Engineering Manager - Airport Development

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 446,000 - 725,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia seeks an Engineering Manager - Airport Development to lead engineering governance, multidisciplinary design coordination, technical assurance, and construction support across passenger terminals, runways, taxiways, and landside infrastructure.

You will direct engineering teams, coordinate with clients, airport operators, consultants and authorities, and guide the program from design through construction, commissioning, and handover, ensuring safety,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Engineering Management or Project Management is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead all engineering activities in alignment with approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Establish technical priorities, governance procedures, review requirements, and approval authorities.
• Plan engineering resources according to project stages and package requirements.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams throughout design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Monitor compliance with contracts, client requirements, project standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Review calculations, design reports, specifications, drawings, and technical submissions.
• Lead value-engineering initiatives focused on constructability, sustainability, efficiency, and whole-life performance.

Skills

Airport engineering management

Multidisciplinary leadership

Engineering governance

Technical assurance

Design review

Construction support

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering/Engineering Management/Project Management

Tools

BIM coordination

Digital engineering

Common data environments

Job description

Engineering Manager - Airport Development Job Snapshot Role: Engineering Manager - Airport Development Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Airlines/Aviation Function: Engineering General Experience: Minimum 20 years Job Type: Full-time Position Overview

Parsons is hiring an Engineering Manager - Airport Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a major program within the Airlines/Aviation industry. The manager will lead engineering governance, multidisciplinary design coordination, technical assurance, and construction support across passenger terminals, runways, taxiways, aprons, utilities, and landside infrastructure. Serving as the delivery partner's primary technical authority, the successful candidate will direct engineering teams and coordinate with clients, airport operators, consultants, contractors, utility providers, and government agencies. The role covers the complete project lifecycle from design development through construction, commissioning, operational readiness, and handover.

Job Details Country: Saudi Arabia City: Riyadh Industry: Airlines/Aviation Function: Engineering General Salary: 40000-65000 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

A major airport program brings together buildings, airfield assets, transport links, utility networks, specialist technology, security, and operational systems. Engineering decisions must remain coordinated across these disciplines while satisfying aviation regulations, construction requirements, budget controls, and long-term operational objectives. The Engineering Manager will provide a unified technical direction for the program. Effective governance and early issue resolution will reduce design conflicts, protect construction progress, and ensure that completed assets are safe, integrated, resilient, and ready for airport operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all engineering activities in alignment with approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Establish technical priorities, governance procedures, review requirements, and approval authorities.
• Plan engineering resources according to project stages and package requirements.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams throughout design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Monitor compliance with contracts, client requirements, project standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Manage the review and coordination of consultant and contractor designs.
• Verify compliance with ICAO, FAA, IATA, NFPA, and local authority requirements.
• Review calculations, design reports, specifications, drawings, and technical submissions.
• Assess shop drawings, design changes, engineering queries, and contractor proposals.
• Lead value-engineering initiatives focused on constructability, sustainability, efficiency, and whole-life performance.
• Coordinate civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and airfield disciplines.
• Integrate utilities, ICT, security, traffic systems, baggage handling, and airport technology.
• Maintain technical alignment across terminals, runways, taxiways, aprons, aircraft stands, and cargo facilities.
• Coordinate landside infrastructure, utility corridors, operational buildings, and support facilities.
• Lead technical workshops, design reviews, and interface-coordination meetings.
• Support BIM-based coordination and digital engineering workflows.
• Review federated information and promote accurate use of common data environments.
• Provide engineering leadership during construction and installation.
• Ensure timely responses to requests for information and site technical queries.
• Review method statements, material submittals, and specialist-system proposals.
• Lead the resolution of complex engineering issues affecting delivery.
• Verify that construction remains consistent with approved technical requirements.
• Direct engineering support for testing, commissioning, and operational readiness.
• Serve as the senior engineering contact for the client and airport operator.
• Coordinate technical matters with consultants, contractors, utilities, regulators, and authorities.
• Support permits, approvals, regulatory submissions, and authority reviews.
• Participate in executive meetings and project-governance forums.
• Implement engineering quality-management and technical assurance processes.
• Conduct audits, compliance assessments, and structured design reviews.
• Monitor consultant and contractor engineering performance.
• Recommend corrective action when technical performance falls below requirements.
• Identify engineering risks and develop suitable mitigation measures.
• Lead constructability, safety-in-design, and technical-risk reviews.
• Evaluate change requests and assess effects on cost, schedule, quality, and operations.
• Ensure technical decisions support long-term resilience, reliability, and maintainability.
• Monitor engineering progress against contractual milestones.
• Prepare executive reports, technical recommendations, and management presentations.
• Maintain records of decisions, approvals, risks, comments, and design changes.
• Provide regular status updates to project and client leadership.
• Promote safety, environmental responsibility, and sustainable engineering practices.
• Support continuous improvement and consistent engineering excellence.

Ideal Profile

The preferred candidate is an accomplished engineering leader with extensive international airport experience and broad multidisciplinary knowledge.

• Bachelor 's degree in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Master 's degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, or Project Management is highly desirable.
• Minimum 20 years of progressive engineering experience.
• Proven involvement in major airport, transportation, or infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated success managing multidisciplinary teams on large airport developments.
• Extensive exposure to terminals, runways, taxiways, aprons, stands, utilities, and landside infrastructure.
• Strong experience in engineering governance, design review, construction support, and stakeholder coordination.
• Background working for delivery-partner, project-management consultancy, engineer, or client organizations.
• Detailed knowledge of airport infrastructure and operational systems.
• Strong understanding of ICAO, FAA, IATA, NFPA, and international engineering standards.
• Experience with BIM, digital engineering, and common data environments.
• Strong technical-review, risk-management, quality-assurance, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to lead several disciplines within a fast-paced mega-project environment.
• Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, or equivalent registration is preferred.
• PMP, PgMP, or an equivalent project-management certification is advantageous.
• International airport-expansion experience would be beneficial.
• Familiarity with Design-Build, EPC, program-management, and FIDIC environments is desirable.

Skills Set

• Airport engineering management
• Multidisciplinary engineering leadership
• Engineering governance
• Technical assurance
• Airport-terminal engineering
• Runway and taxiway infrastructure
• Aircraft-apron systems
• Landside infrastructure
• Airport utilities
• Baggage-handling interfaces
• Airfield systems
• ICT and security integration
• Traffic-system coordination
• Design review
• Construction engineering support
• BIM coordination
• Digital engineering
• Common data environments
• Value engineering
• Constructability reviews
• Safety-in-design
• Engineering risk management
• Technical change assessment
• Testing and commissioning
• Operational readiness planning
• ICAO requirements
• FAA standards
• IATA requirements
• NFPA standards
• FIDIC contracts

Why Join Us

This position offers technical authority across the full scope of a major airport development, from terminal buildings and airfield infrastructure to technology, utilities, and operational systems. The manager will influence engineering strategy, delivery performance, regulatory compliance, and long-term asset reliability. The role provides a strong pathway toward engineering-director, technical-director, and airport-program leadership within Saudi Arabia's expanding Airlines/Aviation market.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, systems integration, construction supervision, and program-management services for complex aviation and infrastructure developments. Its multidisciplinary teams support clients in creating safe, coordinated, resilient, and operationally ready airport assets.