Director: Water & Wastewater

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: **Join a Landmark Giga-Project Shaping the Future of Saudi Arabia** Our client is delivering one of the Kingdom’s most ambitious and high-profile giga-projects, set to redefine global standards in destination development, innovation, and visitor experience. As part of the integrated Delivery Partner team, you will play a key role in planning, designing, and implementing world-class assets and infrastructure that support the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a pioneering program at scale, working alongside industry-leading experts, cutting-edge technologies, and diverse stakeholders. If you are driven by challenge, motivated by impact, and eager to be part of a legacy project that will influence generations to come, we invite you to consider joining this transformative journey. The Director - Water & Wastewater Utilities is the ultimate technical, environmental, and operational authority responsible for the end-to-end water and sanitation lifecycle across the entire city footprint. With a mandate requiring over 20 years of distinguished experience, this executive-level leader oversees the transition of massive water distribution networks, wastewater collection grids, treatment plants, and recycling systems from construction teams into live operations. This role focuses on water supply security, 100% wastewater recycling, advanced treatment plant governance, and strict alignment with circular economy frameworks to protect multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investments in challenging or arid environments. Key Responsibilities 1. Master Utility Governance & Network Operations - Direct the strategic operation, asset integrity, and preventative maintenance of three distinct, large-scale networks city-wide: Potable Water (drinking supply), Wastewater (sewage collection), and Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE/recycled water distribution). - Serve as the principal executive liaison with national water networks, municipal sanitation authorities, and environmental public regulators to negotiate bulk water purchase agreements, tariff structures, and discharge compliance pathways. - Oversee the complete operational performance, mechanical integrity, and biological stability of advanced Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP), mega-scale reservoirs, high-capacity pumping stations, and sophisticated filtration systems. - Design and enforce robust water security protocols, strategic emergency reserve policies, and grid redundancy workflows to guarantee zero-downtime supply and failure-free sanitation for high-load commercial, entertainment, and residential districts. 2. Sustainability, Circular Economy & Smart Integration - Drive the city's environmental and sustainability commitments by implementing a 100% wastewater recycling mandate, ensuring all treated effluent is diverted safely to power district cooling plants and massive public landscaping networks. - Formulate specialized water-conservation and low-evaporation recycling policies for heavy-use infrastructure, such as aquatic attractions, lagoons, and premium golf courses. - Partner with technology teams to direct the deployment and governance of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) networks, automated water-quality monitoring arrays, and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for real-time flow and leak-detection tracking. 3. Financial Cross-Charging & Asset Lifecycle Alignment - Oversee the seamless integration of smart-meter flow data with the corporate finance division to enable the automated tracking, allocation, and recovery of utility expenses. - Provide the Service Charge Director with audited water-consumption and wastewater-discharge models to ensure precise infrastructure cross-charging and utility billing frameworks for commercial entities and distinct sub-developments. - Collaborate with the Asset Lifecycle Planning (LCP) division to map out multi-decade Capital Asset Replacement Plans (CARP) for core utilities, ensuring that long-term pipe, pump, treatment plant, and reservoir depreciation timelines are accurately funded via community sinking funds. 4. Stage-Gate Acceptance & Capital Handover - Act as the ultimate technical sign-off authority on the Stage-Gate Handover Committee, overseeing the formal operational acceptance ("Vesting") of all civil water, wastewater, and irrigation infrastructure from engineering contractors. - Formulate rigorous Testing & Commissioning verification rules, ensuring that all pressure tests, hydraulic pipeline modeling, and chemical/biological safety commi

Requires over 20 years of distinguished experience in water and wastewater utilities, executive-level leadership overseeing end-to-end water distribution, wastewater collection, treatment plants, and recycling systems within large-scale infrastructure projects. Strong governance, regulatory, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities are essential.

1. Master Utility Governance & Network Operations: Direct strategic operation, asset integrity, and preventive maintenance of potable water, wastewater, and treated wastewater networks; liaison with national water networks, municipal authorities, and regulators; oversee WWTPs, reservoirs, pumping stations, and filtration systems. 2. Sustainability, Circular Economy & Smart Integration: Implement 100% wastewater recycling; develop water-conservation and low-evaporation policies; guide deployment and governance of SCADA, AMI, and real-time monitoring. 3. Financial Cross-Charging & Asset Lifecycle Alignment: Integrate smart-meter data with finance for cost tracking and recovery; provide models for cross-charging and billing; coordinate CARP planning and long-term depreciation funding. 4. Stage-Gate Acceptance & Capital Handover: Serve as technical sign-off for vesting of civil water, wastewater, and irrigation infrastructure; establish testing, commissioning, and safety verification rules.