure on-schedule completion within or below budget and in accordance with contractual obligations. The Program Director must be capable of managing a program valued up to $10 Billion in total installed cost. Prior experience must include significant experience as the Program Director on major programs.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Program Director has the overall responsibility and accountability for managing any combination of phases, including tender support, initial assessment tasks, design and engineering and construction management.
- Responsible for technical program and individual project management, quality and execution for delivery of the overall program requirements during any and all phases of services.
- Responsible for co-coordinating program related matters and their solutions between the various program stakeholders. Ensures all changes and solutions are implemented and coordinated within the scope and schedule for program services.
- Responsible for providing leadership and direction to the program team to provide quality and timely technical resolutions and management of services that enable achievement of program goals and objectives.
- The scope and scale of the program demands a team of committed and dedicated professionals who share the objectives and vision of the client. The Program Director will provide senior management direction for execution of all agreed program services supporting client objectives and vision to an appropriate and consistent level of quality, ensuring key performance indicators (KPIs) are achieved, understood and managed at all levels of the broader program.
- Responsible for preparing, implementing and maintaining the Program Execution Plan/Program Management Plan and contributing to the preparation of supporting management plans, including Risk Management, Quality Management, Change Management, Commissioning Management, Stakeholder Management, etc.
- Responsible for establishing basic program parameters fulfilling requirements of the client.
- Responsible Reviewing technical deliverables of PMCMs, design consultants, and/or contractors with the objective of recommending no-objection/approval or identifying non-compliance.
- Developing resolution for technical program issues and formally recommending to the client for instruction and implementation, including assessment of advantages and disadvantaged with potential liability issues.
- Managing resources of program management team to ensure maximum engagement and efficiency.
- Manage all program matters between key program stakeholders – client, other consultants, contractors, and external parties.
- Exhibit the highest leadership, communication and negotiation skills to manage the program personnel and delivery.
- Work closely with the client and program management team, and other consultants, to maintain high standards, quality, consistency and coordination.
- Drives the safety culture developing a strong safety ethic within the program management team and incorporated into program services.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical/business field with 20 years’ overall experience and minimum of 5 years in the GCC, with experience in large-scale Infrastructure, Resort and theme parks projects including last 10 years as a Project / Program Director.
- Proven ability to perform in project management capacity, methodology and processes
- Excellent written and oral communication. Responsibility for managing and positively developing relationships between stakeholders.
- Strong Technical Construction skills with thorough knowledge of industry and project management practices and regulations.
- Knowledge of current technology and its effective use on the project.
- Strong communication skills and proven team leadership capabilities, team building and a motivator; Promote and foster a strong team culture; open and transparent communication within the PM project teams
- Create and deliver project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
- Responsible for supervision of all consultants, Contractors and all planning/administrative staff assigned to the Project to ensure it is on schedule and within budget.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring
- Incumbent must meet Parsons’ project management certification requirements.
- Proven ability to perform in a management capacity, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are also required.
- In addition, must be knowledgeable of current technology and how it can be effectively utilized on the project.