Design Manager Wet Utilities

Ready to⠀put your⠀design⠀management⠀expertise⠀to work on⠀marquee⠀infrastructure⠀projects⠀that will⠀change the⠀fabric of⠀our⠀community?⠀Would you⠀enjoy⠀being⠀involved⠀on a wide⠀variety of⠀engineering⠀tasks on⠀large⠀scale,⠀complex⠀projects?⠀Parsons is⠀now hiring⠀a Design⠀Manager⠀for our⠀rapidly⠀expanding⠀portfolio⠀of⠀projects.

Parsons⠀extensive⠀experience⠀in this⠀field⠀combined⠀with your⠀advanced⠀project⠀and⠀engineering⠀knowledge,⠀will⠀propel⠀your⠀career⠀forward⠀with⠀opportunity⠀to lead⠀teams. We⠀need our⠀engineers⠀to be⠀versatile,⠀enthusiastic⠀to work in⠀highly⠀flexible,⠀team-oriented⠀environment⠀and who⠀have⠀exceptional⠀communication,⠀analytical⠀and⠀leadership⠀skills. In⠀this role⠀you will⠀integrate⠀the⠀various⠀engineering,⠀scheduling,⠀procurement,⠀construction,⠀and⠀startup⠀aspects of⠀a large,⠀complex⠀project or⠀study in⠀accordance⠀with⠀contractual⠀obligations.⠀May manage⠀a subtask⠀of a⠀significantly⠀large and⠀complex⠀project or⠀study in⠀accordance⠀with⠀contractual⠀obligations.⠀Responsible⠀for the⠀technical⠀excellence⠀of the⠀engineering⠀functions⠀of the⠀project,⠀including⠀coordination⠀of⠀technical⠀disciplines,⠀procurement⠀of⠀materials⠀and⠀equipment,⠀and⠀construction⠀planning⠀assistance.⠀Previous⠀project⠀engineering⠀experience⠀is a⠀prerequisite⠀for this⠀position.⠀Relocation⠀to the⠀project⠀site may⠀be⠀required.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible⠀for⠀leading⠀infrastructure⠀design⠀development,⠀overall⠀management⠀of the⠀infrastructure⠀design⠀services⠀provided⠀by others⠀by⠀managing a⠀group of⠀technical⠀specialists.
• Responsible⠀for⠀managing⠀the⠀delivery⠀of the⠀design for⠀the⠀numerous⠀projects⠀by⠀verifying⠀consistency⠀in the⠀designs⠀produced⠀by the⠀design⠀team with⠀respect to⠀adherence⠀to the⠀design⠀criteria⠀and⠀required⠀standards.⠀Manages⠀the scope⠀development⠀and⠀tendering⠀process by⠀the senior⠀engineering⠀staff for⠀procurement⠀of the⠀design⠀consultants⠀as well as⠀third⠀party⠀reviewers.
• Develops⠀the scope⠀of⠀engineering⠀work,⠀reports,⠀schedules,⠀and⠀budgets⠀for the⠀assigned⠀project⠀elements,⠀and⠀monitors⠀progress⠀to meet⠀schedule⠀and budget⠀requirements.
• Performs⠀various⠀engineering⠀and design⠀assignments⠀requiring⠀the⠀application⠀of basic⠀principles⠀and⠀fundamental⠀theories⠀studied in⠀a⠀four-year⠀university⠀engineering⠀program,⠀and⠀available⠀data in⠀the civil⠀engineering⠀field.
• Prepares⠀and leads⠀in⠀fundamental⠀engineering⠀computations,⠀material⠀quantity⠀takeoffs,⠀estimates,⠀surveys,⠀and⠀designs⠀including⠀preparation⠀of⠀detailed⠀requisitions⠀for⠀material⠀purchase,⠀services,⠀and⠀subcontracts.
• Participates⠀in the VE⠀and⠀manages⠀all VE⠀studies,⠀constructability⠀and other⠀workshops;⠀and drives⠀the⠀on-schedule⠀submittal⠀of the⠀design⠀deliverables.⠀Keeps⠀Project⠀Management⠀Team⠀informed⠀as to⠀changes⠀made to⠀ensure⠀timely⠀processing⠀of⠀contract⠀change⠀orders.⠀Maintains⠀overall⠀knowledge⠀of⠀drawings,⠀specifications,⠀general⠀contracts⠀and time⠀schedules.⠀Manages⠀the⠀responses⠀to design⠀RFIs and⠀review/comment⠀on change⠀orders.
• Ensures⠀all⠀infrastructure⠀design⠀works are⠀comprehensive⠀and⠀discussed⠀with the⠀various⠀engineers⠀for the⠀best⠀implementation⠀and⠀installation⠀of⠀services⠀in⠀coordination⠀with other⠀parties⠀and⠀contractor.⠀May⠀participate⠀in⠀negotiations⠀with⠀regulatory⠀agencies⠀in public⠀meetings⠀to support⠀the⠀client.
• Provides⠀necessary⠀technical⠀support⠀and design⠀review /⠀audit⠀services⠀to project⠀management⠀team⠀ensuring⠀the⠀correctness⠀and⠀quality of⠀implementation⠀of⠀requirements.
• Supports⠀the⠀Infrastructure⠀Director⠀in⠀performing⠀other⠀tasks as⠀deemed⠀necessary⠀related⠀infrastructure⠀aspects of⠀the⠀projects.
• Identifies⠀and⠀documents⠀changes in⠀scope.
• Determines⠀the scope⠀of⠀procurement⠀work,⠀schedules,⠀and⠀budgets⠀for⠀technical⠀aspects of⠀the⠀contract⠀and⠀monitors⠀progress.
