Senior Project Controls Director – Infrastructure

Parsons; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an experienced Project Controls Director to coordinate across engineering disciplines, clients, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure delivery in line with scope, schedule, cost and quality objectives.

You will develop and manage master schedules, reviews baselines, perform EVA, identify risks, and drive governance through dashboards and reports. Strong leadership and Middle East experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience on large-scale infrastructure projects including rail and aviation.
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering; master's degree preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and coordination abilities.
• Proven knowledge of project controls software and tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project controls processes, tools, and procedures for cost, schedule and performance.
• Create and maintain an integrated Master Schedule across multiple packages.
• Review baselines and ensure alignment with contract requirements and best practices.
• Validate schedules and resources for timely completion.
• Conduct what-if analyses and recommend alternatives.
• Track progress, perform EVA, and prepare progress reports.
• Identify risks, document in Risk Register, and propose mitigations.
• Lead project controls studies, trend analyses, and risk evaluations.
• Review EOT and delay claims using delay analysis methodologies.
• Assess design changes and contractor performance; issue delay notices as needed.
• Collaborate with clients, contractors and consultants to resolve issues.
• Organize project controls workshops and stakeholder meetings.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project controls teams.
• Attend stakeholder meetings and prepare actionable minutes.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, technical and safety requirements.
• Prepare dashboards, progress reports, and performance metrics.
• Implement standardized cost and schedule reporting for oversight.
• Support deployment of PMIS across the program.
• Advise on construction phasing, interface management and value engineering.
• Participate in lessons-learned workshops.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Coordination

Project controls tools

Education

Bachelor's in civil engineering

Master's preferred

Tools

PMIS

Earned Value (EVA)

Job description

Parsons is seeking an experienced Project Controls Director to coordinate across engineering disciplines, clients, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure delivery in line with scope, schedule, cost and quality objectives.

You will develop and manage master schedules, reviews baselines, perform EVA, identify risks, and drive governance through dashboards and reports. Strong leadership and Middle East experience are a plus.