Infrastructure Director

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Infrastructure Director to join our team! In this role you will manage all contracts and commercial activities for multiple projects within a major infrastructure program, including:

Water Projects – Water Storage Reservoir, Water Transmission Lines, Filling Stations, Desalination Plant, Water Bottling & Treatment Building.

Roads Projects – Road Widening, Construction of Bridges, Tunnels, Culverts, Interchanges, Roads upgrades and safety improvements.

Special Projects – Early Works Projects, Transport System Cableway 5 ton, Powerhouse Shaft Gantry crane and Temporary Lift, Water Pumping System for Geotechnical Investigation, Landfill Gas Plant including Flaring System, Native Plant Nursery, and Residential Camps.

These projects will be at various stages - either before the contract receives final approval or during the life of the contract. You will be the key interface with the client's Commercial Team and Executive Steering Committee to advise, present, and report status of the program’s commercial and contract wellbeing.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Manage a team of commercial, procurement, and contract staff, including subconsultants, to analyze, evaluate and manage project finances, contracts, and assure commercial performance against established schedules, budgets, and other critical project data.
• Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance to the project team for the resolution of project commercial and contracts related issues, ensuring the latest information and resources are available for dealing with all issues.
• Oversee the commercial performance of assigned project areas to ensure project commercial procedures and objectives are maintained by sharing best practices and continual improvement techniques with staff, monitoring, and reporting to senior management concerning compliance with client objectives.
• Interface with the client team as required, attend regular meetings, and provide critical project updates/reports and presentations.
• Assist with key contract negotiations or contract modifications, drawing upon broad prior experience to effectively negotiate the most favorable terms and conditions for the assigned project to achieve client objectives.
• Establish and lead the implementation of strategic commercial project plans.
• Manage successful commercial execution of assigned projects to meet project goals and requirements, in coordination with the Senior Project Manager of the assigned area, by:
• Assisting with the development of work plans and budgets.
• Reviewing project proposals or work plans to determine time frame, financial objectives, and procedures for accomplishing work.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Shall be qualified with a Bachelor of Science degree in Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management from an accredited internationally recognized university and must be qualified and chartered (QS) by a recognized international body such as Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or as approved by the Engineer.
• Minimum twenty-five (25) years’ experience in dealing with major infrastructure/buildings projects, of which ten (10) years in commercial management.
• Experience in budgeting and cost planning for major projects with particular emphasis on the utilization of computer programs for the planning and tracking of similar projects is a requirement.
• Experience of preparing Bills of Quantities, cost estimates, and the management of claims required. Computer literacy and excellent communication skills are essential.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Preparing project status reports, including updated cost projections and schedules for senior management and clients.
• Identifying changes in scope or differing conditions and securing appropriate change orders for project cost and time if approved.
• Reviewing project progress reports and status of contracts, indicating current status with regards to financial situation and providing guidance and recommendations for improvements.
• Advising management of ways to limit any potential claims deriving from the failure to strictly adhere to project contract terms and conditions.
• Managing the review of contractual notices of claims and providing contractual advice to the project delivery teams, where appropriate.
• Managing the preparation and maintenance of Engineer’s Instructions, contract changes (amendments), variation orders, insurance and claims logs.
• Facilitating the contract close-out procedures to ensure that all terms and conditions of contracts have been complied with prior to final payment.

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.