Engineering Director

Parsons; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an accomplished Engineering Director to provide strategic leadership and technical direction for a multidisciplinary engineering organization delivering complex construction management assignments.

You will oversee staffing, budgets, and the discipline's standards, while guiding recruitment, performance management, and development across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 20+ years of professional experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience leading large teams of engineers and designers.
• Ability to direct multidisciplinary engineering assignments.
• Strong knowledge of industry practices and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide managerial and technical leadership for the engineering discipline.
• Review staffing budgets, resource plans and assignment schedules.
• Monitor quality, progress and performance across projects.
• Partner with Project Managers to resolve staffing and schedule challenges.
• Establish standards, procedures and technical manuals.
• Lead annual salary planning and payroll actions.
• Oversee full employee lifecycle within the discipline.
• Onboard new employees with organizational policies and expectations.
• Support pre-contract and business development activities.
• Manage overhead budgets and resource deployment.
• Participate in the Quality Improvement Program.
• Lead discipline committees and development of personnel.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing budgeting

Project management

Staff recruitment

Quality improvement

Communication

Engineering standards

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Engineering software

Job description

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Job Description

Parsons is looking for an accomplished Engineering Director to join our team. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership and technical direction to a multidisciplinary engineering organization, bringing together the expertise, resources and capabilities required to deliver complex construction management assignments successfully.

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide overall managerial and technical leadership for the engineering discipline, ensuring teams are appropriately structured and aligned with project requirements.
• Review and approve staffing budgets, resource plans and assignment schedules across projects, including oversight of workforce forecasting and future resource requirements.
• Monitor the quality, progress and performance of the discipline across each project, ensuring production and delivery requirements are consistently achieved.
• Partner closely with Project Managers to identify and resolve current or anticipated challenges relating to staffing, quality, schedule performance and productivity.
• Establish and maintain discipline-specific standards, procedures and technical manuals, recommending improvements that enhance consistency and operational effectiveness.
• Lead the preparation of the discipline's annual salary plan and manage salary actions within the approved framework.
• Oversee the full employee lifecycle for the discipline, including recruitment, selection, development, performance management, counselling and corrective action, as required.
• Ensure new employees receive an effective introduction to the organization, including its policies, procedures and performance expectations.
• Support pre‑contract and business development activities, providing senior technical guidance and expertise as required.
• Manage the discipline's performance against assigned overhead budgets, ensuring resources are deployed efficiently and responsibly.
• Actively participate in and champion the Quality Improvement Program, promoting a culture of continuous improvement across the discipline.
• Lead discipline committees and other internal forums, helping to engage, motivate and develop assigned personnel.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• 20+ years of relevant professional experience, including significant leadership and managerial responsibility.
• Extensive experience leading large teams of engineers, designers and technical support professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to direct multidisciplinary teams delivering technically complex engineering assignments.
• Strong understanding of engineering industry practices, standards and applicable regulations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across technical, project and executive stakeholders.
• Comprehensive knowledge of current engineering technologies and the capabilities and efficiencies of relevant engineering software.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest.

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