Project Quality Specialist - Wet Utilities

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

Job summary

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Project Quality Specialist for Wet Utilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on safeguarding construction quality across water, wastewater, drainage, irrigation, and related networks, ensuring investigations, testing, and handover meet stringent standards.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years in QA/QC for wet utilities and be proficient with ITPs, MCA documentation, and field inspections to prevent leakage and failures in major

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Water or Environmental Engineering or a related discipline required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant quality assurance and quality control experience on wet utilities or infrastructure.
• Experience with ISO 9001 quality management principles is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Implement and monitor approved project quality requirements for wet utility construction activities.
• Inspect works against drawings, specifications, ITPs, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate inspections before backfilling or closure of concealed works and ensure mandatory quality requirements are complete.

Skills

Wet Utilities QA

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Hydrostatic testing

NCR Management

BIM coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Water/Environmental Engineering

Tools

BIM coordination

Job description

Project Quality Specialist - Wet Utilities

Job Snapshot: Role: Project Quality Specialist - Wet Utilities | Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Industry: QA Quality Control | Function: Quality Assurance | Experience: Minimum 5 years | Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview: Project Quality Specialist - Wet Utilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a specialized QA Quality Control opportunity with Parsons Corporation covering water, wastewater, sewerage, stormwater, drainage, irrigation, fire water, pumping stations, and underground utility infrastructure. The role is hiring a quality professional with practical experience in pipeline installation, inspection, material verification, pressure and leakage testing, NCR management, commissioning, and infrastructure handover across complex construction environments.

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: Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Project Quality Specialist will safeguard construction quality across wet utility networks from material delivery and underground installation through testing, commissioning, as-built verification, and final handover. The position requires close attention to pipe alignment, gradients, joints, bedding, backfilling, chambers, testing results, live utility interfaces, and concealed works. Effective quality control in this role will help prevent leakage, drainage failures, premature infrastructure defects, rework, and operational problems after assets enter service.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and monitor approved project quality requirements for wet utility construction activities.
• Inspect works against approved drawings, specifications, Method Statements, Inspection and Test Plans, checklists, and acceptance requirements.
• Conduct surveillance and quality inspections of underground and above-ground water, sewerage, drainage, irrigation, and fire water installations.
• Review Material Inspection Requests, Work Inspection Requests, material certificates, test reports, inspection records, and supporting technical documentation.
• Confirm approved pipes, fittings, valves, chambers, pumps, and associated equipment are correctly received, stored, protected, handled, and installed.
• Monitor Contractor and Subcontractor quality performance and identify non-conforming work before subsequent activities conceal or affect it.
• Review wet utility NCRs and quality observations and support root cause investigations for installation defects and failed tests.
• Coordinate corrective and preventive measures and verify completed rectification before recommending closure.
• Inspect potable and domestic water networks, irrigation systems, fire water networks, sewerage systems, wastewater infrastructure, stormwater drainage, and surface water systems.
• Provide quality oversight for pumping stations, sewage pump stations, storage tanks, fire water tanks, irrigation tanks, and water treatment installations where applicable.
• Inspect valves, valve chambers, manholes, inspection chambers, catch basins, gullies, drainage channels, culverts, outfalls, metering systems, and pressure reducing stations.
• Verify pipe routes, alignment, levels, gradients, installation depths, fittings, connections, thrust blocks, anchors, and supports against approved requirements.
• Monitor bedding, pipe surround, backfilling, and compaction before acceptance of underground works.
• Inspect concrete chambers, manholes, drainage structures, and other associated civil infrastructure.
• Verify required separation and protection between wet utilities and electrical, ICT, roads, structures, and other underground services.
• Inspect sleeves, penetrations, waterproofing, crossings, and protection arrangements at utility interfaces.
• Coordinate inspections before backfilling or closure of concealed works and prevent progression where mandatory quality requirements remain incomplete.
• Work with Survey teams to confirm utility coordinates, alignments, invert levels, gradients, and final as-built locations.
• Review hydrostatic and pressure testing of potable water and fire water pipelines and confirm results against approved acceptance criteria.
• Monitor pipeline leakage tests, flushing, cleaning, and potable water disinfection procedures where required.
• Verify sewerage and drainage testing including CCTV inspections, gravity pipeline tests, infiltration and exfiltration testing, and air testing where applicable.
• Monitor flow and functional testing of pumping installations and verify operation of valves, pumps, meters, controls, and associated equipment.
• Ensure failed tests are investigated, corrected, repeated, and fully documented before system acceptance.
• Maintain complete traceability of inspections, testing, material approvals, corrective actions, and commissioning records.
• Coordinate wet utility interfaces with Civil, Roads, Structural, MEP, Landscape, Electrical, ICT, and Drainage teams.
• Review design revisions and verify construction teams are working from current approved utility drawings, profiles, specifications, and details.
• Support RFIs, Technical Queries, design clarifications, BIM coordination, and constructability reviews involving utility corridors and shared infrastructure.
• Monitor tie-ins and interfaces with existing live water, drainage, sewerage, irrigation, and fire protection networks.
• Provide quality oversight for wet utility infrastructure serving airport terminals, roads, aprons, taxiways, runways, airfield facilities, and external areas.
• Coordinate inspection requirements within airside and landside environments while accounting for operational restrictions and phased construction.
• Support final inspections, commissioning, completion of quality records, as-built verification, and system handover.
• Prepare weekly and monthly quality reports covering inspection performance, NCRs, test failures, leakage issues, material rejection, rework, audit findings, and corrective action closure.
• Analyze recurring defects and quality trends and recommend preventive measures to Project Quality Management.

