Lead Field Engineer - Structural

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Riyadh seeks a Lead Field Engineer - Structural to lead supervision of reinforced concrete and structural steel works on a landmark development. You will manage field engineers and inspectors, review drawings and shop drawings, and ensure conformance with contract requirements and engineering standards on-site.

The role emphasizes safety, quality, and timely delivery, with close coordination with Resident Engineer, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams to resolve technical issues

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Civil/Structural Engineering is required.
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in structural construction supervision.
• Experience with reinforced concrete, structural steel, deep foundations and temporary works.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural construction supervision on site.
• Review drawings, calculations and shop drawings for compliance.
• Monitor quality and safety in line with standards.
• Coordinate with contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Support testing, commissioning and handover activities.

Skills

Structural supervision

Reinforced concrete

Structural steel

Deep foundations

Temporary works

Team leadership

Inspection

Shop drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Engineering software

Job description

Lead Field Engineer - Structural Job Snapshot - Role: Lead Field Engineer - Structural - Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Industry: Construction - Function: Civil & Structural Engineering - Experience: Minimum 15 years - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Position Overview Parsons is seeking an experienced Lead Field Engineer - Structural to join its site-based Construction Supervision team on a major landmark development project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The project involves design, enabling works, and main construction activities for a large-scale destination development featuring iconic assets, hospitality facilities, and supporting infrastructure. Construction is being delivered under stringent requirements for quality, safety, sustainability, and project performance. In this role, you will lead structural construction supervision activities, manage structural inspectors and field engineers, and ensure that construction works comply with approved engineering drawings, specifications, contractual requirements, and applicable technical standards. Your responsibilities will cover reinforced concrete, structural steel, deep foundations, retaining structures, and temporary works. You will also review contractor technical submissions, monitor construction quality and progress, resolve structural engineering issues, and support project testing and handover activities. Working closely with the Resident Engineer, Construction Manager, contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will provide technical leadership to support safe, accurate, and timely delivery of structural works.

Job Details

• Country: Saudi Arabia
• City: Riyadh
• Industry: Construction
• Function: Civil & Structural Engineering
• Salary: Not disclosed
• Gender: No Preference
• Candidate Nationality: Not specified
• Job Type: Full Time
• Work Arrangement: On-site

Key Responsibilities

Structural Construction Supervision

• Lead and supervise structural construction activities across assigned project areas.
• Verify compliance with approved structural drawings, engineering specifications, and contract requirements.
• Monitor construction quality and adherence to applicable structural engineering standards.
• Conduct regular inspections of structural works and construction activities.
• Identify structural installation deficiencies and technical discrepancies.
• Coordinate with contractors to resolve construction-related issues.
• Monitor implementation of approved structural construction procedures.
• Support the Resident Engineer and Construction Manager in achieving project delivery objectives.

Structural Engineering Team Leadership

• Manage and provide technical direction to structural inspectors and field engineers.
• Coordinate structural inspection and supervision activities across the construction site.
• Assign and monitor technical responsibilities within the structural supervision team.
• Provide guidance on structural construction methods and technical requirements.
• Review inspection findings and recommendations prepared by team members.
• Support consistent application of approved engineering and quality procedures.
• Coordinate technical issues requiring multidisciplinary engineering input.
• Promote effective communication between structural supervision personnel and project management.

Foundations and Reinforced Concrete Works

• Supervise construction activities involving foundations and reinforced concrete structures.
• Inspect structural concrete works against approved drawings and specifications.
• Monitor compliance with applicable construction methods and quality requirements.
• Review relevant contractor submissions for foundation and concrete construction activities.
• Identify discrepancies between approved designs and actual site conditions.
• Coordinate resolution of technical issues affecting concrete and foundation works.
• Support inspection and testing requirements for structural construction activities.
• Maintain accurate records of relevant inspections and observations.

Structural Steel and Retaining Structures

• Monitor structural steel construction and installation activities.
• Verify compliance with approved structural steel drawings and specifications.
• Conduct inspections of structural steel works and associated construction activities.
• Review contractor technical submissions relating to steel structures.
• Supervise relevant construction activities involving retaining walls and retaining structures.
• Identify structural installation conflicts and construction deficiencies.
• Coordinate with contractors and engineering teams to resolve technical concerns.
• Monitor structural quality requirements throughout construction.

Deep Foundations and Temporary Works

• Supervise construction activities associated with deep foundations.
• Review relevant technical documentation and construction procedures.
• Monitor compliance with approved foundation designs and project specifications.
• Inspect temporary works associated with structural construction activities.
• Review applicable contractor method statements and technical submissions.
• Identify potential constructability and structural safety concerns.
• Coordinate with responsible engineering personnel to resolve identified issues.
• Support implementation of appropriate inspection and quality control procedures.

Structural Drawings and Technical Submittal Reviews

• Review structural engineering drawings and contractor shop drawings.
• Evaluate structural calculations and technical submissions.
• Review contractor method statements and proposed construction procedures.
• Assess material submissions against approved project specifications.
• Review inspection requests and associated supporting documentation.
• Identify inconsistencies between design requirements and contractor submissions.
• Provide technical review comments and recommendations.
• Coordinate with consultants and contractors to resolve outstanding technical queries.
• Verify that structural works follow approved engineering documentation.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

• Ensure implementation of quality assurance and quality control procedures for structural works.
• Monitor construction compliance with approved inspection and testing requirements.
• Conduct inspections to verify structural workmanship and construction quality.
• Identify nonconforming works and report deficiencies to responsible project personnel.
• Review relevant quality documentation and inspection records.
• Monitor corrective actions associated with structural construction defects.
• Maintain records of non‑conformance reports and inspection findings.
• Support consistent application of project quality standards.
• Coordinate with quality personnel and contractors to address outstanding compliance issues.

