Project Quality Specialist - Civil Works

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 156,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Project Quality Specialist - Civil Works to lead field QA/QC across earthworks, pavement, concrete, and drainage. You will verify materials, workmanship, inspections, and test results while ensuring compliance with approved drawings and specifications.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, NCR management, and close coordination with multidisciplinary teams to support safe, compliant project delivery and successful handover of complex civil

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant civil QA/QC experience.
• Practical experience in earthworks, roads, pavement, concrete, drainage, and external works.
• Strong knowledge of ITPs, MIRs/WIRs, NCRs, inspection procedures, and QA documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of approved project quality requirements for civil construction activities.
• Monitor works against drawings, specs, method statements, ITPs, and contractual requirements.
• Conduct regular quality inspections across civil, structural, road, pavement, drainage, earthwork, and external works.
• Review ITPs, inspection procedures, checklists, Hold Points, and testing requirements.
• Verify material inspection requests and laboratory reports; ensure proper documentation.

Skills

Civil QA

Quality Control

Inspections

Material Testing

Documentation

ISO 9001

Education

Bachelor in Civil Engineering

Tools

ITP Procedures

MIR/WIR Systems

NCR Management

Concrete Testing

Job description

Project Quality Specialist - Civil Works Job Snapshot

Role: Project Quality Specialist - Civil Works

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: QA Quality Control

Function: Quality Assurance

Experience: Minimum 5 years

Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Project Quality Specialist - Civil Works in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a QA Quality Control opportunity with Parsons Corporation supporting quality assurance and quality control across airport, airfield, infrastructure, roads, pavements, earthworks, concrete, drainage, structural civil works, and external construction activities. The role is hiring a Saudi National with practical civil QA and QC experience who can manage inspections, testing, NCRs, material compliance, contractor quality performance, and final handover requirements across complex multidisciplinary projects.

Job Details

Country: Saudi Arabia

City: Riyadh

Industry: QA Quality Control

Function: Quality Assurance

Salary: 14000-22000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Saudi National

Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Project Quality Specialist will provide field-based quality assurance for civil construction from earthworks and foundation preparation through pavement installation, structural concrete, testing, snagging, and handover. The position connects approved engineering requirements with actual site execution by verifying materials, workmanship, dimensional accuracy, inspection records, test results, and corrective actions. Strong quality control at this stage will help prevent recurring defects, reduce rework, improve first-time acceptance, and protect long-term infrastructure performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Support implementation of approved project quality requirements for civil construction activities.
• Monitor works against current drawings, specifications, Method Statements, Inspection and Test Plans, contractual requirements, and project procedures.
• Conduct regular quality inspections and surveillance across civil, structural, road, pavement, drainage, earthwork, and external works.
• Review civil ITPs, inspection procedures, checklists, Hold Points, Witness Points, and testing requirements.
• Review Material Inspection Requests, Work Inspection Requests, material certificates, laboratory reports, and supporting quality documentation.
• Verify that approved construction materials are correctly received, stored, handled, tested, and incorporated into the works.
• Monitor Contractor and Subcontractor QA and QC performance and highlight deficiencies requiring corrective action.
• Identify workmanship defects, failed tests, non-conformances, and emerging quality risks before they affect subsequent activities.
• Raise and monitor civil NCRs and quality observations and support structured root cause analysis.
• Verify corrective and preventive actions and inspect completed rectification before recommending closure.
• Maintain complete and traceable quality records covering inspections, tests, approvals, corrective actions, and acceptance.
• Participate in audits, technical meetings, quality reviews, construction coordination sessions, and Client inspections.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Construction teams to resolve quality-related technical issues.
• Prepare weekly and monthly civil quality reports and identify recurring trends requiring management attention.
• Support testing, commissioning, snagging, punch-list closure, and final handover activities.
• Inspect setting-out, coordinates, levels, alignment, dimensions, slopes, and construction tolerances.
• Monitor excavation, formation preparation, backfilling, earthworks, and compaction.
• Verify subgrade, sub-base, base-course, and pavement layer construction against approved requirements.
• Inspect reinforcement spacing, cover, laps, anchorage, fixing, and associated structural requirements.
• Verify formwork dimensions, stability, cleanliness, alignment, and readiness before concrete placement.
• Monitor concrete placement, vibration, curing, finishing, and protection.
• Review approved concrete mix designs, delivery tickets, sampling records, cube or cylinder testing, and test results.
• Investigate failed concrete tests and support corrective measures where required.
• Inspect waterproofing, construction joints, expansion joints, sealants, embedded items, sleeves, openings, and penetrations.
• Coordinate civil inspections with Survey, Structural, Architectural, MEP, Utilities, Roads, Drainage, and Landscape teams.
• Monitor construction of roads, access routes, parking areas, pavements, kerbs, interlock, road markings, and external surfaces.
• Inspect asphalt laying temperature, compaction, joints, levels, thickness, crossfall, and surface quality.
• Review asphalt and aggregate laboratory testing and verify compliance with acceptance requirements.
• Support quality inspections for runway, taxiway, apron, and other airfield pavement activities where applicable.
• Monitor field density testing, moisture content, compaction testing, soil classification, and earthwork material compliance.
• Review approved sources and certificates for fill, subgrade, aggregates, and other civil materials.
• Ensure failed soil, aggregate, asphalt, or concrete tests are investigated and corrective action is completed.
• Coordinate with Civil Engineers and Design Consultants on design changes, technical clarifications, and constructability issues.
• Ensure construction teams work from the latest approved drawings and revisions.
• Support resolution of RFIs, Technical Queries, design clarifications, and civil quality issues.
• Support BIM-based reviews where model information assists construction quality verification.
• Provide civil quality support across airport terminals, runways, taxiways, aprons, airfield facilities, roads, utilities, and external infrastructure.
• Monitor quality requirements across airside and landside work areas while considering operational and access constraints.
• Coordinate inspections during phased construction and complex infrastructure interfaces.
• Support quality audits of Civil Contractors and Subcontractors and monitor compliance with ISO 9001 principles.
• Maintain civil quality registers, inspection records, NCR logs, testing records, and action trackers through project completion.

