Public Relations Officer Parsons HR 09:18 new

AimGulf; Doha; On-site; QAR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Public Relations Officer to coordinate between internal and external stakeholders for a major project in Doha, Qatar. You will manage public inquiries, resolve complaints, translate documents, and liaise with municipal authorities to minimize project impact.

The role requires at least 4 years in PR/communications, experience with construction projects, and fluency in both English and Arabic. Full-time position based in Doha with regional responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of demonstrable experience in public relations and communications.
• Experience handling public complaints in construction projects is advantageous.
• Experience working in Qatar is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate between internal and external stakeholders for the project.
• Deal with public inquiries, complaints, and feedback.
• Translate required documents and emails while maintaining meaning.
• Liaise with client/site teams and with government bodies as needed.
• Provide clients with translated final documents and reports.
• Conduct visits to affected residents and report feedback to clients.
• Work with construction supervision to minimize public inconvenience.

Skills

Public relations

Stakeholder management

Conflict resolution

Arabic language

English language

Education

Degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Public Relations Officer to join our team! In this role you will get to coordinate between internal and external stakeholders for a specific project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Dealing, handling and resolving conflicts, feedback, complaints from the public and residents pertaining to the construction projects inconvenience.
• Open dialogue with the public, residents, municipalities, MOI, traffic police, government department and embassies etc. on public relation issues as directed on project related.
• Translating required documents/emails, ensuring that the meaning of the source text is retained.
• Handling correspondence from the client and site teams.
• Liaising with technical staff to discuss any unclear points.
• Proofreading and editing final translated versions.
• Providing clients with a grammatical, well-expressed final version of the translated text, usually as a word-processed document.
• Conduct regular visits and ad hoc visits to the affected residents affected by the works and make necessary report, feedback to the clients and the affected resident.
• Coordinate and work closely with the construction supervision team to minimize inconvenience to the public.
• Must have a good understanding of Qatari culture.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 4 years of demonstrable overall experience in the public relation and communication works with no less than 3 years in works focus on public customer service.
• Demonstrated experience in Public Relations works dealing with public complaint in a construction industry would be an advantage.
• Experience working in Qatar is required.

Education Qualifications:

Degree

Skills Required:

• Demonstrated proficiency in keyboard skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Windows and related word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
• Ability to utilize design software.
• Ability to work under stressful condition to handle public complaints.
• Resourceful, pleasant and approachable personality.

Languages:

Fluent in English and Arabic, both written and spoken.

Employment / Job Type:

Full Time

Nationality:

Any Nationality

About the Company:

United States technology and engineering company working across defence, intelligence, cyber security, and critical infrastructure. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Parsons has a long Middle East presence with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha, delivering design and programme management for highways, bridges, rail, airports, and large master planned developments.

Company Industry:

Construction

Department / Functional Area:

Administration

Closing Date:

29 January 2027