Project Manager - Water Infrastructure

Parsons; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 334,800 - 502,200; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Project Manager for Water Infrastructure in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. This role involves leading complex infrastructure design projects, focusing on water and wastewater systems.

The ideal candidate will have 14 years of experience in project management, managing multidisciplinary teams, and an understanding of Abu Dhabi’s project environment. The role includes client management, commercial and contractual oversight, and team leadership within a civil engineering context.

Qualifications

• Minimum 14 years of relevant experience in infrastructure design and project management.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of water infrastructure and project management principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of water projects.
• Develop project scope, budgets, schedules, and resource plans.
• Manage client relationships and act as the primary point of contact.

Skills

Project management

Water infrastructure

Wastewater infrastructure

Infrastructure design

Design project delivery

Multidisciplinary coordination

Client management

Stakeholder management

Contract administration

Commercial management

Change control

Budget management

Schedule management

Risk management

Team leadership

Quality compliance

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management

Job description

Project Manager - Water Infrastructure

Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Civil Engineering

Function: Project Management

Experience: Minimum 14 years in infrastructure design and project management

Job Type: Full-time

Project Manager - Water Infrastructure in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for a senior project management professional who can lead design delivery for water, wastewater, and infrastructure projects while managing scope, budgets, schedules, multidisciplinary teams, client expectations, and contractual obligations. This role is ideal for an experienced infrastructure design leader with strong Abu Dhabi project exposure, client-facing capability, commercial awareness, and the ability to deliver complex engineering projects safely, efficiently, and to high quality standards.

Job Details

• Country: United Arab Emirates
• City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
• Industry: Civil Engineering
• Function: Project Management
• Salary: 30,000 - 45,000
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of water, wastewater, and related infrastructure design projects.
• Develop project scope, budgets, schedules, resource plans, delivery strategies, and implementation plans.
• Manage client relationships and act as the primary point of contact for project requirements, deliverables, approvals, and expectations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, subcontractors, vendors, procurement teams, and internal project resources.
• Monitor project performance against approved budgets, schedules, resource plans, quality standards, and contractual commitments.
• Identify risks, delivery challenges, interface issues, and project constraints, then implement corrective actions.
• Lead project staffing, team development, mentoring, performance review, and coordination of direct reports.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, security, commercial, and contractual requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage project documentation, reporting, correspondence, records, change control, and contract variation processes.
• Review and negotiate scope changes with clients, subcontractors, and relevant stakeholders where required.
• Chair project meetings, lead coordination discussions, and provide clear progress updates to stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate records of project activities, decisions, performance status, risks, actions, and deliverables.
• Review bid documents and support procurement, tendering, subcontractor engagement, and commercial evaluations when required.
• Coordinate with authority-facing teams to support submissions, approvals, clarifications, and design compliance requirements.
• Ensure design deliverables are completed in line with client expectations, technical requirements, and agreed project milestones.
• Support cost control by reviewing resource usage, procurement needs, commercial impacts, and change-related implications.
• Apply project management principles to maintain delivery discipline across competing priorities and fast-moving project demands.
• Promote collaborative working between engineering, architecture, construction management, commercial, procurement, and client teams.
• Support senior leadership with project reporting, delivery strategy, performance updates, and decision-making information.
• Perform other project management duties required to ensure successful project completion.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 14 years of relevant experience in infrastructure design and project management.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Abu Dhabi project experience is required.
• Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure design projects within budget and schedule constraints.
• Strong knowledge of water infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure, design coordination, project delivery, and engineering project controls.
• Solid understanding of project management principles, contract administration, commercial management, and change control.
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, client-facing communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, and perform effectively in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, planning, and reporting capabilities.
• Professional project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience delivering major infrastructure projects in the UAE or GCC region will be an advantage.
• Familiarity with local authority requirements and approval processes is preferred.
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation will be an advantage.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants and international project teams is beneficial.

Skills Set

• Project management
• Water infrastructure
• Wastewater infrastructure
• Infrastructure design
• Design project delivery
• Multidisciplinary coordination
• Client management
• Stakeholder management
• Contract administration
• Commercial management
• Change control
• Contract variations
• Scope management
• Budget management
• Schedule management
• Resource planning
• Risk management
• Procurement support
• Tendering support
• Bid document review
• Subcontractor coordination
• Vendor coordination
• Team leadership
• Performance management
• Mentoring
• Project documentation
• Progress reporting
• Meeting chairing
• Local authority coordination
• Abu Dhabi infrastructure projects
• PMP
• PRINCE2
• Quality compliance
• Safety compliance

Why Join Us

This opportunity gives a Project Manager the chance to lead water and wastewater infrastructure design projects in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates within the Civil Engineering sector. The role offers senior exposure to client management, multidisciplinary design coordination, contract administration, commercial control, procurement support, local authority interfaces, and project delivery leadership. It is a strong fit for an experienced project professional who wants to manage complex infrastructure assignments, influence design outcomes, and grow within Parsons Corporation's international project delivery environment.