Senior Civil Engineer

WS Atkins & Partners Overseas Engineering Consultants; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer in Saudi Arabia to lead road and infrastructure projects. You will oversee design reviews, earthworks, drainage, utilities coordination, and traffic management while ensuring compliance with local standards and client requirements.

The role requires 15+ years of experience, strong leadership, and a solid knowledge of Civil 3D, MX Road, and OpenRoads. Collaboration with consultants, contractors and authorities is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from a reputable institution.
• 15+ years of experience in road construction supervision and infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of KSA road standards, specifications, and construction practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on roads, highways and infrastructure works in KSA.
• Review road geometry, pavement designs, drainage, utilities coordination, and traffic management plans.
• Collaborate with design consultants, contractors and construction teams to review drawings and methods.
• Conduct site inspections to monitor progress, quality and safety.
• Supervise earthworks, asphalt, concrete works, culverts and road furniture.
• Review and approve method statements, submittals, shop drawings, and traffic plans.
• Identify risks and provide practical engineering solutions.
• Coordinate with contractors, authorities and suppliers to resolve issues.
• Monitor contractor performance and report progress and risks.

Skills

Road supervision

Earthworks & pavements

Traffic management

Site safety

Coordination

Analytical thinking

Prioritization

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

MX Road

OpenRoads

Job description

Job Description Overview

AtkinsRéalis is looking for Senior Civil Engineer, in KSA.

Your role

Provide technical leadership and oversight on all roads, highways, and infrastructure works, ensuring full compliance with KSA standards, clientrequirements, and international best practices.

Review and assess road geometry, pavement designs, drainage systems, utilities coordination, and traffic management plans.

Collaborate closely with design consultants, contractors, and construction teams to review drawings, specifications, calculations, and construction methodologies.

Conduct regular site inspections to monitor progress, quality, and compliance with approved designs, specifications, and safety requirements.

Supervise and monitor earthworks, asphalt works, concrete works, culverts, road furniture, and associated infrastructure.

Review and approve method statements, material submittals, shop drawings, and temporary traffic management plans related to road works.

Identify construction risks, non conformances, and technical challenges, proposing practical and timely engineering solutions.

Coordinate with contractors, subcontractors, utility authorities, and suppliers to resolve technical and interface issues.

Monitor contractor performance against schedule, quality, and safety benchmarks, reporting progress and risks to the project team.

Prepare and review technical reports, inspection records, NCRs, correspondence, and progress documentation.

Act as a technical interface between AtkinsRéalis, the client, contractors, and relevant local authorities on all road related engineering matters.

About you

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from a reputable institution.

Minimum 15+years of experience.

Proven experience in road construction supervision, including earthworks, pavement layers, drainage, and utilities coordination.

Strong knowledge of KSA road standards, specifications, and construction practices (e.g., MOT, municipal, or authority standards).

Proficiency in relevant software such as Civil 3D, MX Road, OpenRoads, or similar, with familiarity in pavement design tools.

Good understanding of traffic management, site safety practices, and construction sequencing.

Communication and coordination skills with the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.

Strong analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail.

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced project environment.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and our people. Find out more.

#RBP Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and our people.

We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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