PMO Construction Specialist - Wastewater

PMO Construction Specialist – Wastewater. Role: PMO Construction Specialist.

Location:

Abu Dhabi, UAE. Industry: Utilities. Function:
Project-Program Management.

Experience:

Minimum 10 years of relevant experience. Job Type: Full Time.

Job Details – Country: UAE City:
Abu Dhabi Industry: Utilities Function:
Project-Program Management Salary:
Not disclosed Gender: No Preference Candidate Nationality:
Not specified Job Type: Full Time Work Arrangement:
On-site.

Parsons is seeking a PMO Construction Specialist to support wastewater infrastructure delivery within its Project Management Office in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The role combines PMO governance with construction delivery oversight across wastewater networks, pumping stations, trunk mains, trunk sewers, collection systems, deep sewer tunnels and treatment-related assets. Working across a multi-stakeholder programme, the specialist will support schedule, cost, risk, quality, HSE, reporting, commissioning, handover activities while maintaining effective coordination between project teams, consultants, contractors, authorities and operations personnel.

• Support construction execution planning for wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate constructability considerations and design-to-construction handover activities.
• Support delivery of pumping stations, trunk mains, trunk sewers, collection networks, deep sewer tunnels and treatment-related assets.
• Implement PMO governance requirements, including standard templates, reporting processes, risk and issue logs, change control, document control and stage-gate compliance.
• Review Contractor programmes and method statements as part of construction management oversight.
• Track construction progress against approved baselines.
• Identify schedule variances and support development of appropriate corrective actions.
• Coordinate construction delivery matters across multiple project stakeholders and contracts.

Monitor project schedules and construction progress with particular attention to critical activities and potential delivery constraints. The role will support critical path monitoring, monthly reporting, construction risk registers and programme-level visibility of issues affecting wastewater project delivery. Responsibilities will also include supporting budgets and forecasts and helping teams identify, document, monitor and respond to construction risks.

• Support planning for wastewater system shutdowns and tie-in activities.
• Coordinate relevant requirements with operations and maintenance teams.
• Assist with commissioning planning and execution coordination.
• Support construction-to-operations handover activities.
• Monitor readiness of required project information and construction deliverables.
• Help coordinate activities that affect existing wastewater infrastructure and operations.

The PMO Construction Specialist will maintain structured oversight through established governance processes and provide accurate information for programme decision-making. This includes supporting stage-gate requirements, change management, risk tracking, document control and regular performance reporting. Dashboards, reports and presentations will be prepared for senior stakeholders to communicate construction status, emerging issues, risks and other relevant programme information.

• Support compliance with project QA-QC requirements.
• Monitor Inspection and Test Plan requirements and associated inspections.
• Track Non-Conformance Reports and follow-up actions.
• Verify alignment with applicable project standards and approvals.
• Review Contractor HSE plans and risk assessments.
• Support incident…