Head of E&M Transformation Programme

Parsons; Doha; On-site; QAR 546,000 - 837,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Head of E&M Transformation Programme in Doha, Qatar. You will lead end-to-end transformation initiatives within major rail projects, aligning operational, engineering, and commercial changes and driving integrated roadmaps across multiple workstreams.

You will engage senior stakeholders, establish governance, and provide executive-level reporting to ensure on-schedule delivery within budget.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in a similar profile within major rail projects.
• Extensive experience directing complex transformation, improvement or change initiatives.
• Track record of delivering multiple concurrent workstreams within rail/transport/utilities/infrastructure.
• Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders and manage governance forums.
• Experience integrating operational, engineering, commercial, digital and organizational initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and govern the E&M Transformation Programme with governance, accountability and reporting.
• Translate the E&M Improvement Plan into an integrated roadmap and drive implementation across workstreams.
• Coordinate interfaces with QR, RKH, subcontractors and stakeholders; address barriers.
• Provide programme oversight: progress, risks, issues, dependencies, benefits and decisions.
• Deliver evidence-based reporting to Executives and governance forums; ensure timely decisions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Programme governance

Transformation delivery

Interdisciplinary coordination

Operating-model knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations/Business/PM

Job description

Job Description:

Head of E&M Transformation Programme

Doha, Qatar

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Head of E&M Transformation Programme to join our team! In this role you will get to provide direction and management and ensures on-schedule completion within or below budget in accordance with contractual obligations.

What You'll Be Doing:

Key responsibilities

• Lead and govern the E&M Transformation Programme, establishing appropriate governance, accountability, decision-making, programme controls and reporting arrangements.
• Translate the approved E&M Improvement Plan into an integrated programme roadmap and drive coordinated implementation across the agreed workstreams and improvement initiatives.
• Provide overall integration and direction across the programme, ensuring organisational, operational, technical, commercial, systems and behavioural changes are aligned and key interdependencies are effectively managed.
• Coordinate QR, RKH, subcontractor and other stakeholder interfaces, facilitating collaboration, resolving implementation barriers and ensuring agreed decisions are translated into action.
• Maintain effective programme oversight, including progress, risks, issues, dependencies, benefits and required decisions, with timely escalation of matters requiring management or executive intervention.
• Provide clear, evidence-based reporting to the Executive and programme governance forums, highlighting progress, achievements, emerging concerns, decisions required and overall transformation outcomes.
• Ensure improvement initiatives are effectively implemented, embedded and sustained, coordinating appropriate specialist input where required and transitioning completed changes into business-as-usual ownership.
• Coordinate the transition of completed outputs into business-as-usual ownership.

Key deliverables

• Approved programme charter, governance plan and task-force terms of reference.
• Integrated programme roadmap and detailed implementation plan.
• Programme RACI and decision-rights matrix. Prioritised initiative portfolio.
• Consolidated resource and capacity plan including any organisation structures.
• Programme risk, issue, dependency and decision registers and benefits-realisation plan
• Monthly executive dashboard and steering committee pack.
• Stakeholder engagement and change-management plan.
• Programme closure and transition-to-business-as-usual plan.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Operations, Business, Project Management or a related discipline from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 12 years relevant experience in a similar profile within major rail projects.
• Extensive experience directing complex transformation, improvement, or change initiatives.
• Track record of delivering multiple concurrent workstreams within rail, transportation, utilities, aviation, infrastructure, or other safety-critical asset environments.
• Practical understanding of railway operations and maintenance, including maintenance delivery, engineering assurance, defect management, asset performance, and operational limitations.
• Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders, manage governance forums, and prepare executive-level reports.
• Experience in integrating operational, engineering, commercial, digital, and organizational initiatives.
• Background in metro, tram, railway concession, or operator-maintainer environments.
• Experience managing interfaces between clients, operators, maintainers, subcontractors, and other key parties.
• Knowledge of organizational design, operating-model development, or transformation following diagnostic reviews.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Asset-management or rail-industry qualification is advantageous.

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