Ideal Profile

The position requires a Bachelor 's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline, supported by at least 5 years of relevant civil quality assurance and quality control experience. Candidates should have practical experience with earthworks, roads, pavement construction, concrete, drainage, structural civil works, external works, inspection, material testing, and quality documentation. Previous involvement in major airport, infrastructure, transportation, or multidisciplinary construction projects is preferred. Strong working knowledge of ITPs, Method Statements, MIRs, WIRs, NCRs, inspection procedures, concrete testing, soil testing, aggregate testing, asphalt testing, and corrective action management is important. The successful candidate should be comfortable coordinating Contractors, Subcontractors, Consultants, Client representatives, Survey teams, and multidisciplinary engineering functions while maintaining accurate and traceable quality records. Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management principles is expected. ISO 9001, CQI, or an equivalent quality certification would provide an advantage.

Skills Set

• Civil Quality Assurance
• Civil Quality Control
• Construction Quality
• Civil Inspections
• Inspection and Test Plans
• Method Statements
• Material Inspection Requests
• Work Inspection Requests
• NCR Management
• Quality Observations
• Corrective and Preventive Actions
• Root Cause Analysis
• Earthworks Inspection
• Excavation Inspection
• Backfilling
• Compaction Control
• Subgrade Inspection
• Sub-base Inspection
• Base Course Inspection
• Road Construction Quality
• Asphalt Quality
• Pavement Quality
• Airfield Pavement Quality
• Concrete Quality
• Reinforcement Inspection
• Formwork Inspection
• Concrete Testing
• Soil Testing
• Aggregate Testing
• Asphalt Testing
• Field Density Testing
• Material Compliance
• Waterproofing Inspection
• Construction Joints
• Expansion Joints
• Survey Coordination
• Structural Coordination
• Utility Coordination
• Drainage Quality
• Airport Infrastructure Quality
• Airside Quality Control
• Landside Quality Control
• Quality Auditing
• ISO 9001
• Quality Reporting
• Handover Documentation

Why Join Us

Riyadh 's continuing investment in aviation, infrastructure, roads, and major development programs is creating strong demand for Saudi civil quality professionals with practical site experience and strong inspection discipline. This position provides broad exposure to earthworks, pavements, concrete, airport infrastructure, testing, contractor quality management, and multidisciplinary interfaces while offering a strong platform for continued development within large and technically demanding projects.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, infrastructure, construction management, and program management services for complex projects in Saudi Arabia and international markets. Its multidisciplinary project teams integrate engineering, construction, quality, safety, and testing expertise to support compliant execution and reliable long-term performance of major infrastructure and built assets.