Roads Design Engineer - Highway Infrastructure

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 246,000 - 379,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Roads Design Engineer with at least 10 years of experience to provide technical review and design support for highway, junction, and interchange packages within a major PMO.

You will coordinate with structural, drainage, utilities, traffic, and landscape teams to ensure geometry, pavement concepts, safety provisions, and construction sequencing meet standards and client expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in road and highway design.
• Strong background in major highways, junctions, interchanges, and associated infrastructure.
• Proven experience in geometric road design covering horizontal alignments, vertical profiles, cross-sections, and junction layouts.
• Strong understanding of applicable local and international highway design standards.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing third-party consultant designs and preparing structured technical comments.
• Practical knowledge of pavement design principles and road safety engineering.
• Background in concept development and value engineering for road infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Review concept and detailed road design drawings, specifications, reports, and calculations prepared by third-party consultants.
• Evaluate highway layouts with emphasis on geometry, safety, constructability, and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Review horizontal and vertical alignments, cross-sections, junction layouts, and interchange arrangements.
• Assess interfaces between roads, bridges, drainage systems, utilities, traffic infrastructure, landscape, and adjacent development.
• Develop conceptual road, junction, and interchange options to support PMO and Client decisions.
• Prepare high-level geometric solutions and compare layouts against requirements.
• Contribute to value engineering studies for highway and interchange packages.
• Identify opportunities to optimize road geometry, pavement solutions, safety measures, and construction efficiency.

Skills

Road design

Highway engineering

Geometric design

Horizontal alignment

Vertical alignment

Interchange design

Junction design

Road safety engineering

Pavement design

Value engineering

Multidisciplinary coordination

Design review

Construction interfaces

PMO design support

Technical presentations

Road geometry testing

AutoCAD Civil 3D

InRoads

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

InRoads

Job description

Roads Design Engineer - Highway Infrastructure Job Snapshot Role: Roads Design Engineer - Highway Infrastructure Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Civil & Structural Engineering Experience: 10 years in road and highway design, including major highways, junctions, and interchanges Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Civil & Structural Engineering
Salary: 22000-34000 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 Roads Design Engineer will provide technical review and design support across highway, junction, and interchange packages within a major PMO. The role will focus on ensuring that road geometry, pavement concepts, safety provisions, drainage interfaces, utility constraints, structures, and traffic requirements are coordinated into practical and compliant solutions. By combining detailed design knowledge with PMO-level oversight, the position will help the Client identify design risks early, evaluate alternatives, improve constructability, and make informed technical decisions before construction commitments are made.

Key Responsibilities

• Review concept and detailed road design drawings, specifications, reports, and supporting calculations prepared by third-party consultants.
• Evaluate highway layouts with particular attention to geometric design, safety, constructability, and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Review horizontal and vertical alignments, cross-sections, junction layouts, and interchange arrangements.
• Assess interfaces between roads, bridges, drainage systems, utilities, traffic infrastructure, landscape, and adjacent development.
• Develop conceptual road, junction, and interchange options to support PMO and Client decision-making.
• Prepare high-level geometric solutions and compare alternative layouts against technical, operational, and project requirements.
• Contribute to value engineering studies for highway and interchange packages.
• Identify opportunities to optimize road geometry, pavement solutions, safety measures, and construction efficiency.
• Prepare engineering sketches, exhibits, markups, and technical details to explain proposed design solutions.
• Review pavement design proposals and assess their suitability against anticipated loading, project requirements, and applicable standards.
• Review road safety provisions and challenge third-party recommendations where improvement is required.
• Assess design submissions for compliance with relevant local and international highway standards.
• Review supplier drawings and technical documentation associated with road infrastructure packages.
• Prepare clear, coordinated, and technically defensible review comments for PMO and Client approval processes.
• Track responses to review comments and verify satisfactory technical closeout.
• Coordinate with bridges, structures, drainage, utilities, traffic, landscape, and architectural teams to resolve design conflicts.
• Participate in multidisciplinary design coordination meetings and technical workshops.
• Support resolution of interface issues affecting roadway geometry, access, utilities, structures, or construction sequencing.
• Evaluate constructability constraints associated with major road and interchange schemes.
• Assess phasing requirements and identify design conditions that may complicate temporary traffic arrangements or staged construction.
• Contribute to design risk reviews and recommend practical mitigation measures.
• Participate in formal design review workshops and value engineering sessions.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations on road geometry, interchange options, design risks, and proposed solutions.
• Explain complex road design matters clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Use road design software to test concepts and prepare supporting technical information.
• Support PMO technical governance by maintaining clear records of design issues, decisions, reviews, and recommendations.
• Provide proactive engineering input to help improve overall project delivery and design coordination.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor 's degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in road and highway design.
• Strong background in major highways, junctions, interchanges, and associated infrastructure.
• Proven experience in geometric road design covering horizontal alignments, vertical profiles, cross-sections, and junction layouts.
• Strong understanding of applicable local and international highway design standards.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing third-party consultant designs and preparing structured technical comments.
• Practical knowledge of pavement design principles and road safety engineering.
• Experience evaluating and refining third-party pavement and safety proposals.
• Background in concept development and value engineering for road infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of constructability and multidisciplinary design interfaces.
• Experience coordinating with structural, drainage, utility, traffic, and landscape disciplines.
• Ability to identify design risks and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Previous consultancy, PMC, or PMO experience is advantageous.
• Experience participating in design review workshops and technical coordination meetings is highly desirable.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D, InRoads, or equivalent highway design software is advantageous.
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional recognition is desirable.
• Strong technical presentation and communication capability.
• Proactive approach to design coordination and problem resolution.

Skills Set

• Road design
• Highway engineering
• Geometric road design
• Horizontal alignment design
• Vertical alignment design
• Cross-section design
• Junction design
• Interchange design
• Highway concept development
• Pavement design review
• Road safety engineering
• Value engineering
• Design review
• Third-party design assurance
• Constructability assessment
• Design risk assessment
• Highway standards
• Multidisciplinary coordination
• Structures interface coordination
• Drainage coordination
• Utility coordination
• Traffic interface coordination
• Design workshops
• Technical presentations
• AutoCAD Civil 3D
• InRoads
• Engineering sketches
• Technical documentation
• PMO design support
• Infrastructure design review

Why Join Us

Riyadh 's continuing investment in highways and urban infrastructure creates strong demand for engineers who can combine practical road design expertise with disciplined technical review and PMO-level oversight. This role offers direct involvement in major highway and interchange decisions, including geometry optimization, value engineering, pavement review, safety improvements, and multidisciplinary coordination. It provides an experienced Civil Engineering professional with the opportunity to influence the quality, efficiency, and constructability of significant transportation infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, infrastructure, program management, and technology solutions for major transportation and development projects worldwide. In Saudi Arabia, its teams support complex highway and infrastructure programs through road design, technical assurance, multidisciplinary coordination, value engineering, and structured PMO delivery.