Pavement Lead Engineer

Parsons; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 380,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Saudi Arabia seeks a Pavement Lead Engineer to head pavement design review, coordination, construction support, and QA for a major airport and airfield project. The role requires leadership across a multi-disciplinary team to ensure on-time delivery of pavement assets.

You will oversee runways, taxiways, aprons, and service roads, ensure ICAO/FAA compliance, evaluate materials, and guide multi-disciplinary teams through the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in airport pavement design and rehabilitation.
• Leadership of multi-disciplinary teams across lifecycle phases.
• Strong knowledge of pavement materials and testing methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead pavement engineering activities for airport airfield infrastructure and landside developments.
• Provide technical leadership to pavement engineers, designers, consultants, and contractors.
• Establish pavement engineering priorities, reviews, and quality requirements.
• Ensure deliverables align with project objectives and standards.
• Review pavement designs for runways, taxiways, aprons, and service roads.
• Coordinate with airfield lighting, drainage, and utilities for interfaces.

Skills

Pavement design

Airfield engineering

Technical leadership

Quality assurance

Project coordination

ICAO standards

FAA standards

Job description

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Pavement Lead Engineer to lead the pavement engineering design review, technical coordination, construction support, and quality assurance activities for a major Airport, Infrastructure, and Airfield Development Project. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the design, evaluation, and delivery of airfield pavements including runways, taxiways, aircraft parking stands, cargo aprons, service roads, and associated pavement infrastructure.

The Pavement Lead Engineer will provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring pavement systems are designed and constructed in accordance with airport operational requirements, ICAO and FAA standards, project specifications, and international best practices. The role requires extensive experience in airport pavement design, rehabilitation, construction supervision, materials evaluation, and multidisciplinary coordination within complex aviation environments.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead and manage pavement engineering activities associated with airport airfield infrastructure and landside developments.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to pavement engineers, designers, consultants, and contractors.
• Establish pavement engineering priorities, technical review processes, and quality requirements.
• Ensure pavement engineering deliverables align with project objectives, contractual requirements, and operational needs.
• Lead the review and assessment of pavement designs for runways, taxiways, aprons, aircraft stands, and airport service roads.
• Review pavement design calculations, technical reports, material specifications, drawings, and engineering submissions.
• Evaluate flexible, rigid, and composite pavement solutions considering aircraft loading, operational requirements, and lifecycle performance.
• Review pavement thickness design, structural capacity, durability, and maintenance considerations.
• Ensure compliance with ICAO Annex 14, FAA Advisory Circulars, and applicable international pavement standards.
• Review pavement material specifications including asphalt mixtures, concrete pavement, aggregates, subgrade improvement, and stabilization techniques.
• Assess laboratory test results, material approvals, and quality control documentation.
• Review pavement performance requirements considering aircraft movements, environmental conditions, and operational demands.
• Support development of sustainable pavement solutions and optimization of material usage.
• Coordinate pavement engineering requirements for: Runways and runway shoulders.
• Taxiways and rapid exit taxiways.
• Cargo aprons and aircraft parking stands.
• Maintenance areas and airfield operational facilities.
• Ensure pavement interfaces are properly coordinated with airfield lighting, drainage systems, utilities, and aircraft operational requirements.
• Support phased construction planning to maintain airport operational continuity.
• Provide pavement engineering support during construction, testing, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Review contractor submissions including shop drawings, method statements, material submittals, and technical queries.
• Monitor pavement construction activities including earthworks, subgrade preparation, asphalt works, concrete paving, and testing activities.
• Conduct site inspections to verify compliance with approved designs, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Support resolution of pavement-related technical issues during construction.
• Ensure pavement works comply with project specifications, quality standards, and airport operational requirements.
• Review pavement testing results including compaction, density, concrete strength, asphalt performance, and material testing.
• Participate in quality audits, inspections, and technical reviews.
• Monitor contractor compliance with approved construction procedures and quality control plans.
• Support implementation of corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with the Client, airport authorities, consultants, contractors, designers, and regulatory agencies regarding pavement engineering matters.
• Support technical approvals, design reviews, and authority submissions.
• Participate in pavement workshops, technical meetings, and coordination sessions.
• Provide technical advice to support timely decision-making.
• Prepare and review pavement engineering reports, technical assessments, design review comments, and recommendations.
• Maintain records of pavement design approvals, technical decisions, testing results, and const