Construction Progress and Schedule Monitoring

• Monitor structural construction progress against approved project schedules.
• Review contractor work plans and construction activity sequences.
• Identify potential delays affecting structural works.
• Assess constructability challenges and technical constraints.
• Report structural construction risks and schedule concerns to project management.
• Coordinate with contractors to address issues affecting construction progress.
• Monitor achievement of relevant construction milestones.
• Provide structural progress information to the Resident Engineer and Construction Manager.

Structural Engineering Coordination

• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders on structural engineering matters.
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to resolve construction interface issues.
• Identify conflicts between structural works and other construction disciplines.
• Review structural requirements affecting associated building and infrastructure activities.
• Communicate technical discrepancies and proposed resolutions to relevant personnel.
• Participate in construction coordination meetings as required.
• Support timely resolution of complex structural and construction‑related issues.
• Maintain effective communication across project supervision teams.

Construction Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain accurate structural inspection records and site observations.
• Prepare and review structural construction progress reports.
• Document technical issues, nonconformities, and corrective action requirements.
• Maintain records of relevant site instructions and inspection findings.
• Communicate construction status and technical concerns to project management.
• Support organized documentation of structural construction activities.
• Ensure relevant inspection and quality records are available for project reviews.
• Provide accurate technical information to support construction supervision reporting.

Testing, Commissioning and Project Handover

• Support structural testing and verification activities where applicable.
• Review relevant inspection and testing documentation.Monitor completion of outstanding structural works and associated corrective actions.
• Coordinate with contractors on structural construction closeout requirements.
• Support project commissioning activities where structural engineering input is required.
• Assist with preparation and review of relevant handover documentation.
• Participate in project completion and handover activities.
• Support verification that structural works meet approved project requirements before handover.

Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance

• Promote compliance with project health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Monitor structural construction activities for adherence to approved safety procedures.
• Identify potential safety concerns associated with structural works and construction methods.
• Coordinate with site safety personnel regarding identified hazards.
• Support safe execution of foundation, concrete, steel, and temporary works activities.
• Monitor compliance with applicable environmental and sustainability requirements.
• Report unsafe conditions and construction‑related risks to responsible personnel.
• Promote safe working practices across structural supervision activities.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor 's degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in structural construction supervision, inspection, or field engineering.
• Experience working on major building, infrastructure, or mixed‑use development projects.
• Strong technical expertise in reinforced concrete construction.
• Extensive knowledge of structural steel works and construction methodologies.
• Experience supervising deep foundations, retaining structures, and temporary works.
• Proven experience leading site‑based construction supervision teams on large‑scale projects.
• Strong understanding of structural engineering principles and international design codes.
• Experience reviewing structural engineering drawings, calculations, and shop drawings.
• Ability to evaluate contractor technical submissions and construction procedures.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve complex structural engineering and construction issues.
• Excellent leadership, communication, coordination, and technical reporting skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and relevant engineering software.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• Experience working on megaprojects or iconic developments.
• Previous involvement in convention centres, hospitality developments, airports, or large mixed‑use projects.
• Experience working within a Construction Supervision Consultant environment.
• Familiarity with Building Information Modeling (BIM) and digital construction processes.
• Experience supporting construction testing, commissioning, and project handover.
• Strong stakeholder management and multidisciplinary engineering coordination skills.
• Professional engineering registration or chartered status.
• Ability to work effectively in fast‑paced and technically complex construction environments.

Technical Skills and Knowledge

• Structural construction supervision.
• Civil and structural engineering principles.
• Reinforced concrete construction.
• Structural steel construction and installation.
• Deep foundation construction.
• Retaining walls and retaining structures.
• Temporary works inspection and coordination.
• Structural engineering drawing interpretation.
• Structural calculations and technical document reviews.
• Contractor shop drawing assessments.
• Construction method statement reviews.
• Structural material submittal evaluations.
• Site inspection and construction verification.
• Structural quality assurance and quality control.
• Non‑conformance reporting and corrective action monitoring.
• International structural design codes and standards.
• Construction methodology and constructability reviews.
• Structural construction progress monitoring.
• Contractor work plan and schedule reviews.
• Multidisciplinary construction interface coordination.
• BIM-enabled project delivery.
• Construction testing and handover support.
• Construction health, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Technical reporting and site documentation.

Key Professional Competencies

• Strong structural engineering expertise and technical judgment.
• Leadership and supervision of engineering inspection teams.
• Ability to resolve complex structural construction challenges.
• Effective coordination with contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Attention to detail in construction inspections and technical reviews.
• Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and specifications.
• Effective construction planning and progress monitoring.
• Clear technical communication and reporting.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Commitment to construction quality and safe working practices.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in complex project environments.

Working at Parsons Parsons provides opportunities for experienced engineering professionals to contribute to major construction and infrastructure developments while collaborating with multidisciplinary technical teams. The company emphasizes engineering excellence, innovation, collaboration, adaptability, and professional development. As a Lead Field Engineer - Structural, you will contribute to the successful delivery of a major landmark development in Riyadh through effective structural construction supervision, technical leadership, quality control, and multidisciplinary coordination.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parsons is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair representation at all job levels without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.