Senior Engineer - Water Design

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 390,600 - 535,680; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh is seeking a Senior Engineer - Water Design with 12+ years of infrastructure experience to lead pressurized water and irrigation network projects. You will calculate demands, optimize networks, and produce reports, specifications, and cost estimates while coordinating with civil, landscape, and utilities teams.

The role requires strong English communication, advanced software skills (WaterGEMS, AutoCAD, Civil 3D), and a track record on mega projects in utilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field from an accredited university.
• Minimum 12 years of infrastructure design experience with irrigation and water utility systems.
• Proven track record on megaprojects, large developments, or major infrastructure programs.
• Strong knowledge of primary/secondary pressurized networks, hydraulic design, and network optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan pressurized water and irrigation networks for major projects.
• Serve as technical lead within design team for water networks and irrigation systems.
• Calculate water demands, flow, pressure, and network capacity to meet specs.
• Prepare design reports, specs, cost estimates, and calculations.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure constructability and alignment with plans.
• Review deliverables and provide technical clarifications and comments.

Skills

WaterGEMS

LandF/x

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

RainCAD

Hydraulic design

Water demand calculations

Irrigation network design

Project coordination

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

RainCAD

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Senior Engineer - Water Design

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Industry: Utilities | Function: Civil & Structural Engineering | Experience: Minimum 12 years | Salary: 35,000 – 48,000 (estimated)

Overview

Senior Engineer – Water Design in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is a utilities hiring opportunity with Parsons Corporation for an experienced infrastructure design professional specializing in water and irrigation networks. This role acts as a key technical contact within the design team, supporting primary and secondary pressurized network design, water demand calculations, irrigation system planning, design reviews, specifications, cost estimates, and sustainable utility solutions for major infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and plan primary and secondary pressurized water and irrigation networks for major infrastructure and development projects.
• Act as the main technical point of contact within the design team for issues related to water networks, irrigation systems, and pressurized utility infrastructure.
• Calculate water demands, irrigation requirements, flow rates, pressure requirements, network capacity, and system performance needs.
• Develop efficient and cost‑effective pressurized network designs that meet technical, operational, sustainability, and project delivery requirements.
• Prepare site plans, design reports, technical specifications, design calculations, cost estimates, and supporting engineering documentation.
• Review design deliverables, including design reports, drawings, calculations, design submissions, specifications, and technical packages.
• Provide technical input on irrigation system layouts, pipe networks, valves, pumps, pressure zones, materials, controls, and system optimization.
• Advise clients and project teams on suitable systems, materials, products, and sustainable approaches for irrigation and water network design.
• Support other engineering activities when required, including coordination with civil, landscape, utilities, infrastructure, roads, and construction teams.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary design teams to resolve technical issues, improve constructability, and align water and irrigation networks with wider infrastructure plans.
• Review design submissions for completeness, compliance, efficiency, coordination, and alignment with project requirements.
• Identify design gaps, hydraulic constraints, network conflicts, sustainability concerns, and cost optimization opportunities.
• Support design quality by ensuring calculations, models, drawings, reports, and specifications are accurate, coordinated, and properly documented.
• Participate in technical reviews, client meetings, design coordination sessions, and engineering workshops related to water and irrigation systems.
• Maintain clear technical communication with internal teams, consultants, client representatives, and project stakeholders.
• Support project delivery by providing timely engineering responses, technical clarifications, and design review comments.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field from an accredited university or institute.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in infrastructure design, with a strong focus on irrigation network design and water utility systems.
• Proven experience working on infrastructure mega projects, large developments, public realm works, utility networks, or similar civil infrastructure programs.
• Strong technical knowledge of primary and secondary pressurized networks, irrigation systems, hydraulic design, demand calculations, and network optimization.
• Experience preparing and reviewing design reports, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, design calculations, and technical submissions.
• Ability to advise clients on appropriate systems, materials, products, efficiency measures, and sustainability approaches for irrigation networks.
• Strong computer and software skills in WaterGEMS, LandF/x, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and RainCAD.
• Good understanding of design coordination requirements across utilities, roads, civil works, landscape, infrastructure, and project delivery teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Detail‑oriented approach with strong ability to review technical documentation and identify design risks, inconsistencies, or improvement opportunities.
• Able to work effectively with clients, consultants, engineers, designers, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Practical mindset focused on reliable network performance, cost‑effective design, sustainability, and successful project delivery.

Skills Set

• Water network design
• Irrigation network design
• Pressurized networks – primary and secondary water networks
• Hydraulic design, water demand calculations, irrigation demand calculations, network capacity assessment
• Pipe network design, pressure zone planning, flow analysis, pumping systems, valve planning
• Utility infrastructure, infrastructure mega projects, site plans, design reports, technical specifications, cost estimates, design submissions, design review, design calculations
• Sustainable irrigation systems, material selection, product evaluation, client advisory, civil infrastructure coordination, utilities coordination, landscape interface coordination, constructability review
• WaterGEMS, LandF/x, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, RainCAD, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, technical documentation, engineering coordination

Why Join Us

This role offers an experienced water and irrigation design professional the opportunity to support major utility infrastructure delivery in Riyadh. The position provides exposure to pressurized network design, irrigation planning, hydraulic modelling, sustainability‑focused system selection, client advisory, and multidisciplinary infrastructure coordination.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction, program management, technology, and infrastructure solutions company delivering complex projects across transportation, aviation, rail, smart cities, utilities, defense, water infrastructure, and major urban development. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons supports national programs through technical engineering, design management, project management, construction supervision, digital delivery, quality oversight, and multidisciplinary infrastructure expertise.