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Job Description:

Make an impact. Join Parsons.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Parsons is looking for an exceptional leader to join our team as a Program Director, North Carolina Roadways. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to lead and direct large-scale infrastructure projects in the Eastern United States, driving innovation and excellence while shaping the future of our communities.

What You'll Be Doing:

As a Program Director, you will be at the forefront of project execution, overseeing all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions. Your leadership will ensure the successful delivery of complex infrastructure projects. Key responsibilities include:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement program requirements, Project Execution Plans, Health and Safety Plans, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plans.

• Team Leadership: Assign responsibilities to key team members, leveraging their strengths and expertise to achieve project goals. Provide mentorship and input on performance reviews and development plans.

• Client Engagement: Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, negotiating scope changes, attending public meetings, and collaborating with Business Development to secure additional work.

• Operational Excellence: Monitor project progress, budgets, and schedules, ensuring technical and commercial excellence through Quality Assurance processes.

• Problem Solving: Devise and execute action plans to address potential cost overruns, delays, or scope changes, keeping clients and management informed.

• Collaboration: Work closely with project engineers, discipline leads, and office staff to ensure seamless project execution.

What You'll Bring:

We are seeking a dynamic leader with a proven track record of managing large-scale infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will possess:

• Leadership Excellence: Advanced leadership skills with the ability to inspire and manage diverse teams.

• Technical Expertise: Thorough knowledge of industry practices, regulations, and current technology.

• Communication Skills: Exceptional written and oral communication abilities to effectively engage with clients, teams, and stakeholders.

• Project Management Certification: Ability to meet Parsons’ project management certification requirements.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related technical/business field.

• 20+ years of related work experience, including significant project management or construction management assignments on large-scope projects.

• Broad technical and business background, with experience in operations management of personnel and facilities.

• Experience working with NCDOT and SCDOT

Licenses and Certifications:

• Professional registration is required.

Why Parsons?
At Parsons, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and growth. As a Program Director, you will have the opportunity to lead transformative projects that make a real difference in the world. This is your chance to take on a high-impact leadership role and shape the future of infrastructure development.

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Salary Range: $155,600.00 - $280,100.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

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—APPLY TODAY!

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