Senior Highways Design Lead – Roads (Riyadh)

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia seeks a Senior Highways Design SME to provide expert highway design and assurance across major road projects and master-planned developments. The role covers feasibility through detailed and issued-for-construction design, with coordination across multidisciplinary teams.

You will review complex submissions, guide consultants, support authority approvals, and ensure safety, constructability, and alignment with programme objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering is required.
• 15+ years of professional highway/road design experience.
• Experience in the Middle East and Saudi Arabian highway standards is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the client's technical authority for highway and road design matters.
• Provide expert advice on highway engineering principles, design criteria, codes, and international best practices.
• Review basis-of-design documents, typical sections, standard details, and technical criteria.
• Assess design departures, exceptions, and non-standard proposals.
• Review feasibility studies, traffic impact studies, and early-stage highway planning submissions.
• Coordinate highway layouts with utilities, drainage, structures, and landscape works.

Skills

Highway design

Geometric design

Road safety

Review design submissions

Multidisciplinary coordination

Construction interfaces

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Master's degree in civil/transportation/highway engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil3D

BIM

AutoTURN

Job description

Parsons in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia seeks a Senior Highways Design SME to provide expert highway design and assurance across major road projects and master-planned developments. The role covers feasibility through detailed and issued-for-construction design, with coordination across multidisciplinary teams.

You will review complex submissions, guide consultants, support authority approvals, and ensure safety, constructability, and alignment with programme objectives.