Description:
Parsons is looking for an experienced Project Director – PMO to provide strategic leadership, governance, and oversight for the delivery of major residential, mixed-use, hospitality, and infrastructure developments.
In this role, you will lead the PMO function across a complex portfolio of projects, establishing the governance, controls, reporting, and delivery frameworks required to achieve the Client’s strategic objectives.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead the PMO function, providing strategic direction, governance, and delivery oversight.
- Establish PMO frameworks, procedures, stage gates, KPIs, and reporting standards.
- Oversee projects from master planning and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Drive integrated schedule, cost, risk, change, commercial, and performance management.
- Monitor portfolio performance, identifying key risks, dependencies, and corrective actions.
- Ensure effective integration across buildings, infrastructure, utilities, landscape, and public realm packages.
- Oversee consultants, contractors, and delivery teams to ensure alignment with Client objectives.
- Lead executive reviews and provide clear reporting on progress, cost, schedule, risk, and key decisions.
- Drive PMO standardization, continuous improvement, digital delivery, and best practices.
- Lead and develop high-performing multidisciplinary PMO teams.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
- 20+ years of experience, including significant senior leadership experience on major development programs.
- Proven experience as a Project Director, PMO Director, Program Director, or equivalent.
- Strong experience in residential, mixed-use, hospitality, and associated infrastructure developments.
- Proven expertise in PMO governance, project controls, cost, schedule, risk, change, commercial, and performance management.
- Experience overseeing multiple projects, consultants, contractors, and work packages within complex programs.
- Strong leadership, client management, stakeholder engagement, communication, and decision-making skills.