Project Manager Digital Twin

Parsons Corporation

Job Description:

• 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)