The Program Management Powerhouse

We are a long-term strategic partner providing a full spectrum of program and construction management services and solutions. Whether providing planning and design, construction and operations, owner’s engineer, or integrated PMO services — we work closely with architects, engineers, contractors, and various stakeholders to ensure our program management solutions are tailored to meet expectations.

Complex Projects, Simplified Success

We understand the complex nature of large-scale projects and leverage our expertise and innovative solutions to streamline and optimize the process from start to finish. Our expertise is defined by two key strengths: 1) We excel at accurately defining comprehensive project costs and schedules early on, empowering executive capital decision-making, and 2) We specialize in managing complex, challenging projects, ensuring they remain on time and within budget.

Program and Project Management
Planning and Feasibility Studies
Concept Design, Master Planning, and Preliminary Engineering
Tender Documentation Preparation and Award

Design, Construction, and Cost Management
Schedule, Integration, Quality Assurance, and Sustainability Management
Owner’s Engineer

Stakeholder, Risk, Human Resources, Asset, and Documentation Management
Contracts Administration and Safety Management
Defects Liability Period and Contract Close Out

Key Areas For Our Project Management Services

Governance & Delivery Procurement & Commercial Governance Design/Construction Management Risk and Commercial Management Planning & Scheduling Commissioning & Ops Readiness LEED Compliance Oversight and Management Health & Safety

Governance & Delivery

We develop a management and governance structure, delivery framework, and organizational chart with clear roles and standard operating policies and procedures to ensure that everyone involved in the project is aligned and working towards the same goals.

Procurement & Commercial Governance

Procurement & Commercial Government

Our experts define procurement and work package strategies while implementing a diverse suite of form of contracts, bid reviews, evaluation and selection criteria, as well as change control mechanisms and procedures. Our centralized supply chain is equipped to cover supplier sourcing and management, logistics, and materials management. We consistently provide updates and coordinate all movements, storage, and preservation requirements for materials and equipment.

Design/Construction Management

Design & Construction Management

We standardize design criteria across the program and field supervision protocols, establish decision gateways throughout the design process, and implement closeout protocols. We also implement design management tools and procedures and provide field quality supervision/compliance and procedures oversight to ensure that the project is built to the highest quality standards.

Risk and Commercial Management

Risk & Commercial Management

Our commercial management services include meticulous cost estimation, budgeting, and financial reporting, all of which are essential for maintaining financial discipline and transparency. Additionally, we focus on procurement and contract administration to ensure that all contractual obligations are fulfilled. We also employ a comprehensive risk management approach to establish predictability and accountability throughout the project lifecycle.

Planning & Scheduling

We help define best practices, guidelines, and standards for consistent project management, execution, and reporting. Utilizing a tiered scheduling approach primarily managed through Primavera P6, we develop detailed schedules and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) that are regularly updated. This process incorporates input from project teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment with project objectives and timelines. Additionally, schedules are tied to resources and costs to ensure reliable Earned Value Management (EVM).

Commissioning & Ops Readiness

We develop and implement test plans, define acceptance criteria, and establish user operating procedures to optimize project delivery. By leveraging technology, data analytics, and value frameworks, we enhance planning and inform strategic decisions, improving resource allocation and project outcomes.

LEED Compliance Oversight and Management

LEED Compliance Oversight & Management

Our team of LEED-accredited professionals provides comprehensive services, including but not limited to initial project assessment, sustainable design consultation, and meticulous documentation management to achieve LEED certification. By integrating sustainable practices and innovative solutions, we help our clients achieve their green building goals and contribute to the broader mission of environmental stewardship and sustainable development. Learn More

Health & Safety

Safety is more than a priority, its is a way of life. As one of our core values, we are committed to ensuring that each employee remains safe and returns home unharmed every day. We recognize that management, commitment, and employee involvement are essential to a successful workplace safety, health and environment (SH&E) program to achieve and sustain zero incidents.

Recognized Success

Market Leadership
Ranked #1 for both PM and #3 CM services

Always Ethical
16 consecutive years

Market Leadership
ISO 9001, ISO 27001 certified work processes

Safety Advocate
Have received more than 1000 safety awards since 2005

Adaptability Amplified

As global investment in infrastructure continues to grow, clients are increasingly focused on maximizing returns from their project pipelines. Consequently, the need for efficient and streamlined project management has become more essential than ever.

