Deputy Resident Engineer- Civil (Saudi National Only)

Systra; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA is seeking a Deputy Resident Engineer (Civil) to join our Mobility & Railway team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This on-site role requires leading multidisciplinary construction activities, coordinating with design teams, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

You will monitor schedules, oversee material testing, and provide technical solutions across civil works, supporting successful project delivery for major rail infrastructure initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of post-graduate experience on major civil or infrastructure projects.
• Experience on rail, metro, transit, or related transportation projects.
• Proven experience leading and managing multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams.
• Strong problem-solving, coordination, and organizational skills.
• Experience with construction materials testing and quality assurance, including soil, concrete, grout, dewatering, and load testing activities.
• Strong understanding of construction planning, material delivery, staging, scheduling, and site coordination.
• Knowledge of construction quality, safety, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and coordinate contractor activities to ensure safe, efficient project delivery.
• Develop discipline-specific construction schedules and monitor milestones.
• Provide schedule updates, progress assessments, and reporting to the Construction Manager.
• Monitor material procurement, delivery, and availability to ensure construction activities remain on schedule.
• Verify that delivered materials comply with project specifications, quality requirements, and industry standards.
• Maintain first-level quality assurance oversight to ensure all installation works are executed in accordance with approved plans, specifications, and applicable standards.
• Supervise construction engineering activities and provide technical expertise across one or more construction disciplines.
• Ensure that inspections and testing activities are conducted, witnessed, documented, and completed in accordance with approved procedures.
• Collaborate with construction management teams to identify and mitigate safety, environmental, and operational risks.
• Promote safe work practices and ensure compliance with site-specific safety requirements and industry standards.
• Coordinate with design engineering teams to support construction activities and resolve technical issues.
• Review and interpret design drawings and specifications to ensure work is executed in accordance with the latest approved revisions.
• Provide technical solutions to engineering and construction challenges and coordinate implementation with project stakeholders.
• Maintain project records, progress reports, back-charge documentation, and other project controls documentation as required.
• Coordinate and organize project documentation for final handover and project closeout activities.
• Interface with clients, contractors, and senior management to support successful project execution.

Skills

Civil project leadership

Construction management

Stakeholder management

Quality assurance

Site coordination

Problem solving

Health & safety awareness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/related field

Job description

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

Context

SYSTRA’s Mobility & Railway Business Unit is anticipating future growth, with new metro projects. To support these potential opportunities, we are looking for an experienced Deputy Resident Engineer (Civil) to join our project teams and contribute to our mobility solutions.

The Civil Engineer will provide engineering and technical support for all Civil works performed on site therefore, SYSTRA is looking for Deputy Resident Engineer (Civil)to join our team to be based at Riyadh , Saudi Arabia.

Missions/Main Duties

• Monitor and coordinate contractor activities within the assigned rail project area to ensure safe and efficient project delivery.
• Develop discipline-specific construction schedules and monitor progress against project milestones.
• Provide schedule updates, progress assessments, and reporting to the Construction Manager.
• Monitor material procurement, delivery, and availability to ensure construction activities remain on schedule.
• Verify that delivered materials comply with project specifications, quality requirements, and industry standards.
• Maintain first-level quality assurance oversight to ensure all installation works are executed in accordance with approved plans, specifications, and applicable standards.
• Supervise construction engineering activities and provide technical expertise across one or more construction disciplines.
• Ensure that inspections and testing activities are conducted, witnessed, documented, and completed in accordance with approved procedures.
• Collaborate with construction management teams to identify and mitigate safety, environmental, and operational risks.
• Promote safe work practices and ensure compliance with site-specific safety requirements and industry standards.
• Coordinate with design engineering teams to support construction activities and resolve technical issues.
• Review and interpret design drawings and specifications to ensure work is executed in accordance with the latest approved revisions.
• Provide technical solutions to engineering and construction challenges and coordinate implementation with project stakeholders.
• Maintain project records, progress reports, back-charge documentation, and other project controls documentation as required.
• Coordinate and organize project documentation for final handover and project closeout activities.
• Interface with clients, contractors, and senior management to support successful project execution.

Profile/Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of post-graduate experience on major civil or infrastructure projects.
• Experience on rail, metro, transit, or related transportation projects.
• Proven experience leading and managing multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams.
• Strong problem-solving, coordination, and organizational skills.
• Experience with construction materials testing and quality assurance, including soil, concrete, grout, dewatering, and load testing activities.
• Strong understanding of construction planning, material delivery, staging, scheduling, and site coordination.
• Knowledge of construction quality, safety, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.

Workplace Type

On-site