Lead Wet Utilities Engineer - Onsite Diriyah Project

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Wet Utilities Engineer - Site Supervision in Riyadh to lead on-site supervision of potable water, firefighting, irrigation, stormwater drainage, and sewer networks for a major public-realm program.

Based at the Diriyah project site, you will coordinate interfaces, monitor contractor performance, and drive testing, commissioning, and handover with safety and quality at the forefront.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university.
• Substantial experience supervising wet-utilities construction on major infrastructure or public-realm projects.
• Practical knowledge of potable water, firefighting, irrigation, stormwater, and sewer networks.
• Strong understanding of wet-utilities design principles, installation standards, and commissioning requirements.
• Knowledge of international codes and applicable authority and utility-provider standards.
• Proven ability to supervise contractors and administer site inspection procedures.
• Confidence in reading utility layouts, profiles, hydraulic drawings, and multidisciplinary coordination plans.

Responsibilities

• Act as the site discipline lead for wet utilities and report directly to the Construction Director.
• Supervise potable water, firefighting, irrigation, stormwater drainage, and sewer-network construction.
• Confirm that works comply with approved drawings, technical specifications, project requirements, and authority standards.
• Review shop drawings, hydraulic calculations, material submittals, method statements, and inspection and test plans.
• Coordinate technical reviews and approvals with contractors, consultants, clients, and relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct daily inspections and regular site walks to assess progress, workmanship, installation quality, and compliance.
• Monitor wet-utility activities against the approved construction schedule.
• Review inspection requests, non-conformance reports, and site observations.
• Follow up with the contractor to secure timely corrective action and documented closure of outstanding issues.
• Coordinate with roads, landscape, structural, and dry-utilities teams to resolve design interfaces and site conflicts.
• Review pressure-testing reports, leakage-test results, flushing records, disinfection certificates, and commissioning documents.
• Verify as-built drawings and operation and maintenance manuals for completed utility systems.
• Participate in progress, technical, and coordination meetings.
• Communicate wet-utility risks, constraints, mitigation measures, and required management decisions.
• Monitor contractor resources, sequencing, work methods, and productivity.
• Identify potential delays and recommend practical recovery or mitigation actions.
• Enforce health, safety, and environmental requirements across wet-utility construction activities.
• Prepare daily and weekly progress reports, quality reports, technical memoranda, and formal site correspondence.
• Support the testing, commissioning, acceptance, and handover of utility systems.
• Maintain professional coordination with clients, local authorities, and utility providers throughout construction and handover.

Skills

Wet-utilities supervision

Potable water networks

Firefighting networks

Irrigation systems

Stormwater drainage

Sewerage networks

Hydraulic calculations

Shop drawings review

Inspection & test plans

Multidisciplinary coordination

Construction quality control

HSE compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Wet Utilities Engineer - Site Supervision in Riyadh to lead on-site supervision of potable water, firefighting, irrigation, stormwater drainage, and sewer networks for a major public-realm program.

Based at the Diriyah project site, you will coordinate interfaces, monitor contractor performance, and drive testing, commissioning, and handover with safety and quality at the forefront.