Road Safety Manager - Highway Infrastructure Projects
Parsons
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Job summary
Parsons Corporation is seeking an experienced Road Safety Manager to lead road safety engineering, technical assurance, and safety audit activities on major highway projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role emphasizes design compliance, engineering integrity, and strong technical coordination through design, construction and operation.
The manager will lead Road Safety Audits, coordinate with design consultants, contractors and authorities, and ensure compliance with Saudi and international
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field is required.
- Chartered Engineer status is required.
- Certified Road Safety Auditor qualification is required.
Responsibilities
- Lead road safety audits and technical assessments on major highway programs.
- Coordinate with design consultants, contractors and authorities.
- Ensure compliance with Saudi Arabian and international road safety standards.
- Provide technical leadership on road safety engineering throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify safety risks and drive mitigation measures.
- Maintain awareness of applicable road safety codes and standards.
Skills
Education
Job description
Role: Road Safety Manager. Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Industry: Civil Engineering. Function: Occupational Health and Safety. Experience: Minimum 15 years of relevant technical and engineering experience. Job Type: Full Time. Work Arrangement: On-site.
Parsons Corporation is seeking an experienced Road Safety Manager to lead road safety engineering, technical assurance, and safety audit activities on major highway and infrastructure projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on maintaining engineering integrity, design compliance, and effective technical coordination throughout the project lifecycle, including design, construction, and operational stages. The Road Safety Manager will lead Road Safety Audits (RSA), coordinate with design consultants, contractors, road authorities, and other stakeholders, and ensure that highway infrastructure meets applicable Saudi Arabian and international road safety standards. The position requires extensive experience evaluating complex road networks, including expressways, freeways, dual carriageways, tunnels, bridges, interchanges, and intersections. The successful candidate will also advise on road safety policies, technical standards, traffic signage, and the application of the Safe System Approach. Applicants must hold a bachelor 's degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering or a related discipline, Chartered Engineer status, and Road Safety Auditor certification. A minimum of 15 years of relevant technical and engineering experience is required.
- Country: Saudi Arabia
- City: Riyadh
- Industry: Civil Engineering
- Function: Occupational Health and Safety
- Salary: Not disclosed
- Gender: No Preference
- Candidate Nationality: Not specified
- Job Type: Full Time
- Work Arrangement: On-site
- Lead and conduct road safety audits in accordance with recognized procedures and guidelines applicable in the Middle East and Africa region.
- Serve as a Senior Road Safety Auditor and road safety audit team leader on local and international assignments.
- Manage road safety audits and assessments for ring roads, main roads, and major highway programs.
- Conduct road safety reviews at different stages of project design, construction, and operation.
- Evaluate safety performance across dual carriageways, freeways, expressways, tunnels, bridges, interchanges, and intersections.
- Assess road safety conditions in developed residential and commercial environments.
- Review highway infrastructure under different traffic conditions and operational scenarios.
- Identify road safety deficiencies and recommend appropriate engineering improvements.
- Coordinate audit activities with clients, consultants, contractors, and relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure audit findings and recommendations are consistent with applicable Saudi Arabian codes and international standards.
- Provide technical leadership on road safety engineering throughout the project lifecycle.
- Review highway designs to identify potential safety hazards and engineering deficiencies.
- Evaluate road traffic signage, markings, and the communication of information to road users.
- Apply human factors principles when assessing road layouts and traffic safety.
- Coordinate with design consultants to ensure road safety requirements are incorporated into engineering solutions.
- Monitor compliance with client requirements, project objectives, and quality benchmarks.
- Identify technical risks affecting highway safety and coordinate appropriate mitigation measures.
- Support the resolution of engineering issues involving multiple design and construction disciplines.
- Maintain awareness of applicable road safety codes, technical standards, and engineering best practices.
- Promote the integration of the Safe System Approach into highway design and project delivery.
- Advise engineering teams on the application of Safe Roads and Roadsides principles.
- Support consideration of Safe Speeds in road safety assessments and engineering decisions.
- Promote design solutions that account for the needs and behavior of Safe Road Users.
- Support the consideration of Safe Vehicles within the broader road safety framework.
- Encourage appropriate planning for Post-Crash Response.
- Coordinate with relevant engineering disciplines to ensure Safe System principles are understood and applied.
- Identify opportunities to improve road safety outcomes through integrated engineering and risk management measures.
- Lead coordination with design consultants and construction contractors across relevant infrastructure packages.
