Dry Utilities Inspector - Electrical Works

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Dry Utilities Inspector - Electrical Works for a major public-realm construction program in Diriyah. The role involves field assurance of electrical and dry-utility works, reviewing drawings, recording progress, and coordinating interfaces with multiple disciplines.

The ideal candidate holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and has at least seven years of related experience, with exposure to landscape/public-realm or infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineering degree is required.
• Minimum seven years of directly related professional experience.
• Experience supporting landscape, public-realm, streetscape, or infrastructure works.
• Ability to interpret electrical layouts, shop drawings, and contract details.
• Familiarity with duct banks, conduits, chambers, cables, and utility corridors.

Responsibilities

• Receive and respond to contractor inspection requests within required timeframes.
• Inspect electrical and dry-utility works against approved documentation.
• Assist with comparing shop drawings to contract drawings and technical specifications.
• Verify compliance with statutory requirements, local codes, and applicable standards.
• Check utility routes, duct banks, conduits, chambers, cabling, and associated equipment.
• Inspect electrical interfaces serving landscape, lighting, public-realm, and streetscape assets.
• Confirm that approved materials and installation methods are being used.
• Identify work completed outside approved drawings or specifications.
• Record non-compliant conditions and notify responsible project stakeholders.
• Monitor contractor workmanship and daily progress.
• Prepare clear inspection comments supported by field evidence.
• Maintain daily records and organized progress photographs.
• Issue surveillance reports for deficient or incomplete construction.
• Prepare non-conformance reports when required.
• Monitor contractor corrections and verify satisfactory closeout.
• Coordinate electrical works with civil, roads, landscape, utilities, drainage, and structural disciplines.
• Identify clashes, access restrictions, or incomplete interface arrangements.
• Provide practical technical input to help resolve electrical site issues.
• Confirm contractor compliance with approved method statements and contract requirements.
• Maintain inspection registers and records of completed work.
• Assist with measurement and verification of executed quantities.
• Observe project safety procedures during site activities.
• Report unsafe conditions involving electrical or construction work.
• Support testing, snagging, completion, and package closeout activities.

Skills

Dry-utilities inspection

Electrical distribution

Shop-drawing review

Coordination across disciplines

Field inspection proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Dry Utilities Inspector - Electrical Works Job Snapshot

Role: Dry Utilities Inspector - Electrical Works

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Construction

Function: Building-Construction Inspection

Experience: Minimum 7 years

Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Parsons is recruiting a Dry Utilities Inspector - Electrical Works in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a public-realm Construction program in Diriyah. The development encompasses neighborhood and destination parks, landscaped open spaces, and more than 55 kilometers of urban streetscape. The inspector will provide field assurance for electrical and dry-utility works serving the program. The position involves evaluating inspection requests, checking installations, reviewing drawings, recording progress, reporting deficiencies, and coordinating utility interfaces with other disciplines.

Job Details

Country: Saudi Arabia

City: Riyadh

Industry: Construction

Function: Building-Construction Inspection

Salary: 8000-14000 SAR per month

Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Riyadh; please confirm the final offer with the employer.

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Any

Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

Public spaces rely on coordinated power, lighting, communication, and electrical distribution infrastructure. These networks frequently share corridors with roads, drainage, irrigation, landscape, and other utilities, making accurate positioning and interface management essential. The Dry Utilities Inspector will verify that underground and above-ground electrical works meet approved requirements before areas are concealed or finished. Effective inspections will limit rework, protect future maintenance access, and support safe system testing and energization.

Key Responsibilities

The inspector will assess electrical dry-utility construction and maintain complete evidence of field compliance.

• Receive and respond to contractor inspection requests within required timeframes.
• Inspect electrical and dry-utility works against approved documentation.
• Assist with comparing shop drawings to contract drawings and technical specifications.
• Verify compliance with statutory requirements, local codes, and applicable standards.
• Check utility routes, duct banks, conduits, chambers, cabling, and associated equipment.
• Inspect electrical interfaces serving landscape, lighting, public-realm, and streetscape assets.
• Confirm that approved materials and installation methods are being used.
• Identify work completed outside approved drawings or specifications.
• Record non-compliant conditions and notify responsible project stakeholders.
• Monitor contractor workmanship and daily progress.
• Prepare clear inspection comments supported by field evidence.
• Maintain daily records and organized progress photographs.
• Issue surveillance reports for deficient or incomplete construction.
• Prepare non-conformance reports when required.
• Monitor contractor corrections and verify satisfactory closeout.
• Coordinate electrical works with civil, roads, landscape, utilities, drainage, and structural disciplines.
• Identify clashes, access restrictions, or incomplete interface arrangements.
• Provide practical technical input to help resolve electrical site issues.
• Confirm contractor compliance with approved method statements and contract requirements.
• Maintain inspection registers and records of completed work.
• Assist with measurement and verification of executed quantities.
• Observe project safety procedures during site activities.
• Report unsafe conditions involving electrical or construction work.
• Support testing, snagging, completion, and package closeout activities.

Ideal Profile

The preferred candidate is an electrical engineer with practical landscape or public-realm experience and strong construction-inspection skills.

• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum seven years of directly related professional experience.
• Experience supporting landscape, public-realm, streetscape, or infrastructure works.
• Knowledge of electrical distribution and dry-utility installation practices.
• Ability to interpret electrical layouts, shop drawings, and contract details.
• Familiarity with duct banks, conduits, chambers, cables, and utility corridors.
• Understanding of inspection requests and quality-control procedures.
• Ability to identify defective or non-compliant electrical work.
• Experience preparing surveillance and non-conformance reports.
• Strong coordination capability across several site disciplines.
• Accurate reporting, photography, and record-management skills.
• Effective communication with contractors, engineers, and other inspectors.
• Awareness of electrical and construction safety requirements.

Skills Set

• Dry-utilities inspection
• Electrical utility works
• Power-distribution infrastructure
• Utility duct banks
• Electrical conduits
• Cable chambers
• Underground cabling
• Street-lighting interfaces
• Landscape electrical services
• Telecommunications ducting
• Utility-corridor coordination
• Shop-drawing review
• Inspection Requests
• Material and workmanship inspection
• Method-statement compliance
• Site surveillance
• Non-conformance reporting
• Corrective-action verification
• Daily inspection records
• Progress photographyMultidisciplinary coordination
• Electrical safety observation
• Quantity verification
• Testing support
• Snagging and closeout

Why Join Us

This opportunity provides hands‑on involvement in the electrical infrastructure supporting a high-profile Diriyah public‑realm program. Its combination of parks, streetscapes, lighting, landscape, and shared utility corridors creates varied field and coordination experience. The role offers a strong route toward senior electrical inspection, dry-utilities supervision, and construction‑quality positions within Saudi Arabia 's growing Construction market.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation provides engineering, construction supervision, and program‑management services for major infrastructure and urban developments. Its site teams help clients coordinate complex utility works and achieve safe, compliant, and maintainable project delivery.