Project Manager – Digital Twin

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. **Job Description:** Parsons is seeking an experienced **Project Manager** to lead the end‑to‑end delivery of a large‑scale Geospatial Digital Twin programme for a major national infrastructure owner in the Middle East. This multi‑year initiative will design, build, and operationalize a Digital Twin platform that integrates geospatial data, real‑time IoT/SCADA feeds, asset information, and core enterprise systems to enable data‑driven planning, operations, and maintenance. The role will lead a team of international experts, developers and engineers. The scope spans discovery and stakeholder engagement, requirements and architecture design, proof‑of‑concept delivery, implementation of a production‑grade environment, post‑implementation support, and structured training and knowledge transfer. The Project Manager will coordinate cross‑functional teams and vendors, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and ensure successful delivery against time, budget, quality, and benefits targets. **What You'll Be Doing:** * Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of the Geospatial Digital Twin programme across discovery, design, PoC, implementation, and post‑implementation support phases * Plan, manage, and report on scope, schedule, budget, risks, and issues, ensuring alignment with contractual obligations and client expectations * Coordinate and direct an international team (consultants, solution architects, data engineers, developers, GIS/IoT specialists, trainers) and external vendors * Drive stakeholder engagement across multiple client entities, facilitating workshops, clarifying requirements, and managing expectations and governance forums * Oversee the development of functional and non‑functional requirements, solution and data architecture, and integration design for the Digital Twin platform * Manage the setup and execution of the Proof of Concept, ensuring key use‑cases, data flows, and performance objectives are validated * Lead the transition from PoC to a production‑grade environment, including platform build, integrations, testing, and go‑live planning * Ensure delivery of post‑implementation support, including warranty services, incident and problem management, and enhancements * Oversee training and knowledge transfer activities to build client capability and support long‑term adoption of the Digital Twin * Prepare and present regular status reports, decision papers, and executive updates to both Parsons leadership and client senior stakeholders **What Required Skills You'll Bring:** * Bachelor's Degree/ Technical degree from accredited program involving technology or digital solutions * 10 years strong experience managing large‑scale, complex digital twin or geospatial projects in an infrastructure, utilities, or urban environment * Deep familiarity with Esri ArcGIS platform and software (e.g., ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, geoprocessing services, web maps/apps) * Experience delivering solutions that integrate ArcGIS with enterprise and operational systems (e.g., CMMS/EAM, ERP, BIM, SCADA/IoT platforms, data warehouses/lakes) * Solid understanding of systems integration patterns and technologies (APIs, web services, ESB/iPaaS, message queues, event‑driven architectures) * Working knowledge of data and information architecture, particularly geospatial, time‑series, and asset/linear network data * Familiarity of building data models for simulation * Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary, multinational teams (consultants, architects, engineers, developers, data specialists) across multiple time zones * Strong stakeholder management skills, including facilitating workshops and engaging senior business, IT, and OT stakeholders * Demonstrated capability in project planning and control (scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, dependencies), ideally using formal methodologies (e.g., PMI, PRINCE2, Agile/Hybrid) * Experience with testing, acceptance, and go‑live planning for complex, integrated platforms * Excellent communication, negotiation, and documentation skills, with the ability to translate technical topics into business language * Fluency in both spoken and written English and Arabic is required **What Desired Skills You'll Bring:** * Prior work with national infrastructure owners, transport, utilities, or public works organisations * Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS) and modern DevOps practices * Professional certifications in project management or GIS (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Esri certifications) Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the ra