Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure
Posted date [2026-07-05]
(ID: 47469)
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Job Description and Requirements
Senior Project Manager - InfrastructureJob Snapshot
Role: Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project Management
Experience: Minimum 18 years of infrastructure design and construction delivery experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced project leader who can direct complex infrastructure design and construction programs from planning through handover. This role requires strong leadership across multidisciplinary teams, client coordination, stakeholder management, project controls, commercial performance, contract administration, and safe delivery of major civil infrastructure works.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project Management
Salary: 40000-55000
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
Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure will lead the design delivery and construction execution of major infrastructure projects, ensuring technical quality, commercial discipline, stakeholder alignment, and operational readiness. The position carries responsibility for project strategy, delivery performance, contract compliance, resource planning, risk management, and team leadership, helping Parsons Corporation deliver high-value infrastructure outcomes that support long-term development across Abu Dhabi Emirate.
Key Responsibilities
* Plan, direct, and control the technical, commercial, fiscal, administrative, and operational functions of assigned infrastructure projects.
* Lead the delivery of major infrastructure works, ensuring projects progress safely, on schedule, within budget, and in line with contractual and quality requirements.
* Oversee infrastructure design delivery covering roads, bridges, utilities, drainage, public realm, civil works, and associated project interfaces.
* Establish and monitor project execution plans, health and safety plans, quality plans, environmental controls, and risk management strategies.
* Manage multidisciplinary project teams, define responsibilities, mobilize resources, and maintain clear accountability across all delivery stages.
* Serve as the primary client interface, maintaining strong communication, resolving concerns, and supporting confident decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
* Lead project controls including budgeting, scheduling, progress monitoring, change management, risk tracking, and recovery planning.
* Oversee contractor performance, construction supervision, contract administration, consultant coordination, and authority interface requirements.
* Coordinate with government agencies, municipalities, utility providers, consultants, and project stakeholders to resolve technical, commercial, and delivery challenges.
* Review scope changes, assess commercial impact, support negotiations, and protect project performance through disciplined change control.
* Ensure project activities comply with applicable codes, standards, regulations, contract requirements, and company quality management systems.
* Promote the effective use of digital construction technologies, construction management systems, reporting tools, and data-led project controls.
* Provide leadership, mentoring, performance guidance, and technical direction to project personnel and delivery teams.
* Support business development by identifying additional service opportunities and strengthening long-term client relationships.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor\'s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical or business discipline.
* Minimum 18 years of experience in infrastructure design, construction delivery, and major civil project management.
* Proven UAE or GCC project experience, with strong understanding of regional infrastructure delivery requirements.
* Extensive background managing multidisciplinary infrastructure projects from design coordination and construction execution through completion and handover.
* Strong knowledge of roads, bridges, utilities, drainage, public realm, enabling works, civil infrastructure, and related construction interfaces.
* Thorough understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, contract administration, project controls, and quality management.
* Demonstrated ability to lead large project teams in a senior project management capacity.
* Strong experience with contractor oversight, construction supervision, stakeholder engagement, commercial management, and authority coordination.
* Practical knowledge of FIDIC contracts, claims awareness, change control, risk management, project reporting, and delivery governance.
* Familiarity with digital construction technologies and their application in complex infrastructure project environments.
* Professional certification such as PMP or PgMP is preferred.
* Strong communication, negotiation, leadership, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Skills Set
* Infrastructure project management
* Civil engineering delivery
* Design management
* Construction management
* Roads infrastructure
* Bridges infrastructure
* Utilities coordination
* Drainage infrastructure
* Public realm works
* Project controls
* Budget management
* Schedule management
* Risk management
* Change management
* Contract administration
* FIDIC contracts
* Stakeholder management
* Client interface
* Government authority coordination
* Contractor supervision
* Multidisciplinary team leadership
* Quality management systems
* Health and safety planning
* Environmental management
* Commercial performance
* Digital construction technologies
* Construction management systems
* Project handover
Why Join Us
This role offers a senior leadership opportunity on major infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi Emirate, where strong project management directly influences construction quality, public asset performance, and long-term urban development. The position provides exposure to complex civil engineering programs, high-level stakeholder engagement, advanced project controls, and a professional environment that supports growth, technical excellence, and meaningful infrastructure delivery.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction management, and infrastructure solutions company delivering complex projects across transportation, utilities, buildings, environmental services, and smart infrastructure. In the United Arab Emirates, Parsons supports major development programs through project leadership, technical expertise, disciplined construction supervision, and quality-focused delivery for future-ready infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
* Plan, direct, and control the technical, commercial, fiscal, administrative, and operational functions of assigned infrastructure projects.