- Maintain effective working relationships with road authorities and key project stakeholders.
- Coordinate technical discussions to resolve road safety concerns and design-related issues.
- Support alignment between project requirements, authority standards, and stakeholder expectations.
- Manage relationships with design companies to promote effective technical cooperation.
- Facilitate the identification and resolution of cross-disciplinary engineering challenges.
- Ensure technical risks are documented, tracked, and addressed throughout project delivery.
- Communicate significant road safety issues and recommendations to project leadership and relevant stakeholders.
- Provide technical advice to road authorities on road safety policies, standards, and guidance documents.
- Support the development and improvement of road safety engineering procedures.
- Contribute technical expertise relating to road traffic signs and markings.
- Advise on effective methods of communicating road information to users.
- Review relevant international and regional road safety requirements.
- Support the consistent application of technical standards across highway projects.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen road safety practices through engineering improvements and lessons learned.
- Develop and deliver road safety education and awareness initiatives.
- Prepare presentations addressing road safety risks, opportunities, and improvement measures.
- Present technical findings and recommendations to senior client management committees.
- Develop stakeholder engagement and consultation strategies for road safety matters.
- Coordinate awareness activities with relevant project teams and stakeholders.
- Communicate road safety engineering principles in a clear and practical manner.
- Support improved stakeholder understanding of road safety risks and preventive measures.
- Identify road safety and engineering risks during design development and construction.
- Maintain oversight of technical risk identification, tracking, and mitigation activities.
- Review project compliance with established safety requirements and quality standards.
- Monitor technical issues that could affect highway safety or project objectives.
- Coordinate corrective actions with relevant consultants, contractors, and engineering teams.
- Support quality assurance processes relating to road safety engineering.
- Bachelor 's degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related field.
- Chartered Engineer status is required.
- Certified Road Safety Auditor qualification is required.
- Minimum 15 years of relevant technical or engineering experience.
- Experience delivering complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience managing design development and construction activities on major infrastructure programs in the Middle East.
- Extensive experience conducting road safety audits at different project stages.
- Experience managing road safety audit activities involving clients, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders.
- International experience in road safety engineering, audits, and technical studies.
- Experience evaluating major highways, ring roads, and complex road networks.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical coordination and resolve engineering challenges.
- Experience coordinating with government authorities, contractors, and project stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of road safety audit procedures and assessment methodologies.
- Experience serving as a Senior Road Safety Auditor or audit team leader.
- Understanding of road safety engineering principles and human factors.
- Knowledge of highway design safety requirements.
- Experience assessing traffic signage, road markings, and road user information.
- Ability to evaluate safety risks across complex highway infrastructure.
- Familiarity with Saudi Arabian and international road safety codes and standards.
- Understanding of the Safe System Approach and its application to road infrastructure.
- Ability to provide technical recommendations for improving road safety performance.
- Experience managing technical interfaces across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Ability to coordinate design consultants, contractors, and authority representatives.
- Strong understanding of design compliance and technical quality requirements.
- Ability to identify and resolve engineering risks throughout project delivery.
- Experience working on major infrastructure programs with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong technical judgment and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to lead road safety audits and technical coordination activities.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
- Ability to communicate technical recommendations to senior management.
- Effective coordination and conflict-resolution capabilities.
- Professional judgment when evaluating complex engineering issues.
- Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams.
- Arabic language proficiency is preferred.
- At least 10 years of related work experience with proven Middle East experience is preferred, in addition to meeting the mandatory minimum 15 years of overall relevant experience.
- Professional Engineer registration.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to translate complex technical matters into clear recommendations.
The Road Safety Manager will play a senior technical role in supporting safe and compliant highway infrastructure delivery. The position requires a combination of road safety auditing expertise, highway engineering knowledge, stakeholder coordination, and technical risk management. The successful candidate will work across design and construction interfaces while considering road safety requirements throughout the operational lifecycle. A central responsibility is ensuring that road safety risks are identified early, communicated effectively, and addressed through practical engineering solutions.
Parsons Corporation provides opportunities for experienced engineering professionals to contribute to complex infrastructure and transportation projects. The company emphasizes technical excellence, collaboration, innovation, and professional development. Guided by its leadership principles of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, Parsons encourages employees to apply their expertise and work collaboratively toward successful project outcomes. The Road Safety Manager will contribute to these objectives by supporting engineering quality, technical coordination, and road safety performance across major highway infrastructure projects.
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