• Monitors⠀productivity⠀and⠀technical⠀proficiency⠀of⠀assigned⠀technical⠀personnel,⠀and makes⠀reassignments⠀as project⠀needs⠀arise.
• Coordinates⠀the⠀utilization⠀of⠀interdisciplinary⠀technical⠀personnel⠀on the⠀project,⠀as well as⠀the⠀assignment⠀of⠀personnel⠀from other⠀technical⠀support⠀groups⠀within the⠀company.
• Assists⠀the⠀Project⠀Manager in⠀planning,⠀directing,⠀supervising,⠀and⠀controlling⠀the⠀execution⠀of⠀technical,⠀fiscal,⠀and⠀administrative⠀functions⠀of the⠀project or⠀study.
• Participates⠀in⠀determining⠀the⠀technical⠀skills and⠀staff⠀hours⠀required⠀for⠀successful⠀completion⠀of the⠀project.
• Ensures⠀client⠀criteria⠀and scope⠀are met by⠀all⠀engineering⠀disciplines.
• Expedites⠀distribution⠀of action⠀items⠀following⠀discussions/meetings⠀with the⠀client and⠀Project⠀Manager.
• Understands⠀the⠀client's⠀business⠀goals in⠀order to⠀enhance⠀the⠀project⠀work.
• Prepares⠀technical⠀reports⠀and⠀documentation⠀of⠀activity⠀for the⠀client and⠀project⠀management.
• Acts⠀as Project⠀Manager's⠀deputy for⠀certain⠀activities,⠀such as⠀attending⠀meetings⠀in his/her⠀absence,⠀etc.
• Obtains,⠀analyzes,⠀and⠀circulates⠀technical⠀and⠀contractual⠀information⠀to project⠀disciplines.
• Reviews⠀and⠀approves⠀change⠀orders.⠀Notifies⠀project⠀management⠀and other⠀affected⠀personnel⠀of all⠀changes.
• Participates⠀regularly⠀in⠀decision⠀making⠀meetings⠀with the⠀client and⠀project⠀management.
• Performs⠀other⠀responsibilities⠀associated⠀with this⠀position⠀as may be⠀appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's⠀degree in⠀Civil⠀Engineering⠀from⠀repute⠀western⠀university
• 15+⠀years of⠀related⠀field⠀engineering⠀experience⠀with at⠀least 5⠀years of⠀middle⠀east⠀experience.
• Broad⠀general⠀engineering⠀background⠀and⠀previous⠀supervisory⠀experience⠀in a⠀project⠀engineering⠀role is⠀required
• Hands⠀on⠀experience⠀in⠀delivering⠀master⠀planning &⠀infrastructure⠀projects
• The⠀Design⠀Manager⠀(DM) shall⠀be able to⠀independently⠀lead the⠀team to⠀carry out⠀designs of⠀Wet⠀Utilities⠀distribution⠀systems⠀like⠀potable⠀water,⠀firefighting⠀and⠀irrigation⠀networks.
• The⠀DM shall⠀have basic⠀experience⠀and⠀knowledge⠀of⠀preparing⠀and⠀developing⠀hydraulic⠀models for⠀pressure⠀and⠀gravity⠀utilities,⠀design⠀reports⠀and use of⠀Bentley⠀WaterCAD /⠀WaterGems⠀/⠀OpenUtilities⠀/ SewerCAD⠀/⠀SewerGems⠀or related⠀software.
• Shall⠀be⠀familiar⠀with load⠀demand⠀calculations⠀for large⠀private⠀developments⠀and/ or⠀large⠀government⠀projects.⠀Shall be⠀conversant⠀with Water⠀/⠀Irrigation⠀/⠀Firefighting⠀Authority⠀regulations⠀such as⠀DEWA,⠀ADDC/⠀ADWEA /⠀TRANSCO,⠀DM, ADM,⠀DCD, ADCD⠀and other⠀relevant⠀authorities⠀within the⠀gulf⠀region.⠀Shall be⠀conversant⠀with the⠀British⠀and⠀American⠀codes as⠀well as⠀DEWA / DM⠀/ ADDC /⠀ADSSC⠀regulations⠀for the⠀potable⠀water,⠀irrigation⠀and⠀sanitary⠀sewer⠀designs.⠀Shall have⠀experience⠀of⠀liaising⠀with DEWA⠀/ DM for⠀obtaining⠀NOCs and⠀Design⠀Approvals,⠀etc.
• Shall⠀be aware⠀about the⠀requirements⠀for the⠀hydraulic⠀design for⠀the Pump⠀stations.⠀Shall have⠀good⠀experience⠀in⠀creating⠀utility⠀cross⠀sections⠀as per⠀requirements⠀of local⠀authorities⠀in the⠀Gulf⠀region⠀like RTA⠀(Dubai),⠀DMT (Abu⠀Dhabi),⠀MOMRA⠀(KSA),⠀etc.⠀Performs⠀other⠀responsibilities⠀associated⠀with this⠀position⠀as may be⠀appropriate.
• Professional⠀registration⠀may also⠀be⠀required
• Proven⠀ability to⠀perform in⠀a⠀supervisory⠀capacity,⠀excellent⠀written⠀and oral⠀communications⠀skills,⠀and a⠀thorough⠀knowledge⠀of⠀industry⠀practices⠀and⠀regulations⠀are⠀required
• Must⠀also⠀possess a⠀thorough⠀knowledge⠀of current⠀technology⠀and be⠀able to⠀select and⠀apply⠀appropriate⠀engineering⠀software⠀for use on⠀project.