Project/ Construction Director - Road Infrastructure

Location: AE - Abu Dhabi

Remote Type: Office

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Project Director to join our team!

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of all construction packages and their interfaces across the Initiative.
• Experience working on road upgrade projects including large structures such as bridges and underpasses.
• Monitor contractor performance, progress, productivity, milestones, and recovery actions against the approved programme.
• Ensure that construction works are delivered in accordance with approved designs, specifications, permits, NoCs, and authority requirements.
• Direct the management of project risks, issues, opportunities, changes, variations, claims, and commercial impacts.
• Oversee the implementation of health, safety, environmental, quality, inspection, audit, and non-conformance processes.
• Coordinate utilities, traffic management, stakeholder, authority, and maintained-asset interfaces to minimise disruption to road users and local businesses.
• Provide regular Initiative-level reporting covering progress, delays, performance trends, payments, variations, risks, incidents, inspections, and disputes.
• Lead testing, commissioning, asset readiness, handover, and post-handover closeout activities.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering or related field from a recognized university.
• 17+ years of experience on related projects.
• Experience with Abu Dhabi standards, DMT/ADM/ITC requirements, NoC processes, authority approvals, and utility coordination.
• Proven leadership experience in managing major road, infrastructure, utilities, or civil engineering construction programmes.
• Strong knowledge of programme controls, construction management, cost management, risk management, change control, and contract administration.
• Demonstrable experience coordinating contractors, supervision consultants, government authorities, utility providers, and multiple project stakeholders.
• Sound understanding of health and safety requirements, including OSHAD-related regulations and construction industry practices.
• Ability to lead collaborative, high-performing teams and make timely decisions on complex programme, technical, commercial, and delivery matters.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience delivering complex urban road, highway, interchange, bridge, utility, public realm, or traffic management projects.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management, cost forecasting, payment certification, variations, claims, provisional sums, and final accounts.
• Experience with testing and commissioning, BIM, asset information, operational readiness, and structured handover into maintenance.
• Experience applying collaborative enterprise-delivery principles, continuous improvement, value engineering, constructability reviews, and best-practice knowledge sharing.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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