Assistant Project Manager - Infrastructure
Posted date [2026-07-05]
(ID: 47472)
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Job Description and Requirements
Assistant Project Manager - InfrastructureJob Snapshot
Role: Assistant Project Manager - Infrastructure
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project Management
Experience: 5-10 years of related field engineering or project delivery experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Assistant Project Manager - Infrastructure in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an engineering professional who can support the planning, coordination, control, and delivery of complex infrastructure projects. This role is ideal for a proactive project management candidate with strong communication skills, technical coordination experience, reporting discipline, stakeholder awareness, and the ability to help multidisciplinary teams deliver project outcomes safely, efficiently, and in line with client expectations.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project Management
Salary: 18000-28000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm
the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Assistant Project Manager - Infrastructure will support the successful execution of engineering and infrastructure project elements by coordinating scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, communications, procurement activities, and technical resources. The role helps strengthen project control, improve stakeholder visibility, maintain documentation accuracy, and support disciplined delivery across engineering, commercial, administrative, and technical workstreams.
Key Responsibilities
* Assist the Project Manager in planning, directing, supervising, and controlling technical, fiscal, commercial, and administrative project functions.
* Develop and monitor the scope of engineering work, schedules, budgets, and assigned project elements to support timely and cost-effective delivery.
* Support day-to-day project management activities, ensuring alignment with project goals, client requirements, quality standards, and delivery milestones.
* Manage project-related communications to maintain transparent, accurate, and timely information flow between clients, internal teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
* Identify, document, and track changes in project scope, then support coordination of related technical, contractual, and commercial information.
* Assist in defining procurement scope, schedules, budgets, and project buyout requirements while monitoring procurement progress against project needs.
* Interface with procurement and subcontract personnel to support bid processes, package coordination, and supplier communication.
* Coordinate project deliverables, ensuring timely submission and compliance with contractual, technical, and quality requirements.
* Work with Project Engineers to coordinate interdisciplinary technical personnel and ensure effective resource utilization across project activities.
* Coordinate personnel assignments from technical support groups to help meet project workload, skill, and schedule requirements.
* Assist in determining technical skills, staffing needs, and staff hours required for successful project completion.
* Ensure client criteria, project scope, and design requirements are properly communicated and followed by engineering disciplines.
* Expedite action items after client meetings, internal coordination sessions, and discussions with the Project Manager.
* Prepare technical reports, progress updates, project documentation, risk assessments, budget tracking summaries, and activity records for management and client review.
* Obtain, analyze, and circulate technical and contractual information to relevant project disciplines.
* Implement and monitor project quality management processes to ensure deliverables meet required standards, specifications, and client expectations.
* Support stakeholder engagement by helping manage expectations, communication flow, decision tracking, and project lifecycle coordination.
* Provide direction and support to project team members, promoting accountability, collaboration, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
* Apply suitable engineering software, digital tools, reporting systems, and project coordination platforms to improve delivery efficiency.
* Support sustainability and environmental impact requirements within infrastructure planning, reporting, and execution activities.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering is required.
* 5-10 years of related field engineering experience or a broad general engineering background.
* Good understanding of project execution responsibilities and how project management decisions affect cost, schedule, quality, safety, and stakeholder confidence.
* Demonstrated ability to support infrastructure projects involving engineering coordination, design interfaces, deliverable tracking, procurement support, and project reporting.
* Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
* Ability to select and apply appropriate engineering and project-related software for assigned project activities.
* Demonstrated potential to perform in a lead capacity, with the ability to guide, coordinate, and support multidisciplinary teams.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical and project information clearly to different stakeholders.
* Knowledge of sustainability, environmental impact considerations, and infrastructure delivery requirements.
* Strong organizational and time management skills with a proactive, solution-oriented, and detail-focused mindset.
* Familiarity with BIM and other digital tools used in infrastructure planning and execution is preferred.
* Familiarity with industry standards, regulations, and best practices related to infrastructure project delivery is preferred.
* Ability to work under deadlines while maintaining accurate documentation, reliable communication, and professional coordination.
Skills Set
* Infrastructure project management
* Project coordination
* Civil engineering projects
* Engineering scope management
* Schedule monitoring
* Budget tracking
* Project reporting
* Risk assessment
* Quality management
* Stakeholder communication
* Client coordination
* Technical documentation
* Procurement coordination
* Subcontract coordination
* Bid process support
* Change tracking
* Action item follow-up
* Deliverables management
* Multidisciplinary coordination
* Resource planning
* Engineering software
* Microsoft Excel
* Microsoft Word
* Microsoft PowerPoint
* BIM awareness
* Sustainability requirements
* Environmental impact awareness
* Infrastructure planning
* Project controls
* Contractual information coordination
Why Join Us
This opportunity gives the Assistant Project Manager - Infrastructure a strong platform to contribute to high-impact infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi Emirate while building deeper project management, stakeholder coordination, and technical delivery experience. The role offers exposure to complex engineering programs, digital project tools, sustainability-focused infrastructure work, and multidisciplinary teams within a global organization known for delivering future-ready urban and civil infrastructure.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction management, and infrastructure solutions company supporting major transportation, utilities, public realm, buildings, environmental, and smart city projects. In the United Arab Emirates, Parsons works with clients and stakeholders to deliver technically sound, safe, and resilient infrastructure through disciplined project management, engineering expertise, and collaborative delivery practices.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Assistant Project Manager - Infrastructure will support the successful execution of engineering and infrastructure project elements by coordinating scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, communications, procurement activities, and technical resources. The role helps strengthen project control, improve stakeholder visibility, maintain documentation accuracy, and support disciplined delivery across engineering, commercial, administrative, and technical workstreams.
