Senior Airport Utilities Design Director

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia seeks a Utilities Design Director for Airport Infrastructure to lead master planning, design governance, and technical assurance of wet and dry utility networks across a major airport program.

The role directs multidisciplinary teams, sets engineering standards, and ensures integration with other disciplines to support terminals, runways, and future expansion. A long track record in international airport projects is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 25 years of utilities engineering, design, and leadership experience.
• Master's degree preferred for advanced leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead utilities design strategy for multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide executive-level technical leadership for wet and dry utilities.
• Establish engineering standards, governance, and review processes.
• Oversee potable water, firefighting, drainage, sewerage, irrigation networks.
• Coordinate with civil, structural, electrical, ICT, and other disciplines.
• Ensure designs meet airport operational requirements and sustainability goals.
• Lead BIM coordination, digital engineering reviews, and model-based interface resolution.
• Drive design optimization, risk management, and handover readiness.

Skills

Utilities design leadership

Wet utilities

Dry utilities

Potable water networks

Firefighting water systems

Sewerage networks

BIM coordination

Hydraulic modelling

Asset information management

Utility network sizing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Master's preferred in Infrastructure/Utilities

Tools

WaterGEMS

SewerGEMS

InfoWorks

StormCAD

Job description

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia seeks a Utilities Design Director for Airport Infrastructure to lead master planning, design governance, and technical assurance of wet and dry utility networks across a major airport program.

The role directs multidisciplinary teams, sets engineering standards, and ensures integration with other disciplines to support terminals, runways, and future expansion. A long track record in international airport projects is preferred.