Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Design Director to join our team in NEOM. Parsons is providing Project Management Consultancy (PMC) services for the development of NEOM Infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. NEOM is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. The site is near the Red Sea and the borders of Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. It will cover a total area of 26,500 km2 (10,200 sq mi) and will extend 460 km along the coast of the Red Sea.

Together we are delivering the world’s largest project, imagining a new way of living, and leaving behind an unmatched legacy.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Manage third party design consultants
• Supervise and participate in advanced complex professional planning activities.
• Assigns work to professional staff and ensures appropriate training is provided.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with local and international standards.
• Advise the Planning Director on all planning-related matters.
• Develop technical inputs to support the delivery of high-quality plans, reports, and presentations.
• Work programs to translate project objectives provided by the Client into detailed plans and take on the responsibility to subdivide work assignments and tasks to the project team.
• Implement required measures during the project management process and lead the team by resolving any problems, technical issues or deviations from plans to ensure that project progress is maintained as per plan.
• Maintain contact and coordination with the multiple external agencies involved in the translation of the Government’s development mandate and master plan objectives into work plans through maintaining meaningful working relationships to facilitate a shared understanding

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Civil / Architecture or closely related field.
• Minimum 25 years of progressive urban planning and design experience working on a variety of projects
• Experience in PMC/PMO/IDC role
• Experience in producing master plans, conceptual designs and illustrative layouts.
• Experience in developing urban planning regulations and writing technical manuals.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Creative thinking and in depth understanding of current best practices.
• Thorough understanding of local statutes and planning rules and regulations.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills
• Proven ability for performing in a lead capacity on a mega project

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.