Project Manager (Design) - Roads

Job description / Role

Opportunity

Through Parsons’ engineering and construction management services, we deliver innovative, safe and sustainable infrastructure in UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait. Our focus is on delivering air, rail, road and highway transportation; water conveyance and/or wastewater treatment; and land development and public infrastructure to our clients and your communities. Parsons creates interconnected communities and world class infrastructure.

Parsons is the Project Consultant for a major roads project in Qatar. Parsons’ scope of work includes data collection, planning, investigation, coordination, design, tender preparation, construction procurement, construction supervision, and post-contract quantity surveying services.

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager who will have overall responsibility for delivering a project from development of the project brief, through concept design, preliminary design, detail design, preparation of project documents, tendering and tender evaluation. The PM will coordinate with the Design Team Leaders for Roads, Structures, Utilities and Drainage to ensure the on time delivery of the project(s), within budget, meeting the required quality standards and ensuring that approvals have been obtained from client before moving to the next stage.

Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall delivery of the projects assigned to him under the programme against agreed scope and baseline schedule.
• Responsible for schedule, budget, quality, risk, value engineering, constructability, QA and independent design checks and safety covering all aspects of design and tendering
• Works with other managers, design team leaders, project engineers, and discipline leads to develop budgets, schedules, and plans for the various elements of the project. Ensures that the project meets or exceeds goals established in these plans.
• Works with the key project individuals to devise and execute actions plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work.
• Promotes technical and commercial excellence on the project through application of Quality Assurance processes.
• Monitors and reports to the Project Director on the progress of all project activities within the program, including significant milestones, KPIs and any conditions, which would affect project cost or schedule.
• Establishes weekly meetings to review project status and formulate action items.

Requirements

• BSc degree in Civil Engineering.
•15 years postgraduate experience.
• CEng, PE is preferred.
• Requisite number of years of relevant work experience in MENA is required.
• 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.

About the Company

Parsons is a leader in many diverse markets such as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security.

Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide.