Regional Lead - Risk, Issue & Opportunity Program Director

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Job Description:

We are ready now to lead the transformation of the nation’s brand-new air traffic control system—an ambitious initiative to enhance safety, improve reliability and security, reduce outages, decrease the total cost of ownership, and prepare the aviation system for the future by replacing aging infrastructure with modern technologies and state-of-the-art facilities.

Learn more about this opportunity : https://www.parsons.com/restoring-american-airspace/

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Regional Lead - Risk, Issue & Opportunity Program Director to join our team! In this role, you will ensure risk inputs are regionally-accurate, collaborating across subs/partners, customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional disciplines.  Embedded in East, Central, and West regions; leads site-level risk management; partners with Technical Domain Leads and Operational Risk Management.

Location:  Hybrid remote and either Atlanta, Fort Worth, or Seattle anticipated regional office locations

What You'll Be Doing:

• The R&O team will support the full program scope, including ~6,495 sites, 5 technical domains, and 3 regional field deployment areas, plus coordination with subcontractors, FAA stakeholders, and internal IPTs. 
• R&O management must align with both FAA risk expectations (e.g., proactive mitigation, lifecycle tracking) and industry standards (e.g., ISO 31000, CMMI-DEV, or MIL-STD-882E, where applicable).
• Opportunity management must be embedded—not an afterthought—to drive innovation, optimize delivery, and identify value-adds across tech, logistics, and workforce.
• Tools and systems (e.g., ARM, Predict!, Risk Register in Primavera/Deltek/SharePoint) must be actively managed and integrated with scheduling, engineering, QA, and cost functions.
• Risk management must be proactive, embedded at the IPT level, and visible to the PMO and FAA, with escalations, trends, and status reporting built into monthly cycles.
• Establish and maintain the Program Risk & Opportunity Management Plan (ROMP)
• Facilitate IPT-level risk workshops, pre-mortems, and risk-based planning reviews
• Maintain and moderate a living risk register, with linkages to cost/schedule impact tracking
• Coordinate with Quality, Safety, Engineering, and Field teams to ensure operational risks are surfaced early
• Capture and escalate cross-cutting risks to PMO and FAA stakeholders with mitigation accountability
• Drive opportunity identification and implementation tracking for schedule accelerators, process improvements, or value adds (e.g., modularization, digital delivery, supplier innovation)
• Integrate risk posture data into monthly performance reviews and FAA deliverables
• Ensure Scalable and embedded, with regional and technical domain coverage to ensure accurate, forward-looking risk and opportunity management.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Program Management, Business Administration, or related technical/business field. Master’s degree preferred. 
• 15+ years of broad and diversified experience within the infrastructure or defense sectors, preferably involving infrastructure, construction and technology implementation.
• Experience working in large-scale programs, multidisciplinary teams and large infrastructure projects, and knowledgeable with FAA processes and stakeholders preferred.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Risk Management Professional (RMP) certification, preferred.

Required Risk Management Skills:

• Extensive experience in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks throughout various stages of the project lifecycle is crucial.
• Proven track record in implementing a system / framework for risk management, preferably in program/project management or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills for assessing complex data, identifying potential risks, and developing strategies to manage and mitigate the