Our project management team has continuously evolved our project delivery approach to keep pace with clients’ increased project and program size and complexity. Whether traditional PM/CM, Project Management Consultancy (PMC), Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT), or the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) approach, our team tailors their methodologies, incorporates scalable processes, and customizable tools to efficiently manage projects, from small-scale initiatives to large, multifaceted programs.

Our methodology encompasses a comprehensive set of processes, best practices, and tools that guide project managers and teams through each phase of a project, from initiation to closure.

Portfolio Management

Holistic management provides a comprehensive framework for multiple projects, ensuring alignment with the organization’s strategic goals and requirements.

Integrated Management

Standardization and consistency establish standardized methodologies, processes, and tools across all projects. Schedules tied to resources and costs ensure reliable earned value management (EVM).

Scenario Analysis

Centralizing project management functions reduces redundancies, making economies of scale achievable. It also allows for independent reviews and what-if scenarios.

Comprehensive Review

A centralized governance structure ensures compliance with policies and procedures. Consistent checks for program, contractor, and vendor schedule integrity and compliance.

Proactive Risk Handling

Identifies and manages schedule risks; leads delay mitigation efforts. Facilitates the sharing of lessons learned and best practices across projects.

Performance Metrics

Improved reporting and visibility provide consolidated reporting and dashboards, giving a clear view of project status, risks, and performance metrics such as SPI, critical path, milestone performance, s-curves, and schedule variance.

Driving Excellence Through Innovation

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To help guide our clients through their digitalization journey, our Digital Advisors develop a holistic roadmap that focuses on strategy, technology enablement, enhanced operations, and impactful outcomes. With a digital strategy and governance plan in place, clients can leverage data aggregated by design, construction, and commissioning teams to optimize current and future projects.

Asset Lifecycle Management

Our first-rate project managers and technical specialists provide the extensive, accurate, nuanced asset lifecycle management (ALM) information our customers need, offering integrated solutions designed to aggregate and analyze data for optimal performance. We understand that each project needs a tailored and scalable solution. That’s why we’ve combined our 80 years of experience in critical infrastructure with our industry-leading software solutions, delivering the best tools and advisory services.

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Program Management Information Systems (PMIS)

We break down data silos, synchronizing the people, financials, and processes needed to improve delivery and better manage your capital projects.

We deploy Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) to enable data-driven decision-making on an executive level, which has saved clients hundreds of millions of dollars. Using our extensive project experience, we guide our customers through their PMIS maturity journey to help better digitize and manage capital improvement programs.

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Dashboards: We create powerful dashboards through our custom-built data warehouse and business intelligence capabilities.

Digital Twins

Our digital twin solutions add value to every phase of the project lifecycle through three key functionalities: data ingestion and aggregation, advanced analytics, and real-time visualization and monitoring that enables operators to take action. By delivering end-to-end visibility through a single-pane-of-glass, clients can efficiently manage assets and visualize the infrastructure’s operational health to optimize performance, reduce costs, and improve sustainability.

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Critical Infrastructure Protection

Critical infrastructure protection addresses and mitigates a wide range of challenges, including existing and emerging multi-domain threats to communities, facilities, infrastructure, and essential information systems that, if incapacitated or destroyed, would severely impact public safety and national security.

With expertise in cybersecurity, physical security, and risk management, we provide tailored strategies and solutions to mitigate threats and enhance resilience. By providing solutions that detect, identify, track, and defeat these threats, we’re ensuring a healthier, more secure, and more resilient world, not just for our customers but for communities around the globe. Learn More

OpenSpace.AI

We have partnered with OpenSpace, making AI Reality Captures a standard part of our services. Our integration of OpenSpace.ai with Building Information Modeling (BIM) provides a value-driven approach that empowers stakeholders with near real-time site imagery. This results in tangible benefits and enhancements such as improved project visibility amongst stakeholders, commercial advancements, quality improvements, stakeholder coordination, and accelerated reporting.

Our approach to automation frees up human resources to focus on critical project management activities, significantly reducing project timelines and mitigating risk. Additionally, this digital transformation drastically reduces the need for physical travel, lowering our carbon footprint.

