
Deon du Plessis
Project Director PrEng, PMP, MBA, BScEng (Civil), BCom (Hons)
The move
MoveSurbana Jurong Group → Parsons Corporation
TitleProject Director
LocationNEOM → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Saudi Arabi → United Arab Emirates
Native languageAfrikaans, English
Years in UAE2.1
Total experience30.1 years
Parsons Corporation headcount10,001+ employees
Parsons Corporation industryCivil Engineering
Parsons Corporation HQChantilly, Virginia
Parsons Corporation typePublic Company
Career arc
- Project DirectorApr 2024 — Present
Parsons Corporation· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Project DirectorJul 2021 — Mar 2024
Surbana Jurong Group· NEOM, Saudi Arabi· Full-time - Function Manager Urban DevelopmentAug 2016 — Jan 2022
SMEC· Johannesburg Area, South Africa· Full-time
- Technical DirectorApr 2012 — Jul 2016
Aurecon· Pinetown, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal - Director Civil & Structural EngineeringNov 2005 — Mar 2012
WSP Group Africa· Durban
- DirectorDec 1995 — Oct 2005
Liebenberg & Stander
Education
- Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt UniversityMBA · Business Administration and Management, GeneralJun 2019 — Aug 2022
- Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA · Business Administration and Management, GeneralPresent
- University of NatalBSc Eng (Civil) · Civil EngineeringJan 1983 — Dec 1986
- University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-AfrikaBachelor of Commerce (BCom) Hons · Project ManagementJan 1988 — Dec 1991
- Heriott Watt UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA · Business Administration and Management, GeneralPresent
Languages
- Afrikaans · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual