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Job Description:

Parsons is seeking a highly skilled Interface Manager to our team and play a critical role in the successful execution of a high-profile railway project in the UAE. In this role, you will be working within a PMO organization and responsible for management of all interfaces within the project including client organisation, third parties, design and construction contractors.

You will produce and manage the implementation of the Interface Management Plan covering all interfaces for the portfolio of projects throughout all phases of the project(s) lifecycle, including Detailed Design, Construction, Completions and Commissioning.

Provide certainty and confidence to the client that the contract is being delivered safely with a strong focus on optimization, cost control, risk management, schedule adherence and stakeholder management.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop and implement comprehensive Interface Management Plan which addresses contract management level interfaces, project portfolio level interfaces and individual project interfaces.

• Interface Management Plan(s) shall cover all internal and external interfaces covering Design, Procurement, Construction Planning, Construction Execution (management of construction contractor), Mechanical Completions, Pre-commissioning, Commissioning and Handover to Operations as well as interfaces with other projects outside of the contract scope.

• Establish strong working relationships with all Stakeholders to understand their issues / concerns and requirements, incorporate into the Project Execution Plan and Interface Management Plan.

• Participate in key project sessions, including Kick-off Meetings, Design Review, HAZOPS’s, Constructability Review, Constructability Reviews, Construction Method Statements, Commissioning Preparation, Handover Planning to ensure all interfaces are identified and managed efficiently.

• Participate in review and approval of project master program, including establishment of milestones and phasing to ensure all interfaces are identified, captured and interface actions implemented.

• Conduct Regular Interface Management Meeting with all Key Stakeholders and provides feedback to Project Director, Project Manager(s) and Client.

• Support delivery of engineering excellence through coordinating and delivering the engineering for projects in line with schedule and in accordance with applicable procedures, specifications, and standards.

• Ensures accurate and timely delivery of work and resolves minor delays and changes to the satisfaction of both internal and external stakeholders.

• Challenge preferential requirements during the design and execution phase and work with Project Manager(s) to resolve conflict.

• Identify Key Risk areas early within the project and facilitate meetings with required stakeholders to ensure alignment and plans are put in place to drive resolution to avoid conflict and delays during execution.

• Provide leadership and management to ensure safe, cost effective and timely resolution of all interfaces.

• Enforces the use of Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule, and quality.

• Drives ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project execution.

• Participates in the set-up of information management systems / applications as applicable to suit various life phases of projects and manage information management within the project team.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution; Master’s degree preferred.

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in management of design and/or construction of rail projects, preferably HSR.

• Demonstrable experience in stakeholder management, including implementation of Interface Management Plans and the effective management to achieve project success.

• Middle East experience would be beneficial.

• Personality, ability, and experience to successfully identify and manage internal and external interfaces to achieve project objectives.

• Thorough understanding of project management techniques and practices.

• High level of professional competence and management skills to motivate the team to achieve high quality performance during the execution of the portfolio of projects.

• Thorough knowledge of project success and benefits management.

• Understands the needs of information management requirements in the project phases.

• Robust knowledge of all handover and close-out activities required for customer, company and suppliers.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across various teams.

• Excellent verbal, written and presentational communication skills.

• Ability to interface with all levels with project team, client, and others.

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex documents.

• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.

• Ability to function in a multi-organizational environment by developing relationships that complies with the client’s proactive, collaborative culture.

• Safety focused with an uncompromising approach to risk management. Places the welfare of both internal and customer employees at the top of the agenda.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Passionately pursues and supports, demonstrates and embeds company values.

• A motivated self - starter, who can self-direct when required, able to use own initiative and have autonomy to make appropriate decisions but also know when escalation is required.

• Strong team builder capable of identifying and adopting best practices, engendering a spirit of cooperation and energizing people towards optimum performance enabling cross functional best practice.

• Able to motivate, engage and influence a diverse group of people, many without a direct reporting relationship.

• Customer focused – develops sincere and open relationships with customers, constantly striving to exceed expectations and add value. Able to develop and maintain strong customer relationships, including ability to influence.

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

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