In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. Job Description: Parsons are seeking a highly capable Project Director to join our team! The Project Director is responsible for the overall leadership, planning, execution, and successful delivery. This role oversees the full project lifecycle ensuring alignment with the client’s strategic vision and objectives. The Project Director will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage high-level stakeholders (government, private sector, academic, cultural and community institutions), and ensure that project objectives for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, sustainability, and cultural and social integrity are achieved. What You'll Be Doing: Build, lead, and mentor a multidisciplinary project team (internal and external). Define roles, responsibilities, performance objectives, and development plans. Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement. Manage senior-level relationships with consultants, contractors, and partners. Lead the overall strategic direction of the project in line with the client objectives. Establish and maintain project governance structures, committees, and decision-making frameworks. Translate strategic objectives into clear implementation plans, milestones, and KPIs. Provide high-level guidance on master planning, urban design, and functional mix (education, R&D, technology, healthcare, culture, residential, commercial). Develop and maintain the integrated project management plan. Coordinate feasibility studies, market assessments, and financial analyses to validate the project’s business case. Establish and monitor project KPIs across time, cost, quality, safety, sustainability, and stakeholder satisfaction. Oversee the preparation and approval of master schedules, cash flow forecasts, and resource plans. Serve as primary point of contact for key stakeholders, including: Develop and implement stakeholder engagement and communication plans. Facilitate approvals, permits, and coordination with regulatory authorities. Manage expectations and resolve conflicts through effective negotiation and communication. Review and approve key design deliverables, value-engineering proposals, and technical solutions. Ensure contracts effectively manage risk, performance, and incentives. Provide executive oversight of construction activities from site preparation to completion. Ensure adherence to approved design, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and environmental standards. Lead development and monitoring of the project budget and financial model. Ensure cost control, value engineering, and optimization of lifecycle costs. Integrate sustainability, ESG, and resilience principles into all phases of the project. Establish and maintain a comprehensive risk register and mitigation plan. Ensure compliance with Local laws and regulations, Internal policies, audit, and governance requirements and International best practices and safety standards Implement robust quality assurance and quality control frameworks across all work packages. What Required Skills You'll Bring: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Urban Planning, Construction Management, or related field. Professional certifications such as PMP, RICS, PMI, or relevant. Minimum of years of progressive experience in large-scale development or infrastructure projects. Demonstrated experience as Project Director or equivalent on Projects of high complexity and value. Proven track record working with government and semi-government entities, and coordinating complex permitting and approvals. Background in leading multi-phase, multi-package programs from planning through handover. Strong command of Project and program management methodologies, Master planning, Construction and engineering contracts, Cost management and Risk, change, and claims management. Strategic and visionary thinking with ability to translate vision into an executable plan. Strong leadership and people management capabilities. Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills. High level of cultural sensitivity and respect for local context. Decisive, analytical, and solution-oriented approach. Ability to manage complexity, prioritize effectively, and perform under pressure. Fluency in English required; additional languages preferred depending on project location. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information. We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY! Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/. Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables us to deliver solutions at the speed of relevance. Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to be an employer of choice that engages employees in the community and creates rewarding career paths to cultivate a resilient workforce that is ready for the future. For more about Parsons, visit parsons.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

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