Key Responsibilities
* Assist the Project Manager in planning, directing, supervising, and controlling technical, fiscal, commercial, and administrative project functions.
* Develop and monitor the scope of engineering work, schedules, budgets, and assigned project elements to support timely and cost-effective delivery.
* Support day-to-day project management activities, ensuring alignment with project goals, client requirements, quality standards, and delivery milestones.
* Manage project-related communications to maintain transparent, accurate, and timely information flow between clients, internal teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
* Identify, document, and track changes in project scope, then support coordination of related technical, contractual, and commercial information.
* Assist in defining procurement scope, schedules, budgets, and project buyout requirements while monitoring procurement progress against project needs.
* Interface with procurement and subcontract personnel to support bid processes, package coordination, and supplier communication.
* Coordinate project deliverables, ensuring timely submission and compliance with contractual, technical, and quality requirements.
* Work with Project Engineers to coordinate interdisciplinary technical personnel and ensure effective resource utilization across project activities.
* Coordinate personnel assignments from technical support groups to help meet project workload, skill, and schedule requirements.
* Assist in determining technical skills, staffing needs, and staff hours required for successful project completion.
* Ensure client criteria, project scope, and design requirements are properly communicated and followed by engineering disciplines.
* Expedite action items after client meetings, internal coordination sessions, and discussions with the Project Manager.
* Prepare technical reports, progress updates, project documentation, risk assessments, budget tracking summaries, and activity records for management and client review.
* Obtain, analyze, and circulate technical and contractual information to relevant project disciplines.
* Implement and monitor project quality management processes to ensure deliverables meet required standards, specifications, and client expectations.
* Support stakeholder engagement by helping manage expectations, communication flow, decision tracking, and project lifecycle coordination.
* Provide direction and support to project team members, promoting accountability, collaboration, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
* Apply suitable engineering software, digital tools, reporting systems, and project coordination platforms to improve delivery efficiency.
* Support sustainability and environmental impact requirements within infrastructure planning, reporting, and execution activities.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering is required.
* 5-10 years of related field engineering experience or a broad general engineering background.
* Good understanding of project execution responsibilities and how project management decisions affect cost, schedule, quality, safety, and stakeholder confidence.
* Demonstrated ability to support infrastructure projects involving engineering coordination, design interfaces, deliverable tracking, procurement support, and project reporting.
* Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
* Ability to select and apply appropriate engineering and project-related software for assigned project activities.
* Demonstrated potential to perform in a lead capacity, with the ability to guide, coordinate, and support multidisciplinary teams.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical and project information clearly to different stakeholders.
* Knowledge of sustainability, environmental impact considerations, and infrastructure delivery requirements.
* Strong organizational and time management skills with a proactive, solution-oriented, and detail-focused mindset.
* Familiarity with BIM and other digital tools used in infrastructure planning and execution is preferred.
* Familiarity with industry standards, regulations, and best practices related to infrastructure project delivery is preferred.
* Ability to work under deadlines while maintaining accurate documentation, reliable communication, and professional coordination.
Skills Set
* Infrastructure project management
* Project coordination
* Civil engineering projects
* Engineering scope management
* Schedule monitoring
* Budget tracking
* Project reporting
* Risk assessment
* Quality management
* Stakeholder communication
* Client coordination
* Technical documentation
* Procurement coordination
* Subcontract coordination
* Bid process support
* Change tracking
* Action item follow-up
* Deliverables management
* Multidisciplinary coordination
* Resource planning
* Engineering software
* Microsoft Excel
* Microsoft Word
* Microsoft PowerPoint
* BIM awareness
* Sustainability requirements
* Environmental impact awareness
* Infrastructure planning
* Project controls
* Contractual information coordination
Why Join Us
This opportunity gives the Assistant Project Manager - Infrastructure a strong platform to contribute to high-impact infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi Emirate while building deeper project management, stakeholder coordination, and technical delivery experience. The role offers exposure to complex engineering programs, digital project tools, sustainability-focused infrastructure work, and multidisciplinary teams within a global organization known for delivering future-ready urban and civil infrastructure.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction management, and infrastructure solutions company supporting major transportation, utilities, public realm, buildings, environmental, and smart city projects. In the United Arab Emirates, Parsons works with clients and stakeholders to deliver technically sound, safe, and resilient infrastructure through disciplined project management, engineering expertise, and collaborative delivery practices.
