Principal Digital Twin Consultant - AE - Dubai | Parsons Job

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Job Description:

Principal Digital Twin Consultant

Dubai, UAE

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Principal Digital Twin Consultant to join our dynamic team! We are looking for someone who has a deep technical knowledge of the space and a proven history of leading implementation and design with clients.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead Digital Twin strategy engagements for major infrastructure, urban development, and government clients.

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, defining digital visions, business outcomes, operating models, and implementation roadmaps.

• Facilitate stakeholder workshops to identify priorities, requirements, use cases, and value drivers.

• Develop digital strategies, governance frameworks, information requirements, and target-state architectures.

• Define use cases across the asset lifecycle, from planning and design through construction, operations, maintenance, and renewal.

• Advise on BIM, digital engineering, GIS, data, and technology platforms to support client objectives.

• Translate business objectives into practical and achievable implementation programmes.

• Lead the Smart City design consultancy activities as part of multidisciplinary planning, strategy, and design consultancy projects.

• Support business development, technical proposals, client presentations, and thought leadership initiatives.

• Mentor and support Digital Twin, BIM, GIS, and Digital Engineering professionals across the Urban Intelligence team.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Information Management, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in Digital Twin, smart cities solutions, information management, or related digital transformation roles within the infrastructure or built environment sector.
• Demonstrated experience developing Digital Twin strategies, business cases, operating models, governance frameworks, and implementation roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of asset lifecycle management and the information requirements associated with planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance, renewal, and decommissioning.
• Experience developing Digital Twin use cases and architectures that support the full asset lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of Common Data Environments (CDEs), information standards, digital governance, and interoperability requirements.

• Strong experience in Smart City strategy and design consultancy, including the development of smart city visions, requirements, digital infrastructure strategies, and technology frameworks for major developments and infrastructure programmes.

• Experience integrating BIM, enterprise systems, asset management platforms, operational systems, and other digital data sources within Digital Twin environments.
• Excellent client-facing, stakeholder management, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Experience engaging with senior executives, government stakeholders, and asset owners.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in multidisciplinary project environments.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Experience with Esri ArcGIS, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS GeoBIM, or related GIS technologies.
• Familiarity with ISO 19650, information management frameworks, and digital engineering standards.
• Experience with Digital Twin platforms such as Autodesk Tandem, Willow, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of asset management principles and operational technology environments.
• Understanding of IoT, AI-enabled analytics, predictive maintenance, and smart infrastructure technologies.
• Experience working with clients in the UAE and wider Middle East region.
• Professional certifications in BIM, Digital Engineering, Asset Management, GIS, Project Management, or related disciplines.

 

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