Senior Manager: Constructability (Rail)

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: The Senior Manager – Constructability is a senior, client-facing role responsible for managing the constructability process, rather than performing detailed technical constructability design. You will define, govern, and oversee the end-to-end process by which constructability input is planned, coordinated, executed, documented, and closed out across all major rail packages (stations, corridors, structures, systems, and interfaces). The focus is on project management, governance, and coordination – ensuring that the right technical experts are engaged at the right time, that reviews are timely and effective, and that outcomes are traceable and integrated into design and delivery. Key Responsibilities 1. Constructability Process Strategy & Governance - Develop and maintain the constructability management plan for the rail programme, including workflows, review gates, and approval stages. - Define constructability governance structures (committees, review panels, escalation routes) and ensure alignment with overall project governance. - Embed constructability checkpoints into design and construction programmes, in coordination with design management and planning teams. - Set process standards for constructability reviews, including required inputs, participants, documentation, and closure criteria. 2. Planning & Coordination of Constructability Activities - Plan and sequence constructability reviews across all key rail assets (stations, viaducts, tunnels, trackwork, depots, systems) in line with design maturity. - Ensure the appropriate technical constructability specialists, designers, construction managers, operations/maintenance, safety, and client representatives are engaged at each review. - Oversee the scheduling, agendas, and logistics of constructability workshops and review meetings, ensuring efficient use of stakeholder time. - Coordinate cross-package and cross-interface constructability activities, particularly where multiple contracts or delivery partners are involved. 3. Action, Issue & Decision Management - Establish and oversee systems for logging constructability comments, actions, and decisions across the programme. - Ensure robust tracking and follow-up of actions assigned to design teams, construction teams, and other stakeholders, driving timely resolution. - Monitor and manage a constructability issues register, ensuring high-risk or cross-cutting issues are escalated and addressed. - Ensure decisions and trade-offs relating to constructability are documented, approved through the appropriate governance channels, and communicated to relevant parties. 4. Programme, Risk & Performance Management - Integrate constructability process milestones into the master programme in collaboration with planning teams. - Monitor adherence to constructability timelines, identifying slippages and coordinating recovery plans or resequencing where required. - Maintain a risk register focused on constructability process risks (e.g., late reviews, incomplete participation, unclosed actions) and drive mitigation measures. - Develop and report on constructability process performance metrics (e.g., review completion rates, action closure, impact on design changes and rework). 5. Stakeholder & Client Interface - Act as the senior point of contact for client and senior stakeholders on constructability process matters across the rail programme. - Lead high-level constructability coordination meetings and governance forums, presenting process status, risks, and key decisions. - Ensure alignment between constructability process and other project processes (design reviews, safety-in-design, value engineering, change control). - Coordinate interfaces with external stakeholders (utilities, authorities, adjacent project owners) where constructability considerations affect coordination and approvals. 6. Systems, Tools & Continuous Improvement - Oversee use of Common Data Environments (CDE), issue-tracking tools, and collaboration platforms to support constructability workflows and documentation. - Work with BIM/digital teams to integrate models and 4D/5D tools into the constructability review process where appropriate. - Capture lessons learned on constructability process effectiveness and drive continuous improvement of workflows, templates, and governance structures. - Develop and maintain organisational guidance on constructability process management, including playbooks, checklists, and training materials. Qualifications & Experience - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Manageme

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management

1. Constructability Process Strategy & Governance – Develop and maintain the constructability management plan for the rail programme, including workflows, review gates, and approval stages; define governance structures and ensure alignment with project governance; embed checkpoints into design and construction programmes; set standards for constructability reviews. 2. Planning & Coordination of Constructability Activities – Plan and sequence constructability reviews across rail assets; engage appropriate specialists and stakeholders; oversee scheduling and logistics of workshops and meetings; coordinate cross-package activities. 3. Action, Issue & Decision Management – Establish systems for logging comments, actions, and decisions; track actions to resolution; manage a constructability issues register; document and communicate decisions and trade-offs. 4. Programme, Risk & Performance Management – Integrate constructability milestones into the master programme; monitor timelines and manage risks; develop metrics and report performance. 5. Stakeholder & Client Interface – Act as senior point of contact for constructability matters; lead governance meetings; align with other project processes; coordinate with external stakeholders. 6. Systems, Tools & Continuous Improvement – Oversee use of CDE and issue-tracking tools; collaborate with BIM/digital teams to integrate models; capture lessons learned and drive improvements; develop guidance, playbooks, and training materials.