Material Engineer - Airfield Infrastructure
Parsons
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Job summary
Parsons invites an experienced Material Engineer to manage testing, approval, and traceability of materials for airfield infrastructure in Riyadh. You will oversee lab and field testing, submittals, and supplier coordination to ensure compliance with specifications and international standards.
The ideal candidate has 8+ years in construction materials engineering, with concrete, asphalt, aggregates, soils, and geosynthetics expertise. Airport/airfield project experience is preferred.
Qualifications
- Bachelor-level civil/materials degree required with 8+ years in construction materials engineering and QC.
- Experience with concrete, asphalt, aggregates, soils, geosynthetics in airport/airfield projects preferred.
- Familiarity with material submittals, MARs/MIRs, ITPs, NCRs, RFIs, and lab reports.
Responsibilities
- Review drawings, specs, and acceptance criteria against standards to establish material criteria.
- Evaluate submittals, MARs, and technical documentation for project use.
- Verify products against designs, client requirements, and international standards.
- Coordinate sampling, testing, and field inspections per approved ITPs.
- Maintain material traceability from procurement through final acceptance.
- Coordinate with procurement, construction, QA/QC, and suppliers on material status.
- Support audits and maintain complete material records.
- Provide guidance on material selection, testing frequencies, and acceptance criteria.
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Job description
Material Engineer - Airfield Infrastructure in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Civil Engineering opportunity with Parsons Corporation focused on construction material approval, inspection, testing, specification compliance, and quality control for airport and major infrastructure works. The role is hiring an experienced materials professional to manage technical submittals, laboratory and field testing, material traceability, supplier coordination, and acceptance of concrete, asphalt, aggregates, soils, pavement layers, geosynthetics, drainage products, and utility materials.
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Materials
Salary: 18000-28000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
The Material Engineer will provide the technical control needed to ensure construction materials entering the project are suitable, approved, correctly tested, and fully traceable before incorporation into permanent works. Working across airport pavements, roads, utilities, drainage, and external infrastructure, the engineer will connect design specifications with procurement, laboratory verification, delivery inspections, storage controls, and field acceptance. Effective material management will help prevent non-compliant installations, reduce rework, protect pavement and infrastructure performance, and maintain construction progress.
- Review drawings, technical specifications, material schedules, design requirements, and applicable standards to establish acceptance criteria.
- Evaluate Material Submittals, Material Approval Requests, technical submissions, and supporting documentation before recommending materials for project use.
- Verify proposed products and materials against approved designs, Client requirements, specifications, and relevant international standards.
- Review manufacturers ' technical data, certificates of conformity, test certificates, product literature, warranties, and supporting compliance evidence.
- Coordinate material requirements and approval status with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and QA and QC teams.
- Plan and coordinate sampling, inspections, laboratory testing, and field testing in accordance with approved Inspection and Test Plans.
- Ensure required tests are undertaken by approved laboratories using appropriate procedures and frequencies.
- Review laboratory and field results and verify compliance with specified acceptance limits before material approval or use.
- Inspect delivered materials for condition, quantity, identification, certification, specification compliance, and consistency with approved submissions.
- Monitor storage, handling, preservation, segregation, and environmental protection of construction materials.
- Maintain material approval registers, testing logs, inspection records, status trackers, and other controlled quality information.
- Coordinate with Procurement and Construction teams to identify material approval or delivery constraints that could affect scheduled works.
- Identify material-related risks affecting quality, cost, construction sequencing, or project milestones and recommend appropriate mitigation.
- Support resolution of Technical Queries, RFIs, NCRs, rejected materials, failed tests, and other material-related site issues.
- Evaluate proposed material substitutions and alternatives and provide technically supported recommendations.
- Maintain traceability from procurement and manufacture through delivery, testing, installation, and final acceptance.
- Coordinate directly with manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, and testing laboratories regarding compliance, documentation, testing, and warranties.
- Support Client, Consultant, and authority audits and inspections by maintaining complete and readily retrievable material records.
- Provide construction teams with technical guidance regarding material selection, application, installation requirements, and acceptance criteria.
- Analyze testing and inspection trends to identify recurring material problems and recommend corrective or preventive measures.
- Participate in material coordination meetings, technical reviews, quality meetings, and multidisciplinary project discussions.
- Prepare material status reports and provide accurate information for quality and construction progress reporting.
- Ensure material inspection, sampling, testing, storage, and handling activities comply with project HSE requirements.
- Review and monitor aggregates, concrete, asphalt, soils, geosynthetics, drainage products, pavement materials, and utility construction materials.
- Coordinate acceptance testing for sub-base, base course, asphalt, concrete, aggregates, soil, and other critical civil materials.
- Verify materials incorporated into runways, taxiways, aprons, roads, utilities, and external works satisfy applicable project and aviation requirements.
- Review material requirements and performance characteristics associated with airfield pavement systems.
- Coordinate specialist laboratory activities required for airport and major infrastructure construction.
- Verify material compliance with applicable ASTM, AASHTO, BS-EN, FAA, ICAO, and project-specific requirements.
- Maintain comprehensive traceability and quality records for critical airfield pavement and infrastructure materials through project closeout.
A Bachelor 's Degree in Civil Engineering, Materials Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline is required, together with at least 8 years of relevant experience in construction materials engineering, testing, inspection, and quality control. Candidates should have practical knowledge of concrete, asphalt, aggregates, soils, pavement materials, geosynthetics, and other products used in major civil infrastructure. Experience on airport, airfield, road, utility, or large-scale infrastructure developments is preferred, with direct airfield exposure providing a significant advantage. The successful engineer should be experienced in Material Submittals, MARs, MIRs, ITPs, NCRs, RFIs, laboratory reports, inspection records, and technical documentation. Strong understanding of material approval, sampling, testing, storage, handling, preservation, and traceability processes is essential. Working knowledge of ASTM, AASHTO, BS-EN, and other applicable international material standards is expected. Familiarity with FAA and ICAO requirements relevant to airport infrastructure would further strengthen the candidate 's profile.
- Construction materials engineering
- Material inspection and testing
- Material approval
- Material Submittals
- Material Approval Requests
- Material Inspection Requests
- Inspection and Test Plans
- Construction quality control
- Concrete materials
- Asphalt materials
- Aggregate testing
- Soil testing
- Sub-base materials
- Base-course materials
- Pavement materials
- Airfield pavement materials
- Geosynthetics
- Drainage materials
- Utility materials
- Laboratory testing
- Field testing
- Material sampling
- Material traceability
- Material storage and preservation
- Specification compliance
- Technical documentation
- NCR management
- Requests for Information
- Technical Queries
- Supplier coordination
- Testing laboratory coordination
- ASTM
- AASHTO
- BS-EN
- FAA requirements
- ICAO requirements
- Airport infrastructure
- Runway construction
- Taxiway construction
- Apron construction
- Material quality reporting
Riyadh 's expanding airport and infrastructure programs require rigorous control of the materials used in high-performance pavements, utilities, roads, drainage networks, and other critical assets. This position provides broad exposure to laboratory testing, airfield materials, supplier technical evaluation, field inspection, and construction quality while allowing an experienced engineer to influence asset durability from procurement through final acceptance.
Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, construction management, infrastructure, and program management services for major developments in Saudi Arabia and international markets. Its multidisciplinary teams support complex aviation and infrastructure projects through coordinated engineering, material assurance, construction oversight, and quality management throughout the project lifecycle.
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