* Lead the delivery of major infrastructure works, ensuring projects progress safely, on schedule, within budget, and in line with contractual and quality requirements.
* Oversee infrastructure design delivery covering roads, bridges, utilities, drainage, public realm, civil works, and associated project interfaces.
* Establish and monitor project execution plans, health and safety plans, quality plans, environmental controls, and risk management strategies.
* Manage multidisciplinary project teams, define responsibilities, mobilize resources, and maintain clear accountability across all delivery stages.
* Serve as the primary client interface, maintaining strong communication, resolving concerns, and supporting confident decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
* Lead project controls including budgeting, scheduling, progress monitoring, change management, risk tracking, and recovery planning.
* Oversee contractor performance, construction supervision, contract administration, consultant coordination, and authority interface requirements.
* Coordinate with government agencies, municipalities, utility providers, consultants, and project stakeholders to resolve technical, commercial, and delivery challenges.
* Review scope changes, assess commercial impact, support negotiations, and protect project performance through disciplined change control.
* Ensure project activities comply with applicable codes, standards, regulations, contract requirements, and company quality management systems.
* Promote the effective use of digital construction technologies, construction management systems, reporting tools, and data-led project controls.
* Provide leadership, mentoring, performance guidance, and technical direction to project personnel and delivery teams.
* Support business development by identifying additional service opportunities and strengthening long-term client relationships.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor\'s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical or business discipline.
* Minimum 18 years of experience in infrastructure design, construction delivery, and major civil project management.
* Proven UAE or GCC project experience, with strong understanding of regional infrastructure delivery requirements.
* Extensive background managing multidisciplinary infrastructure projects from design coordination and construction execution through completion and handover.
* Strong knowledge of roads, bridges, utilities, drainage, public realm, enabling works, civil infrastructure, and related construction interfaces.
* Thorough understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, contract administration, project controls, and quality management.
* Demonstrated ability to lead large project teams in a senior project management capacity.
* Strong experience with contractor oversight, construction supervision, stakeholder engagement, commercial management, and authority coordination.
* Practical knowledge of FIDIC contracts, claims awareness, change control, risk management, project reporting, and delivery governance.
* Familiarity with digital construction technologies and their application in complex infrastructure project environments.
* Professional certification such as PMP or PgMP is preferred.
* Strong communication, negotiation, leadership, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Skills Set
* Infrastructure project management
* Civil engineering delivery
* Design management
* Construction management
* Roads infrastructure
* Bridges infrastructure
* Utilities coordination
* Drainage infrastructure
* Public realm works
* Project controls
* Budget management
* Schedule management
* Risk management
* Change management
* Contract administration
* FIDIC contracts
* Stakeholder management
* Client interface
* Government authority coordination
* Contractor supervision
* Multidisciplinary team leadership
* Quality management systems
* Health and safety planning
* Environmental management
* Commercial performance
* Digital construction technologies
* Construction management systems
* Project handover
Why Join Us
This role offers a senior leadership opportunity on major infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi Emirate, where strong project management directly influences construction quality, public asset performance, and long-term urban development. The position provides exposure to complex civil engineering programs, high-level stakeholder engagement, advanced project controls, and a professional environment that supports growth, technical excellence, and meaningful infrastructure delivery.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction management, and infrastructure solutions company delivering complex projects across transportation, utilities, buildings, environmental services, and smart infrastructure. In the United Arab Emirates, Parsons supports major development programs through project leadership, technical expertise, disciplined construction supervision, and quality-focused delivery for future-ready infrastructure.
