Project Quality Specialist (Mech & Plumbing)

Parsons; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an experienced Project Quality Specialist (Mech & Plumbing) to support quality assurance, inspection, testing, and compliance for an airport infrastructure project.

The Senior Specialist will coordinate with contractors, consultants, and stakeholders to ensure installations meet approved designs, NFPA requirements, and international codes. Welding inspection experience is advantageous for the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 12 years in quality assurance and quality control for mechanical and plumbing systems.
• Experience on airport, commercial, infrastructure, or large-scale building services projects.
• Strong experience in inspection, testing, commissioning, and quality documentation.
• Welding inspection certification (TWI/CSWIP or equivalent) is advantageous.
• Experience with NFPA requirements and fire protection systems.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of project quality requirements for mechanical, plumbing, firefighting, and FLS systems.
• Review and monitor contractor compliance with Quality Management Plans, ITPs, method statements, submittals, shop drawings, and NFPA requirements.
• Ensure installations comply with project specs, approved designs, manufacturer recommendations, and international codes.
• Review and witness welding and jointing inspection activities for carbon steel, ductile pipe, and HDPE piping.
• Conduct quality surveillance for HVAC systems, pumps, and building services equipment.
• Monitor quality compliance for potable water, drainage, sanitary systems, and water treatment.
• Review NCRs, RFIs, technical submissions, and quality records; coordinate with project teams.
• Maintain inspection and testing records and quality dossiers; support handover activities.

Skills

Quality assurance

Quality control

Inspection

Construction management

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Welding inspection certification

NFPA standards knowledge

Job description

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an experienced Project Quality Specialist (Mech & Plumbing) to support quality assurance, inspection, testing, and compliance activities for mechanical, plumbing, firefighting, fire protection, and FLS systems within a major Airport Infrastructure Project.

The successful candidate will ensure that installations are completed in accordance with approved designs, project specifications, international standards, NFPA requirements, quality management procedures, and client requirements.

The Senior Project Quality Specialist will provide technical quality oversight across construction, testing, commissioning, and handover, and will coordinate with contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders.

Experience and certification in welding inspection for carbon steel and iron ductile pipe systems will be considered an advantage. Candidates without this experience will remain eligible for consideration.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Support implementation of project quality requirements for mechanical, plumbing, firefighting, fire protection, and FLS systems.
• Review and monitor contractor compliance with approved Quality Management Plans, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), method statements, material submittals, shop drawings, and applicable NFPA requirements.
• Ensure installations comply with project specifications, approved designs, manufacturer recommendations, and applicable international codes and standards.
• Where applicable, review and witness welding and jointing inspection activities for carbon steel, ductile pipe, and HDPE piping, including HDPE fusion processes, procedures, operator qualifications, traceability, visual inspection, and test records.
• Conduct inspections and quality surveillance for HVAC systems, air handling units, chilled water systems, pumps, ventilation systems, mechanical plant rooms, and building services equipment.
• Monitor quality compliance for potable water, drainage, sewerage, stormwater, hot and cold-water distribution, pumps, water treatment, and sanitary systems.
• Conduct quality surveillance of firefighting and fire protection systems, including piping, pumps, valves, suppression systems, testing, commissioning, and FLS interfaces.
• Review and witness pressure testing, hydrostatic testing, flushing, cleaning, equipment testing, HVAC performance testing, balancing, commissioning, and associated records.
• Verify installation quality, alignment, supports, accessibility, materials, workmanship, and compliance with approved documentation.
• Monitor contractor and subcontractor quality performance, conduct site inspections and audits, identify quality risks, and verify corrective and preventive action closure.
• Review RFIs, technical submissions, inspection requests, material approvals, Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), and related quality records.
• Coordinate with mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, civil, architectural, BIM, construction management, commissioning, and operational readiness teams.
• Support interface management between mechanical, plumbing, firefighting, structural, architectural, and airport operational requirements.
• Maintain inspection reports, testing records, material approvals, NCR logs, punch lists, commissioning documentation, and quality dossiers.
• Review as-built drawings, Operation and Maintenance manuals, testing and commissioning records, equipment certificates, and warranty documentation before handover.
• Support completion, operational readiness, and transition of completed systems into airport operations.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in quality assurance and quality control, with a strong focus on mechanical and plumbing systems.
• Proven experience on airport, commercial development, infrastructure, or large-scale building services projects.
• Strong experience in mechanical and plumbing inspection, testing, commissioning, and quality documentation.
• Experience in welding inspection for carbon steel and ductile pipe will be an advantage, and supported by TWI, CSWIP, or equivalent welding inspection certification.
• Experience with firefighting, fire protection, and FLS systems, including inspection, testing, commissioning, and compliance with applicable NFPA requirements.
• Experience working with main contractors, specialist subcontractors, consultants, client representatives, and Delivery Partner or PMC teams.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC, chilled water, plumbing networks, drainage systems, pumps,