Ideal Profile

A Bachelor 's Degree in Civil Engineering, Water or Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline is required, supported by at least 5 years of relevant quality assurance and quality control experience involving wet utilities or infrastructure. Candidates should have practical knowledge of water supply, wastewater, sewerage, stormwater drainage, irrigation, fire water, pumping stations, pipelines, chambers, and underground utility networks. Experience on major airport, transportation, infrastructure, or multidisciplinary construction projects is preferred. The role requires hands-on familiarity with ITPs, Method Statements, MIRs, WIRs, NCRs, inspection procedures, material controls, testing documentation, and corrective action processes. Experience witnessing hydrostatic tests, pressure and leakage tests, flushing, disinfection, drainage testing, and commissioning activities is particularly important. Candidates should understand applicable water, drainage, utility, and infrastructure standards together with ISO 9001 quality management principles. Experience coordinating Contractors, Subcontractors, Consultants, Client representatives, Survey teams, and construction disciplines is expected. ISO 9001, CQI, or an equivalent quality certification would provide an advantage.

Skills Set

• Wet Utilities Quality Management
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Control
• Potable water networks
• Domestic water networks
• Wastewater networks
• Sewerage systems
• Stormwater drainage
• Surface water drainage
• Fire water networks
• Irrigation networks
• Pumping stations
• Pipeline installation
• Underground utilities
• Pipe bedding and backfilling
• Utility chambers and manholes
• Valve chambers
• Culverts and outfalls
• Hydrostatic testing
• Pressure testing
• Leakage testing
• Pipeline flushing
• Potable water disinfection
• CCTV pipeline inspection
• Infiltration and exfiltration testing
• Flow testing
• Material inspection
• Inspection and Test Plans
• Method Statements
• Material Inspection Requests
• Work Inspection Requests
• NCR Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Corrective and Preventive Actions
• Quality Auditing
• Contractor Quality Management
• Utility Interface Coordination
• Survey coordination
• BIM utility coordination
• Testing and commissioning
• ISO 9001
• Airport infrastructure quality
• Airside and landside utilities
• Quality Reporting

Why Join Us

Riyadh 's airport and infrastructure development pipeline is driving sustained demand for specialists who understand the quality requirements of complex underground utility networks. This position provides practical exposure to water, wastewater, drainage, irrigation, fire water, pumping, airfield infrastructure, and live network interfaces while allowing the specialist to influence construction quality before critical assets are buried or commissioned. The multidisciplinary setting also provides valuable opportunities to strengthen expertise in infrastructure testing, commissioning, quality assurance, and major-project delivery.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, infrastructure, construction management, and program management services for major developments in Saudi Arabia and international markets. Its multidisciplinary teams support complex utility and transportation projects through coordinated engineering, construction oversight, quality management, testing, and handover processes designed to achieve reliable long-term infrastructure performance.