Technical Director - Infrastructure Assets
Posted date [2026-08-05]
(ID: 49037)
Job Description and Requirements
Technical Director - Infrastructure AssetsJob Snapshot
Role: Technical Director - Infrastructure Assets
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Management Consulting
Function: Director
Experience: Minimum 25 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Parsons is hiring a Technical Director - Infrastructure Assets in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to lead regional growth and delivery within Management Consulting. The position will shape strategic asset management services by combining engineering knowledge, lifecycle planning, digital transformation, data, and smart infrastructure expertise across the Gulf region.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Management Consulting
Function: Director
Salary: AED 50000-80000 per month
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Dubai; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
Asset management forms a central part of Parsons\' Urban Intelligence offering. The Technical Director will lead the regional team across the Middle East and Africa while
expanding services for critical infrastructure, public services, mobility networks, utilities, aviation, energy, smart cities, and the built environment. The role combines executive client engagement, commercial development, technical governance, and responsibility for high-quality project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the regional asset management team and establish clear priorities for growth, delivery, and service excellence.
* Strengthen Parsons\' market position across the Middle East and Africa.
* Build trusted executive-level relationships with clients, partners, government entities, and industry stakeholders.
* Identify emerging client needs and convert them into structured consulting opportunities.
* Direct major pursuits, proposals, framework agreements, and strategic business-development initiatives.
* Shape asset management solutions that address operational, financial, organizational, and lifecycle challenges.
* Provide technical and commercial oversight across the regional project portfolio.
* Maintain high standards of delivery performance, profitability, and client satisfaction.
* Advise on asset management strategies, governance models, organizational transformation, and investment planning.
* Guide clients on ISO 55000 principles and recognized asset management practices.
* Provide leadership on Public-Private Partnership and concession-based infrastructure programs.
* Develop performance frameworks, handback strategies, lifecycle requirements, and long-term value optimization plans.
* Collaborate with regional and global leaders to develop new services and advance strategic objectives.
* Recruit, mentor, coach, and retain senior professionals and subject matter experts.
* Promote data-led asset management and the practical adoption of digital technologies.
* Apply advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, connected sensors, and predictive maintenance concepts to asset-intensive environments.
* Represent the organization at conferences, client forums, executive workshops, and industry events.
* Contribute to thought leadership, professional publications, and market engagement.
* Travel across the Middle East and Africa when required for projects and business development.
Ideal Profile
Candidates should hold a bachelor\'s degree in engineering, asset management, infrastructure, technology, or a related discipline. The position requires at least twenty-five years of experience spanning asset management, infrastructure consulting, digital transformation, or technology-enabled advisory services.
Applicants must demonstrate success in building businesses, leading senior multidisciplinary teams, expanding client portfolios, and securing major programs across different sectors and geographies. Deep knowledge of asset management strategy, ISO 55000, governance, investment planning, and organizational change is essential.
Relevant experience should cover asset-intensive sectors such as transportation, mobility, utilities, water, energy, aviation, public services, or smart cities. The successful candidate will be commercially astute, persuasive with executive stakeholders, and confident representing the organization publicly.
Professional credentials such as CAMA, IAM Certificate, IAM Diploma, CEng, PMP, or an MBA will be advantageous. An established regional network across infrastructure and public-sector markets is also desirable.
Skills Set
* Enterprise asset management strategy
* ISO 55000 principles
* Asset lifecycle planning
* Asset management governance
* Infrastructure investment planning
* Public-Private Partnership advisory
* Concession and handback strategy
* Portfolio performance frameworks
* Business development
* Strategic pursuits and proposals
* Framework agreement development
* Executive client engagement
* Commercial portfolio leadership
* Organizational transformation
* Digital asset management
* Advanced asset analytics
* Predictive maintenance
* Condition-based maintenance
* Artificial intelligence applications
* Internet of Things technology
* Multidisciplinary team leadership
* Thought leadership and public speaking
Why Join Us
This executive opportunity offers the scope to shape a regional asset management practice rather than simply oversee individual assignments. It combines business leadership with measurable infrastructure impact and provides access to multidisciplinary expertise in digital systems, mobility, data, engineering, and urban intelligence across growing Middle East and Africa markets.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering and technology company delivering infrastructure, transportation, environmental, security, and urban intelligence solutions. Its specialists help public and private organizations improve asset performance through strategic advisory, digital capability, technical expertise, and lifecycle-focused decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the regional asset management team and establish clear priorities for growth, delivery, and service excellence.