Featured Projects

Major Infrastructure Project in the Middle East

Improved safety performance through rigorous analysis of recurring incidents, willingness to sacrifice production for safety
Achieved over 3,000,000 m³of earth moving in a single week through traffic modeling

Delta Conveyance Project

Saved 18 months on the master program schedule through innovative sequencing and alternative project delivery strategies
Used funds efficiently to stretch DCA operational funds by an additional year

FAA Technical Support Service Contract T4

We have provided safe and on-time delivery of projects at 500+ airports nationwide, with only one reported schedule slip among the hundreds of projects managed in the last six months.

San Francisco Water Systems Improvement Program

Reduces program costs by $125M through budget recommendations and value engineering

National Nuclear Security Administration PM/CM

Reduced the Analysis of Alternatives process from 12-18 months to 3 months through dedicated resources and a streamlined approach.

The North City Water Reclamation Expansion project under construction.

San Diego Pure Water Construction Management Program — San Diego, CA

The City of San Diego developed the Pure Water Program to reduce its dependence on imported water and unique regulatory requirements for regular permit renewal at the Point Loma Wastewater […]

King Abdullah Financial District — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Situated in the heart of Riyadh, the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) is an iconic destination that merges the worlds of business and lifestyle in a digitally integrated and sustainable […]

Dubai Design District (D3) — Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

TECOM Group is a public company that has been developing business districts and associated facilities in Dubai since 1999. One such district is the Dubai Design District (d3) which is […]

Tunnel Stabilization And Sewer Pipeline Replacement — Laguna Beach, CA

The South Coast Water District operates the Beach Interceptor Sewer Tunnel located beneath the coastal bluffs in the city of Laguna Beach, California. The rehabilitation efforts of the 70-year-old sewer […]

Delta Conveyance Project Bethany Reservoir Alignment — Sacramento, CA

We provide program management services to the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority (DCA). This includes provide overall management, technical/engineering consulting, and project controls for the DCA, including staffing and […]

Program Management Information System Implementation – Las Vegas, NV

The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) and the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) are two separate entities that work together to manage and distribute water in the Las Vegas […]

Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department Consent Decree PM/CM – Miami, FL

As a major sub-consultant on the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department Consent Decree Program Management/Construction Management Team, we provided project validation, planning, design consultant management, technical reviews, risk management, quality […]

LAX International Airport Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) – Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the world’s busiest origin and destination airport, and consistently ranks as one of the world’s top airports in terms of passenger and cargo activity. […]

NEOM Oxagon

Overview The NEOM region was created by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) as part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 to redefine urban living. Parsons was selected by NEOM to […]

Safe Schools Comprehensive Plan and Program Management Services – GA, U.S.

Parsons is currently developing a comprehensive plan to improve safety and security for the students and staff of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) in Georgia. We have been […]

Houston METRO Light Rail Expansion – Texas

Vision for the Future Serving the largest city in Texas and the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States, Houston METRO’s vision is to improve mobility, provide alternative transportation options, […]

United States Postal Service Program Management Support Contract – United States

Delivering Turnkey Solutions Every day, the United States Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers more than 500 million pieces of mail to commercial and home addresses. Since 2003, Parsons has […]

Featured Articles

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Winning The Most Outstanding Project In Project Management

We were honored at the prestigious 2021 Ontario Engineering Project Awards held by the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies Ontario this year. Our Major Mackenzie Drive “Schedule C” Municipal Class Environmental […]

Emergence Of The Program Delivery Partner Approach

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The Rise Of The Whole Life Partnership Model In The Gulf Region

The whole region has experienced wave after wave of capital investments in infrastructure over recent decades. Arguably, the initial catalyst for this was Dubai, with massive investment reaching a peak […]

Interview Insights: A Look Into Greece’s Megaprojects

In an interview with the Greek publication Kathimerini, Pierre Santoni, president of Parsons South Europe, Middle East, and Africa region, provides insight into some of the challenges Greece may face […]

Flying In Memphis

Travelers who put on their blue suede shoes and board a plane will touch down in the land of Delta Blues’ newly renovated Concourse B in the Memphis International Airport (MEM), where our team recently completed a five-year, $245 million modernization project.

The Sky Is Not The Limit

Infrastructure Solutions Propelling NASA’s Mission For over half a century, NASA has been shattering the boundaries of human knowledge, venturing into the uncharted realms of air and space. Behind their […]

Raising The Bar For Sustainable Transit

Our Parsons-Systra Joint Venture (PSJV) team is proud to have been presented the “Sustainable Transport Best Consultant” award for the Dubai Metro Route 2020 extension project by the Dubai Roads […]

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