QA/QC Specialist - Infrastructure

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a QA/QC Specialist - Infrastructure with extensive field experience. The role focuses on surveillance, documentation, audits, and corrective actions to ensure project quality across active sites.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in QA/QC for heavy infrastructure, strong knowledge of QA/QC systems, and excellent English communication. Role demands coordination with contractors, suppliers, and inspection teams on major projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in QA/QC for heavy infrastructure or construction.
• Strong knowledge of QA/QC principles, procedures, and construction quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate daily inspection and QA/QC activities across project sites.
• Stop work if serious breaches of health, safety, environmental or quality requirements are identified.
• Conduct quality audits and site inspections to verify compliance with plans and specs.
• Review NCRs and coordinate corrective actions to close findings.
• Provide QA/QC reporting and trend analysis to support continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality Assurance

QA/QC

Quality control

Site inspections

NCR management

Root cause analysis

Inspection and Test Plans

ISO 9001 auditing

Contractor quality

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

QA/QC Specialist - Infrastructure
Role: QA/QC Specialist - Infrastructure
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Construction
Function: Quality Assurance
Experience: Minimum 8 years
Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

• Country: Saudi Arabia
• City: Riyadh
• Industry: Construction
• Function: Quality Assurance
• Salary: 25000-38000 (Estimated range; confirm final offer with employer)
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Context

The QA/QC Specialist - Infrastructure will support quality assurance and quality control activities across active project sites in Riyadh. The position requires strong field surveillance capability, detailed knowledge of construction quality systems, and the confidence to identify non‑compliant work before it affects safety, durability, schedule, or final acceptance. Working with contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, inspection teams, consultants, and multidisciplinary project stakeholders, the role helps maintain quality discipline, accurate records, effective corrective actions, and continuous improvement across project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate daily inspection, surveillance, and quality assurance activities across project sites.
• Stop work activities when serious breaches of health, safety, environmental, or quality requirements are identified.
• Conduct quality audits and site inspections to verify compliance with approved plans, procedures, specifications, standards, and project requirements.
• Coordinate with construction teams to plan and execute inspection and testing activities effectively.
• Monitor contractor, subcontractor, and supplier compliance with approved Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans and Procedures.
• Maintain oversight of contractor QC inspectors and collaborate with project inspection teams to ensure required quality standards are achieved.
• Perform site surveillance activities to verify adherence to approved procedures, contract requirements, technical specifications, and construction standards.
• Review Non‑Conformance Reports, inspection findings, quality concerns, and recurring site observations.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective action implementation for NCRs, audit findings, and quality issues.
• Ensure As‑Built Quality Records are prepared, reviewed, and maintained in accordance with approved Inspection and Test Plans.
• Monitor compliance with material specifications, certification requirements, traceability records, tolerances, testing standards, and quality documentation.
• Verify proper sampling, handling, storage, curing, testing, inspection, and recording processes where applicable.
• Ensure approved ITPs are available, understood, and implemented before and during construction activities.
• Provide regular site surveillance and quality reporting through inspections, observations, quality checks, and contractor performance monitoring.
• Promote quality best practices by identifying non‑compliant activities, waste, rework risks, and non‑value‑adding processes.
• Participate in supply chain QA/QC activities both on‑site and off‑site when required.
• Attend Factory Acceptance Tests and Site Acceptance Tests when assigned.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and ad hoc quality reports, including QA/QC KPI reporting, quality dashboards, performance summaries, and trend analysis.
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, suppliers, and multidisciplinary teams to resolve quality issues and close pending actions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing defects, inspection trends, supplier performance, and recurring non‑conformances.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Quality Control within heavy infrastructure, civil engineering, rail, metro, transportation, or major construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of QA/QC principles, methodologies, tools, techniques, inspection procedures, and construction quality systems.
• Experience reviewing quality documentation, inspection records, testing reports, material certificates, compliance records, and contractor submissions.
• Knowledge of Inspection and Test Plans, NCR management, root cause analysis, corrective action processes, and quality closeout requirements.
• Strong understanding of construction quality standards, material compliance requirements, traceability, tolerances, testing standards, and quality management systems.
• Experience in auditing, including Internal ISO 9001 Auditor certification or equivalent, is preferred.
• Experience on major rail, metro, transportation, or infrastructure projects is advantageous.
• Membership in a recognized quality management or engineering professional body is preferred.
• Experience supporting QA/QC KPI development, quality reporting, dashboards, and continuous improvement initiatives is beneficial.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong analytical, organizational, reporting, coordination, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively with contractors, consultants, suppliers, site teams, inspection teams, and multidisciplinary project stakeholders.
• Detail‑oriented approach with strong focus on compliance, documentation accuracy, quality records, corrective action closure, and construction quality improvement.

Skills Set

• Quality Assurance
• QA/QC
• Quality control
• Construction quality
• Infrastructure quality
• Site inspections
• Quality audits
• Site surveillance
• Inspection and Test Plans
• ITP implementation
• Non‑Conformance Reports
• NCR management
• Root cause analysis
• Corrective actions
• Quality documentation
• As‑Built Quality Records
• Inspection records
• Testing reports
• Material compliance
• Material certificates
• Traceability requirements
• Sampling procedures
• Material handling
• Material storage
• Curing processes
• Testing standards
• Contractor quality plans
• Supplier quality
• Subcontractor compliance
• Contractor QC inspectors
• Factory Acceptance Tests
• Site Acceptance Tests
• ISO 9001 auditing
• Internal quality audits
• QA/QC KPI reporting
• Quality dashboards
• Performance reporting
• Quality management systems
• Continuous improvement
• Heavy infrastructure
• Civil engineering projects
• Rail projects
• Metro projects
• Transportation infrastructure
• Construction standards
• Project specifications
• Multidisciplinary coordination
• Riyadh QA/QC jobs
• Saudi Arabia infrastructure quality jobs

Why Join Us

This opportunity gives an experienced QA/QC Specialist the chance to support major infrastructure and construction projects in Riyadh with Parsons Corporation. The role offers strong exposure to site quality surveillance, contractor performance monitoring, material compliance, NCR management, inspection planning, QA/QC reporting, and continuous improvement across complex project environments. It is well suited for a quality professional who wants to strengthen construction quality systems and contribute to reliable infrastructure delivery in Saudi Arabia.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, construction management, transportation, and program delivery company supporting major civil works, rail, metro, urban development, utilities, and public sector projects. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to large‑scale programs through quality assurance, construction oversight, technical coordination, project governance, supplier quality monitoring, and integrated delivery services. The company supports Riyadh's infrastructure growth with disciplined quality systems, international expertise, and strong regional project experience.