Senior Project Quality Manager - Airport Development

Parsons

Riyadh

On-site

SAR 312,000 - 502,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Parsons is hiring a Project Quality Manager - Airport Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a major airport program. The role leads an integrated quality-management framework across terminals, airside infrastructure, roads, utilities, MEP, ICT, and aviation systems—covering design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.

The successful candidate will direct quality teams, monitor consultants and contractors, manage non-conformances, and provide senior leadership with

Qualifications

Minimum 15 years of experience in quality management, quality assurance, quality control, or construction assurance.
Experience on airport, aviation, transportation, or major infrastructure developments.
Background managing quality systems within EPC, project-management consultancy, or delivery-partner environments.
Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 quality-management requirements.
Experience developing, reviewing, and implementing Inspection and Test Plans.
Practical knowledge of inspections, non-conformance management, audits, and root-cause analysis.
Experience supporting testing, commissioning, operational readiness, and handover.
Ability to manage quality across several contractors, disciplines, and work packages.
Strong leadership, analytical, reporting, communication, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
Certified Quality Manager, Certified Quality Auditor, CQI membership, or an equivalent credential is advantageous.
Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, or equivalent registration is preferred.
International airport mega-project experience would be beneficial.
Knowledge of ICAO, FAA, IATA, and aviation-infrastructure quality requirements is desirable.
Experience with FIDIC or a comparable international contract framework is preferred.
Familiarity with Design-Build and digital quality-management environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain the Project Quality Management Plan.
Establish project quality objectives, procedures, workflows, responsibilities, and performance indicators.
Integrate quality requirements into design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
Provide leadership to quality assurance and quality control teams, engineers, inspectors, consultants, and contractors.
Confirm that all delivery parties understand and implement project quality requirements.
Review contractor and consultant Quality Management Plans.
Evaluate Inspection and Test Plans for completeness and technical suitability.
Review inspection procedures, method statements, checklists, and quality records.
Conduct planned quality audits, compliance reviews, and management-system assessments.
Record audit findings and monitor corrective and preventive actions through closure.
Oversee construction-quality activities for airport terminals and supporting buildings.
Monitor quality across airside infrastructure, roads, drainage, utilities, and civil works.
Provide assurance for MEP, ICT, security, communication, and specialist airport systems.
Manage non-conformance reports, site observations, inspection findings, and quality-improvement actions.
Ensure defects and non-compliances are investigated and resolved within agreed timeframes.
Lead or support root-cause analysis for significant or recurring quality issues.
Verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective measures.
Support design-quality reviews and technical-assurance processes.
Participate in constructability reviews and compliance assessments.
Verify alignment with applicable codes, standards, specifications, and client requirements.
Review testing and commissioning procedures, inspection records, and test results.
Confirm the quality and completeness of turnover and completion documentation.
Support operational-readiness and handover assurance.
Coordinate quality matters with clients, airport authorities, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and project teams.
Develop dashboards, trend analyses, and quality-performance reports.
Present quality status, risks, recurring issues, and improvement recommendations to senior management.
Promote lessons learned and continuous improvement across packages and contractors.
Support digital quality-management systems and structured project-data reporting.