Parsons Corporation

Planning Director

Parsons Corporation  •  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

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.

Role Purpose

Translate the city-wide Digital Infrastructure Masterplan into phased implementation and planning packages.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define planning horizons (short-, mid-, long-term) for fiber, mobile, data centers, and smart systems.
  • Chair planning review boards; enforce compliance with standards and masterplan objectives.
  • Align capacity, resilience, and cybersecurity planning with overall project
  • Lead demand forecasting and capacity modelling for fixed, mobile, and data center infrastructure.
  • Develop fiber routing and tower siting strategies; validate district connectivity plans.
  • Coordinate data center and edge computing, siting and phasing plans.
  • Review and approve Networks for DC, MMRs/POPs, duct banks, and right-of-way allocations.
  • Integrate planning with SEC power, NWC water, district cooling, and other utilities.
  • Provide planning baselines for design and construction teams; monitor adherence.
  • Manage change requests, planning deviations, and phasing adjustments.
  • Support constructability reviews, sequencing, and co-build opportunities with other disciplines.
  • Track delivery progress against planning baselines; report variances.
  • Ensure planning compliance with standards for critical facilities
  • Integrate sustainability targets (LEED, PUE, renewable energy) into planning milestones.
  • Coordinate planning approvals with CST, SEC, NWC, MOMRAH, SDAIA, and other authorities.
  • Engage with MNOs, TowerCo, FiberCo, and DC operators for alignment of capacity and rollout plans.
  • Represent planning scenarios in client/owner steering committees and governance forums.
  • Ensure O&M requirements are embedded into planning (access corridors, bypass routes, redundancy).
  • Support Operational Readiness by aligning phasing with training, spares, and operations setup.
  • Provide planning input for commissioning, IST schedules, and phased handovers.
  • Build and lead planning teams for fiber, mobile, and data centers.
  • Mentor planners; establish best practices, planning methodologies, and knowledge-sharing culture.
  • Foster collaboration with designers, construction managers, and external consultants.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Master’s degree in engineering, ICT, Telecoms, Digital Infrastructure, Urban/Infrastructure Planning, or Project Management; PMP/PRINCE2/Chartered status preferred.
  • 20+ years’ experience in ICT, telecoms, fiber deployment, smart city, data center, utilities, and critical infrastructure planning, preferably on city-wide, giga-project, mixed-use, campus, or large infrastructure programs.
  • Proven digital infrastructure planning leadership, covering masterplans, phased implementation plans, short/mid/long-term planning horizons, fiber/mobile/DC/smart systems, demand forecasting, capacity modelling, and district connectivity planning.
  • Strong multidisciplinary coordination experience, including integration with design, construction, utilities, SEC, NWC, district cooling, authorities, MNOs, tower companies, fiber operators, DC operators, consultants, and contractors.
  • Strong planning governance and delivery-control capability, including planning review boards, baseline management, change control, phasing adjustments, progress tracking, risk management.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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About Parsons Corporation

Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables us to deliver solutions at the speed of relevance.

Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to be an employer of choice that engages employees in the community and creates rewarding career paths to cultivate a resilient workforce that is ready for the future. #WeAreParsons

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Industry
Construction & Skilled Trades
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Chantilly, Virginia
Year Founded
Unknown
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