Senior Rail Program Manager - High-Speed (Abu Dhabi)

Parsons; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Abu Dhabi, UAE is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver a major High-Speed Rail program. You will lead across design, planning, procurement, construction, systems integration, testing, commissioning, and interfaces, ensuring schedule, cost, quality, safety, and contractual adherence.

The role requires 15+ years of rail or transit project experience, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across a multi-organization program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline and/or Chartered Engineer status.
• Minimum 15 years of experience managing design and/or construction of rail projects.
• Strong project management experience on major railway or transit projects.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary rail civil packages and interfaces.
• Proven construction management experience.
• Engineering or relevant technical background.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness within project or package delivery environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical subjects for non-technical leadership.
• Ability to operate across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong client presentation and technical reporting capabilities.
• Effective internal and external correspondence skills.
• Ability to work within a multi-organizational project environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage all phases of project delivery from concept through completion.
• Lead delivery activities associated with major rail project packages.
• Coordinate design, planning, procurement, construction, and operational requirements.
• Monitor project progress against milestones and delivery requirements.
• Report significant milestones and overall project status to Client management.
• Identify conditions that could affect project cost or schedule.
• Manage contract delivery within the wider program environment.
• Maintain change control and project reporting.
• Drive timely decisions and corrective actions.

Skills

Project management

Senior leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Parsons in Abu Dhabi, UAE is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver a major High-Speed Rail program. You will lead across design, planning, procurement, construction, systems integration, testing, commissioning, and interfaces, ensuring schedule, cost, quality, safety, and contractual adherence.

The role requires 15+ years of rail or transit project experience, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across a multi-organization program.