Water/Wastewater Design Project Manager — Abu Dhabi

American Water Works Association; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Project Manager (Design) to lead water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi, UAE. You will oversee scope, budgets, schedules, and resources, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors to deliver safe, on-time, within-budget results while meeting quality standards.

Reporting to the Project Director, you will manage client relationships, procurement, and project performance, ensuring compliance with contract requirements and company procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or related technical discipline.
• 14+ years of infrastructure design and project management experience.
• 3+ years of leadership leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to deliver complex infrastructure projects within budgets and schedules.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles, contract administration, and commercial management.
• Abu Dhabi experience is MUST-HAVE.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of projects with defined scope, budgets, and schedules.
• Serve as primary client contact, aligning requirements and deliverables.
• Monitor performance, resources, budgets, and schedules; implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, vendors, and procurement activities.
• Lead staffing, team development, and mentoring of direct reports.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, security, and contractual requirements.
• Manage documentation, reporting, changes, and contract variations; negotiate scope changes.
• Chair project meetings and provide progress updates to stakeholders.
• Review bid documents and support procurement and tendering.
• Perform other PM duties to ensure successful completion.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Contract administration

Budgeting

Communication

Decision-making

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Risk management

Procurement coordination

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related technical discipline

Job description

Parsons is seeking a Project Manager (Design) to lead water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi, UAE. You will oversee scope, budgets, schedules, and resources, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors to deliver safe, on-time, within-budget results while meeting quality standards.

Reporting to the Project Director, you will manage client relationships, procurement, and project performance, ensuring compliance with contract requirements and company procedures