Senior Airport Quality Leader for Infrastructure Projects

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 391,000 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation is seeking a senior Project Quality Manager for an airport infrastructure program in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role oversees quality governance across terminals, airside works, roads, utilities, MEP, ICT, and specialist systems, ensuring testing, commissioning, and handover meet Client requirements and aviation standards.

The ideal candidate brings 15+ years in quality management within large-scale infrastructure, with ISO 9001 expertise and extensive experience coordinating

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in quality management, QA/QC, or construction QA.
• Proven experience on major airport, aviation, transportation, or large-scale infrastructure developments.
• Strong background managing multidisciplinary quality systems in EPC/PMC or Delivery Partner environments.
• Extensive knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Experience developing and implementing project-specific quality management plans.
• Strong knowledge of Inspection and Test Plans, inspection processes, quality records, and acceptance criteria.
• Demonstrated experience managing NCRs, corrective and preventive actions, and root cause investigations.
• Skilled in conducting quality audits, assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Experience overseeing quality across civil, structural, architectural, MEP, ICT, and specialist systems.
• Knowledge of ICAO, FAA, IATA requirements; familiarity with FIDIC or similar frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Project Quality Management Plan across all project phases.
• Establish project quality objectives, procedures, workflows, performance indicators, and governance requirements.
• Ensure quality requirements are integrated into design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Provide direction to QA/QC managers, engineers, inspectors, consultants, contractors, and package teams.
• Review and align Quality Management Plans with Client requirements and project standards.
• Review Inspection and Test Plans, method statements, checklists, and quality documentation for compliance.
• Monitor field implementation through inspections, audits, surveillance, and performance reviews.
• Lead quality audits, corrective actions, and preventive actions with root cause analysis.

Skills

Project quality management

Quality assurance

Quality control

Inspection and Test Plans

NCR management

Root cause analysis

Design quality reviews

Constructability reviews

Quality dashboards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, or related discipline

Job description

Parsons Corporation is seeking a senior Project Quality Manager for an airport infrastructure program in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role oversees quality governance across terminals, airside works, roads, utilities, MEP, ICT, and specialist systems, ensuring testing, commissioning, and handover meet Client requirements and aviation standards.

The ideal candidate brings 15+ years in quality management within large-scale infrastructure, with ISO 9001 expertise and extensive experience coordinating