Senior Engineer - Quality Assurance

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 290,160 - 401,760; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Engineer – Quality Assurance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on maintaining ISO9001-based quality systems, auditing projects and sites, and driving continuous improvement across engineering, procurement, construction and project controls teams.

Ideal candidates have eight+ years of experience in quality assurance and a strong track record in audits, document reviews and procedural improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and eight+ years of experience in quality assurance, systems or audits.
• Experience with ISO9001-based quality systems, procedures, and audits.
• Ability to conduct internal quality audits and manage corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality systems support using ISO9001 as the basis for process development.
• Conduct internal audits across offices, projects, and sites.
• Manage audit follow-up actions and ensure timely closure of corrective actions.
• Review quality documentation to verify alignment with codes, specs, and procedures.
• Coordinate quality activities with clients, suppliers, and project teams.
• Prepare quality reports and management review inputs.

Skills

Quality assurance

Quality engineering

ISO9001

Lead Auditor

Auditing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Business/Quality Management

Tools

Quality management system

Job description

Overview

Senior Engineer – Quality Assurance – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Construction

Function: Quality Assurance

Experience: 8+ years

Employment Type: Full‑time

Salary: SAR 26,000–36,000 per month (based on similar roles).

Country: Saudi Arabia | City: Riyadh

This role supports complex projects and functional teams by ensuring that engineering, procurement, construction, project controls, subcontractor management, and delivered services meet client requirements, Parsons quality standards, contract obligations, codes, specifications, and approved procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide quality systems support using ISO9001 as the basis for process development, procedure improvement, data collection, reporting, training and quality performance monitoring.
• Support process optimization, quality system enhancement and reengineering activities to improve compliance, efficiency and project delivery control.
• Conduct and document internal quality audits for assigned offices, projects, jobsites and functional areas.
• Manage audit follow‑up actions to verify that corrective actions are assigned, implemented, documented and closed within required timelines.
• Audit project activities for compliance with Parsons standards, contract requirements, applicable codes, specifications, drawings and approved procedures.
• Review quality performance across design, engineering, estimating, procurement, project controls, vendor management, subcontractor management, receiving, handling, storage and construction activities.
• Facilitate internal and external quality audits and brief management on findings, risks, corrective actions and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct supplier qualification audits for purchased items, materials, systems and services to confirm quality capability and compliance readiness.
• Perform quality engineering reviews of design documentation, vendor quality manuals, company quality records, technical deliverables and project procedures.
• Support the development and maintenance of quality policies, processes, procedures, manuals, forms, templates and related quality management documents.
• Review quality manuals, implementation procedures and project documentation to verify alignment with industry codes, standards, regulations and regulatory commitments.
• Review documents prepared by internal and external organizations, including quality manuals, procedures, test plans, technical deliverables, purchase orders and subcontracts.
• Approve quality‑related documents when required in accordance with project authority, procedures and quality governance requirements.
• Coordinate quality activities with clients, suppliers, subcontractors, consultants, construction teams, engineering teams and internal project stakeholders.
• Prepare clear quality reports, audit records, corrective action summaries, compliance updates and quality performance inputs for management review.
• Identify recurring quality issues, process gaps, documentation weaknesses and compliance risks, then recommend practical corrective or preventive actions.
• Promote quality awareness, procedural discipline, audit readiness and continuous improvement across project and functional teams.
• Support management in maintaining effective quality interfaces with internal departments and external organizations.
• Perform additional quality engineering and compliance responsibilities assigned by project leadership.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Quality Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum eight‑year experience in quality assurance, quality systems, quality engineering, audits, construction quality or project quality management.
• Saudi National with strong understanding of project quality requirements and multidisciplinary construction environments.
• Experience supporting ISO9001‑based quality systems, procedure development, process improvement, quality reporting and audit preparation.
• Proven ability to conduct internal quality audits and manage corrective action follow‑up through proper documentation and closure.
• Experience reviewing design documents, technical deliverables, test plans, quality manuals, procurement documents, subcontract documents and quality records.
• Strong knowledge of construction quality processes, engineering compliance, procurement quality, supplier qualification, subcontractor controls and site quality requirements.
• Ability to interface with senior stakeholders, project managers, engineers, procurement teams, construction teams, suppliers, subcontractors and client representatives.
• Lead Auditor certification for ISO9001 or equivalent – required or strongly preferred.
• ASQ certification such as CMQ/OE, CQA, CQE or another related quality certification – preferred.
• Strong analytical, documentation, reporting, communication, coordination and problem‑solving skills.
• Detail‑oriented approach with the ability to identify quality risks, verify compliance and support practical process improvements.
• Comfortable working on complex projects where quality, safety, schedule, documentation and contractual compliance must remain closely aligned.

Skills Set

• Quality assurance, quality engineering, ISO9001, ISO9000 process improvement, internal and external quality audits.
• Lead Auditor, supplier qualification audits, quality systems, quality management system, quality policy development, procedure development, process optimization.
• Corrective action management, preventive action management, audit follow‑up, quality documentation, quality manuals, implementation procedures.
• Quality records, technical deliverable review, design documentation review, test plan review, procurement quality, purchase order review.
• Subcontract review, vendor quality manuals, vendor management, subcontractor management, construction quality, engineering compliance.
• Project controls quality, receiving inspection, handling and storage controls, code compliance, specification compliance, regulatory commitments.
• Quality reporting, management briefings, data collection, quality systems training, ASQ CQA, ASQ CQE, ASQ CMQ/OE, compliance tracking, continuous improvement.

Why Join Us

This role offers a Saudi National quality professional the opportunity to support high‑value project delivery in Riyadh through structured quality systems, audit control, supplier assurance, documentation review and ISO9001‑based process improvement.

The position provides strong exposure to engineering, procurement, construction, project controls, vendor management and senior stakeholder coordination.

Parsons Corporation offers a professional environment where quality specialists can strengthen technical governance, contribute to better project outcomes and build long‑term career value within Saudi Arabia’s expanding construction and infrastructure market.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction, program management and infrastructure solutions company delivering complex projects across transportation, aviation, rail, smart cities, utilities, defense and major urban development.

In Saudi Arabia, Parsons supports national programs through project management, technical engineering, construction supervision, quality assurance, digital delivery, procurement coordination and multidisciplinary infrastructure expertise.