Engineering Manager - Infrastructure

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh is seeking an Engineering Manager - Infrastructure to lead multidisciplinary teams across infrastructure, transportation, utilities, and buildings, ensuring design quality, governance, and on-time delivery.

You will plan staffing, manage resources and budgets, review deliverables, and coordinate with clients and senior management to drive technical excellence and successful project outcomes in Saudi Arabia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of engineering experience with leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams on large infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering teams across one or more disciplines on major infrastructure and development programs.
• Provide technical leadership, direction, and oversight throughout engineering design, planning, and project delivery stages.
• Plan, review, and approve discipline staffing plans, resource forecasts, workforce allocations, and engineering assignments.
• Coordinate engineering resources across multiple projects to support optimum utilization, technical consistency, and project performance.
• Monitor engineering quality, productivity, schedule progress, technical compliance, and design delivery performance.
• Work closely with Project Managers and Project Directors to resolve engineering, resource, quality, schedule, and coordination issues.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables, technical reports, design documentation, calculations, specifications, drawings, and submissions.
• Establish, implement, and improve engineering standards, procedures, best practices, technical guidelines, and review processes.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with company procedures, project requirements, codes, standards, authority requirements, and regulatory expectations.

Skills

Engineering management

Multidisciplinary engineering

Infrastructure projects

Resource planning

Budget monitoring

Staffing plans

Leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Engineering software

Project management tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Engineering Manager - Infrastructure

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Industry: Engineering | Experience: Minimum 15 years | Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Engineering Manager - Infrastructure in Riyadh is an opportunity to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams across major infrastructure, transportation, utilities, buildings, industrial, and development programs. The role focuses on engineering governance, design delivery, resource planning, technical quality, risk management, stakeholder coordination, staff development, and successful project execution in line with client requirements, industry standards, and Parsons quality objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering teams across one or more disciplines on major infrastructure and development programs.
• Provide technical leadership, direction, and oversight throughout engineering design, planning, and project delivery stages.
• Plan, review, and approve discipline staffing plans, resource forecasts, workforce allocations, and engineering assignments.
• Coordinate engineering resources across multiple projects to support optimum utilization, technical consistency, and project performance.
• Monitor engineering quality, productivity, schedule progress, technical compliance, and design delivery performance.
• Work closely with Project Managers and Project Directors to resolve engineering, resource, quality, schedule, and coordination issues.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables, technical reports, design documentation, calculations, specifications, drawings, and submissions.
• Establish, implement, and improve engineering standards, procedures, best practices, technical guidelines, and review processes.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with company procedures, project requirements, codes, standards, authority requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Support project planning, engineering execution strategies, technical risk management, design governance, and key engineering decisions.
• Participate in business development, technical proposals, bid evaluations, pre‑contract reviews, and client presentations.
• Recruit, interview, mentor, develop, and evaluate engineering staff while supporting career development and succession planning.
• Conduct performance evaluations, provide coaching, and manage employee performance in line with company policies.
• Promote collaboration between engineering disciplines, project teams, clients, consultants, contractors, stakeholders, and senior management.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and promote the Parsons Quality Improvement Program across engineering teams.
• Monitor engineering department budgets and help maintain performance within approved overhead and project budgets.
• Participate in client meetings, technical workshops, design reviews, value engineering sessions, and executive presentations.
• Identify engineering delivery risks, resource constraints, quality gaps, and technical issues, then implement practical corrective actions.
• Encourage innovation, technical excellence, knowledge sharing, and consistent engineering practices across assigned teams.
• Perform additional engineering management responsibilities as required to support successful project delivery.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of engineering experience, including significant supervisory and engineering management responsibility.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on large infrastructure, transportation, utilities, buildings, industrial, or development projects.
• Strong knowledge of engineering design principles, project delivery methodologies, international standards, technical governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing engineering resources, staffing plans, department budgets, project workloads, and geographically distributed teams.
• Strong understanding of engineering quality management, technical assurance, risk management, continuous improvement, and project governance.
• Experience reviewing and approving engineering deliverables, design documentation, calculations, technical reports, specifications, and submissions.
• Ability to work within integrated client, PMC, EPC, consultant, contractor, or major program delivery environments.
• Professional Engineer registration or equivalent professional registration may be required.
• Professional membership with an internationally recognized engineering institution is preferred.
• Experience supporting business development, proposals, technical bids, bid evaluations, and client presentations is advantageous.
• Strong commercial awareness with understanding of project cost, schedule, scope, resource planning, and risk management.
• Ability to lead organizational change, improve engineering performance, and drive innovation across technical teams.
• Excellent leadership, mentoring, coaching, communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability with the ability to make sound decisions in complex project environments.
• Proficiency with engineering software, project management tools, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Commitment to technical excellence, professional development, collaboration, and high‑quality engineering delivery.

Skills Set

• Engineering management
• Engineering general
• Multidisciplinary engineering
• Infrastructure projects
• Transportation projects
• Utilities projects
• Buildings projects
• Industrial projects
• Engineering leadership
• Technical governance
• Design management
• Design review
• Engineering deliverables
• Technical reports
• Design documentation
• Engineering calculations
• Technical specifications
• Resource planning
• Staffing plans
• Workforce forecasting
• Budget monitoring
• Project workloads
• Quality management
• Risk management
• Technical assurance
• Project delivery methodologies
• Engineering standards
• Regulatory compliance
• Value engineering
• Business development
• Proposal support
• Bid evaluations
• Client presentations
• Project management tools
• Engineering software
• Microsoft Office
• Team mentoring
• Performance management
• Stakeholder management
• Continuous improvement
• Engineering innovation

Why Join Us

This role offers an experienced Engineering Manager the opportunity to lead multidisciplinary technical delivery on major infrastructure and development programs in Riyadh with Parsons Corporation. It provides strong exposure to engineering governance, senior stakeholder coordination, resource management, quality improvement, technical decision‑making, and large‑scale project delivery. It is a strong fit for a senior engineering leader who wants to guide high‑performing teams, strengthen delivery standards, and contribute to major infrastructure growth in Saudi Arabia.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, construction management, and program delivery company supporting major transportation, utilities, buildings, urban development, industrial, and public sector projects. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to complex programs through engineering leadership, design management, technical assurance, project governance, construction support, and integrated delivery services. The company supports Riyadh's development with international expertise, disciplined engineering processes, and strong regional project experience.