Tom Elam
HR Director (Assoc CIPD) | Talent | Nationalisation | Middle East | AI & digital Transformation
The move
MoveAtkinsRéalis → Parsons Corporation
TitleHR Director, Talent, Social Value & Inclusion → HR Director
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE20.9
Total experience26.3 years
Parsons Corporation headcount10,001+ employees
Parsons Corporation industryCivil Engineering
Parsons Corporation HQChantilly, Virginia
Parsons Corporation typePublic Company
Career arc
- HR DirectorMar 2026 — Present
Parsons Corporation· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - HR Director, Talent, Social Value & InclusionMay 2024 — Mar 2026
AtkinsRéalis· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - HR Director / HR Business Partner (Planning, Design & Engineering; Infrastructure)Mar 2022 — May 2024AtkinsRéalis· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Talent Acquisition Director, Middle East, Africa & APACJan 2014 — Mar 2022AtkinsRéalis· Dubai· Full-time
- Associate DirectorJul 2005 — Jan 2014
Macdonald & Company· London and Dubai
- Team LeaderJan 2000 — Jun 2005
Upgrade Recruitment· London, United Kingdom
Education
- Brunel University of LondonBA · Business Studies1994 — 1997
- Saffron Walden County High School1986 — 1993