Program Director - AE - Abu Dhabi | Parsons Job

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Job Description:

Parsons is seeking an accomplished Program Director to lead a high-profile portfolio of projects for a key government client in the UAE. This is a senior leadership role for a commercially minded program leader who can strengthen client trust, drive portfolio performance, and lead multidisciplinary teams across complex infrastructure programs.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead the strategic planning, governance, and performance management of a major project portfolio for a government client.

• Serve as Parsons’ senior client-facing leader, building trusted relationships with executive stakeholders, partners, and delivery teams.

• Oversee portfolio performance across safety, quality, scope, schedule, cost, risk, commercial outcomes, and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Provide clear leadership, reporting, escalation, and decision support to Parsons leadership and client representatives.

• Direct multidisciplinary project teams and ensure the right resources, capability, and delivery focus are in place.

• Drive strong commercial discipline, including forecasting, margin performance, contract management, change control, and risk mitigation.

• Identify opportunities to expand Parsons’ role, improve delivery performance, and strengthen long-term client partnership.

• Model Parsons’ values through visible leadership, accountability, collaboration, and commitment to safety and quality.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or a related discipline.

• 20+ years of progressive leadership experience in infrastructure, construction, engineering, project management, or program management.

• Proven experience leading large, complex projects, programs, or portfolios for government or public-sector clients.

• Strong commercial, financial, contractual, risk management, and operational leadership capability.

• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across complex stakeholder environments.

• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to influence senior clients, partners, and internal leadership.

• Strong understanding of project controls, governance, safety, quality, design management, and construction delivery.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Advanced degree, professional certification, or recognized program/project management qualification.

• Experience in the Middle East and/or with UAE government entities.

• Strong market insight and the ability to support client growth, portfolio expansion, and strategic positioning.

• Experience improving program governance, recovering project performance, or leading complex stakeholder alignment.

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