Commercial Director

Parsons Corporation

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Commercial Director to join our team. In this role, you will lead the commercial, contractual, cost, procurement, and claims management functions for a major infrastructure program. You will operate in a PMC / client representative capacity, providing senior commercial leadership, strategic advice, and governance across multiple contracts, packages, consultants, and contractors.

What You ll Be Doing

• Lead the commercial strategy, governance, and contractual oversight for a major infrastructure program.
• Act as the primary commercial advisor to the client, supporting procurement, contract strategy, risk allocation, and commercial decision making.
• Oversee procurement and pre award activities, including tender documentation, commercial evaluations, and recommendations for award.
• Lead post award contract administration across multiple consultants, contractors, and delivery packages.
• Oversee program level budget management, cost control, forecasting, cash flow, and financial reporting.
• Monitor commercial performance, identify cost risks, and recommend mitigation, value engineering, and cost optimization measures.
• Manage variations, claims, notices, amendments, contractual correspondence, and dispute avoidance matters.
• Advise the client on negotiation strategies, settlements, and dispute resolution processes where required.
• Maintain commercial risk and opportunity registers, ensuring key matters are properly tracked, mitigated, and escalated.
• Work closely with project controls, legal, technical, planning, construction, and HSE teams to support integrated program delivery.
• Lead and develop a team of commercial managers, quantity surveyors, and contract administrators.
• Represent Parsons and the client in senior commercial meetings, steering committees, negotiations, and contractor or consultant discussions.
• Provide clear, accurate, and timely commercial reporting to the Program Director, client leadership, and Parsons senior management.
• Ensure commercial records, documentation, data, and reporting are accurate, auditable, and compliant with client and program requirements.