Project Director

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Project Director to join our team! In this role you will lead the end-to-end project and construction management of a high-profile mixed-use development, acting as the Client's representative within the PMC organization. The role covers project management, design review coordination, construction management oversight, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of the project to agreed time, cost, quality, and safety objectives. What You'll Be Doing: Project Leadership & Governance - Act as the primary day-to-day lead for the project within the PMC team, representing the Client's interests - Establish, implement, and maintain project governance frameworks, procedures, and reporting structures - Develop and maintain the overall project execution plan, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and communication plans - Chair regular internal PMC meetings and Client progress meetings; ensure clear decisions, action tracking, and closure Scope, Schedule & Cost Management - Lead development and maintenance of the integrated master programme covering design, procurement, construction, testing & commissioning, and handover - Monitor contractor and consultant programmes; identify variances and drive corrective actions to achieve milestone dates - Oversee cost control in coordination with cost consultants: budget tracking, change/variation evaluation, and value engineering initiatives - Ensure strict management of scope, including change control, claims mitigation, and alignment with Client business case and operator requirements Design Management & Review - Coordinate and manage the design review process for all disciplines (architectural, structural, MEP, specialist systems) across all components (hotel, serviced apartments, offices, retail/F&B/entertainment) - Work closely with the LDC and approved specialists to finalize the hotel package design, ensuring full compliance with operator's brand standards and technical requirements - Lead technical and coordination review of existing designs, including utility tanks, hotel systems (back-of-house, laundry, kitchens, vertical transportation, life safety, IT/ELV, etc.), and interface with shell & core works - Ensure timely resolution of design issues, clashes, and interface risks between hotel, serviced apartments, office, and retail components - Support design-related approvals with local authorities and relevant stakeholders Construction Management & Site Oversight - Oversee construction activities of the main contractor(s) to ensure compliance with contract requirements, specifications, approved drawings, quality standards, and programme - Coordinate PMC construction supervision teams (discipline engineers, inspectors, planners, QS, HSE, QA/QC) and ensure effective site presence, documentation, and reporting - Monitor progress of shell & core works and fit-out interfaces, particularly for the designer hotel and serviced apartments - Ensure robust management of site logistics, access, sequencing, and phasing to minimize disruption