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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:\nParsons is looking for an experienced Project Director - PMO to provide strategic leadership, governance, and oversight for the delivery of major residential, mixed-use, hospitality, and infrastructure developments.\nIn this role, you will lead the PMO function across a complex portfolio of projects, establishing the governance, controls, reporting, and delivery frameworks required to achieve the Client’s strategic objectives.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nLead the PMO function, providing strategic direction, governance, and delivery oversight.\nEstablish PMO frameworks, procedures, stage gates, KPIs, and reporting standards.\nOversee projects from master planning and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.\nDrive integrated schedule, cost, risk, change, commercial, and performance management.\nMonitor portfolio performance, identifying key risks, dependencies, and corrective actions.\nEnsure effective integration across buildings, infrastructure, utilities, landscape, and public realm packages.\nOversee consultants, contractors, and delivery teams to ensure alignment with Client objectives.\nLead executive reviews and provide clear reporting on progress, cost, schedule, risk, and key decisions.\nDrive PMO standardization, continuous improvement, digital delivery, and best practices.\nLead and develop high-performing multidisciplinary PMO teams.\nWhat Required Skills You'll Bring\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline.\n20+ years of experience, including significant senior leadership experience on major development programs.\nProven experience as a Project Director, PMO Director, Program Director, or equivalent.\nStrong experience in residential, mixed-use, hospitality, and associated infrastructure developments.\nProven expertise in PMO governance, project controls, cost, schedule, risk, change, commercial, and performance management.\nExperience overseeing multiple projects, consultants, contractors, and work packages within complex programs.\nStrong leadership, client management, stakeholder engagement, communication, and decision-making skills.\nWhat Desired Skills You'll Bring\nExperience delivering large-scale real estate development programs in United Arab Emirates or the Middle East.\nExperience within a client-side, developer, PMO, or program management environment.\nStrong knowledge of BIM, digital project management, integrated controls, and executive dashboards.\nProfessional certification such as PMP, PgMP, PE, CEng, RICS, or equivalent is preferred.\nParsons 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! 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