* Strengthen Parsons\' market position across the Middle East and Africa.
* Build trusted executive-level relationships with clients, partners, government entities, and industry stakeholders.
* Identify emerging client needs and convert them into structured consulting opportunities.
* Direct major pursuits, proposals, framework agreements, and strategic business-development initiatives.
* Shape asset management solutions that address operational, financial, organizational, and lifecycle challenges.
* Provide technical and commercial oversight across the regional project portfolio.
* Maintain high standards of delivery performance, profitability, and client satisfaction.
* Advise on asset management strategies, governance models, organizational transformation, and investment planning.
* Guide clients on ISO 55000 principles and recognized asset management practices.
* Provide leadership on Public-Private Partnership and concession-based infrastructure programs.
* Develop performance frameworks, handback strategies, lifecycle requirements, and long-term value optimization plans.
* Collaborate with regional and global leaders to develop new services and advance strategic objectives.
* Recruit, mentor, coach, and retain senior professionals and subject matter experts.
* Promote data-led asset management and the practical adoption of digital technologies.
* Apply advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, connected sensors, and predictive maintenance concepts to asset-intensive environments.
* Represent the organization at conferences, client forums, executive workshops, and industry events.
* Contribute to thought leadership, professional publications, and market engagement.
* Travel across the Middle East and Africa when required for projects and business development.
Ideal Profile
Candidates should hold a bachelor\'s degree in engineering, asset management, infrastructure, technology, or a related discipline. The position requires at least twenty-five years of experience spanning asset management, infrastructure consulting, digital transformation, or technology-enabled advisory services.
Applicants must demonstrate success in building businesses, leading senior multidisciplinary teams, expanding client portfolios, and securing major programs across different sectors and geographies. Deep knowledge of asset management strategy, ISO 55000, governance, investment planning, and organizational change is essential.
Relevant experience should cover asset-intensive sectors such as transportation, mobility, utilities, water, energy, aviation, public services, or smart cities. The successful candidate will be commercially astute, persuasive with executive stakeholders, and confident representing the organization publicly.
Professional credentials such as CAMA, IAM Certificate, IAM Diploma, CEng, PMP, or an MBA will be advantageous. An established regional network across infrastructure and public-sector markets is also desirable.
Skills Set
* Enterprise asset management strategy
* ISO 55000 principles
* Asset lifecycle planning
* Asset management governance
* Infrastructure investment planning
* Public-Private Partnership advisory
* Concession and handback strategy
* Portfolio performance frameworks
* Business development
* Strategic pursuits and proposals
* Framework agreement development
* Executive client engagement
* Commercial portfolio leadership
* Organizational transformation
* Digital asset management
* Advanced asset analytics
* Predictive maintenance
* Condition-based maintenance
* Artificial intelligence applications
* Internet of Things technology
* Multidisciplinary team leadership
* Thought leadership and public speaking
Why Join Us
This executive opportunity offers the scope to shape a regional asset management practice rather than simply oversee individual assignments. It combines business leadership with measurable infrastructure impact and provides access to multidisciplinary expertise in digital systems, mobility, data, engineering, and urban intelligence across growing Middle East and Africa markets.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering and technology company delivering infrastructure, transportation, environmental, security, and urban intelligence solutions. Its specialists help public and private organizations improve asset performance through strategic advisory, digital capability, technical expertise, and lifecycle-focused decision-making.
