Senior Project Quality Specialist - Airport QA and QC

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 246,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Senior Project Quality Specialist for Airport QA and QC to oversee quality across design, construction, testing, and handover on terminal and airside works.

The role requires minimum 10 years of project quality management experience, knowledge of ISO 9001, and the ability to lead audits, manage NCRs, and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams across airport facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management or related discipline with at least 10 years of project quality experience.
• Experience in major construction, airport or multidisciplinary projects and ISO 9001 familiarity.
• Lead Auditor certification preferred and strong auditing/calibration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project quality plans, QA/QC procedures, and compliance tracking.
• Lead audits, surveillance, and root cause analyses across design, construction, and commissioning.
• Review ITPs, Method Statements, and quality records for completeness and traceability.
• Monitor NCR trends, corrective actions, and handover documentation readiness.
• Coordinate with Clients, Contractors, and Suppliers to resolve quality issues.
• Prepare quality performance reports and dashboards for management review.

Skills

Project Quality Management

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

ISO 9001

NCR Management

Root Cause Analysis

Quality Dashboards

Inspection and Test Plans

Contractor Quality Management

Supplier Quality Assessment

Quality Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management, or related discipline

Job description

Senior Project Quality Specialist - Airport QA and QC Job Snapshot Role: Senior Project Quality Specialist - Airport QA and QC Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: QA Quality Control Function: Quality Assurance Experience: Minimum 10 years Job Type: Full-time

Job Details Country: Saudi Arabia City: Riyadh Industry: QA Quality Control Function: Quality Assurance Salary: 22000-32000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Saudi National Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Senior Project Quality Specialist will provide independent assurance across the complete project lifecycle, connecting design quality, construction inspections, material controls, testing, commissioning, documentation, and final acceptance. The position will work across airport terminals, airfield infrastructure, runways, taxiways, aprons, utilities, roads, district cooling, and associated assets. Through structured audits, surveillance, data analysis, and corrective action management, the specialist will help reduce recurring defects, improve first-time acceptance, strengthen contractor performance, and maintain reliable evidence for project handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Support implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Project Quality Management System.
• Monitor compliance with the Project Quality Plan, procedures, technical specifications, standards, contractual obligations, and Client requirements.
• Provide quality assurance support to Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Project Management teams.
• Review quality procedures, Inspection and Test Plans, Method Statements, checklists, inspection criteria, and supporting documentation.
• Verify that quality requirements are incorporated into work packages, execution plans, technical submissions, and construction activities.
• Conduct planned surveillance inspections and compliance reviews across multidisciplinary project works.
• Monitor Contractors, Subcontractors, Consultants, Suppliers, and specialist organizations against approved quality requirements.
• Review inspection reports, test results, material approvals, certificates, and quality records for completeness and traceability.
• Identify recurring deficiencies, adverse trends, emerging quality risks, and potential non-conformances before they create wider project impacts.
• Review NCRs, observations, defects, and quality concerns and monitor timely resolution.
• Perform root cause analysis for significant and recurring quality issues.
• Develop or support corrective and preventive action plans and verify their effectiveness before closure.
• Conduct internal quality audits and support Client, external, Consultant, and third-party audits.
• Prepare audit plans, checklists, findings, observations, reports, and follow-up trackers.
• Monitor audit action closure and confirm objective evidence demonstrates effective resolution.
• Review Contractor and Subcontractor Quality Management Systems and project-specific quality plans.
• Participate in prequalification and quality capability assessments of Contractors, Suppliers, and specialist Subcontractors.
• Review quality-related technical submissions and project procedures before implementation.
• Coordinate with Document Control to maintain complete, controlled, traceable, and retrievable quality records.
• Develop quality dashboards and analyze performance information to identify areas requiring management intervention.
• Provide regular performance updates to the Project Quality Manager and Project Management team.
• Support quality awareness sessions, workshops, toolbox activities, and lessons-learned programs.
• Investigate major defects, quality failures, and systemic issues and recommend preventive measures.
• Participate in quality and technical meetings with the Client, Consultants, Contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Ensure lessons learned are incorporated into revised procedures, controls, and future project activities.
• Support closeout and handover by verifying that quality dossiers, certificates, inspections, and supporting records are complete.

Engineering and Design Quality Responsibilities

• Review engineering deliverables against approved project quality requirements and design procedures.
• Monitor design checking, verification, review, approval, and document control processes.
• Support audits of Lead Design Consultants and specialist design organizations.
• Track design quality observations, review comments, corrective actions, and closure status.
• Verify design changes are properly reviewed, approved, documented, and incorporated into current deliverables.
• Participate in multidisciplinary design quality reviews and technical audits.
• Monitor compliance with applicable codes, Client requirements, specifications, and approved design criteria.
• Identify recurring engineering quality issues and recommend improvements to checking and verification processes.

Construction Quality Responsibilities

• Monitor application of approved construction quality controls across site activities.
• Conduct surveillance of critical and high-risk construction operations.
• Review ITPs, Method Statements, WIRs, MIRs, testing records, material documentation, and inspection evidence.
• Confirm mandatory inspections and tests are completed before subsequent activities proceed.
• Monitor material approval, testing, storage, traceability, and installation requirements.
• Investigate construction defects, rejected inspections, test failures, and recurring quality problems.
• Monitor NCR trends and Contractor quality performance.
• Coordinate with Construction and QA and QC teams to achieve timely resolution of site quality issues.

Airport / Infrastructure and Airfield Responsibilities

• Support quality assurance across airport terminals, runways, taxiways, aprons, airfield infrastructure, roads, utilities, district cooling, and associated facilities.
• Monitor quality requirements for critical aviation and infrastructure systems.
• Participate in audits and surveillance of specialist airport works.
• Ensure approved quality controls are implemented across airside and landside construction.
• Support phased construction activities and complex multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Monitor compliance with airport, aviation, authority, Client, and project-specific requirements.
• Support quality assurance during testing, commissioning, integrated systems activities, operational readiness, and handover.

Quality Performance and Reporting

• Develop and maintain quality performance dashboards, reports, and management summaries.
• Monitor NCRs, quality observations, audit findings, first-time pass rates, inspection performance, test failures, rework, and corrective action closure.
• Analyze trends to identify deteriorating performance or recurring systemic weaknesses.
• Prepare weekly and monthly quality reports for management review.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to improve project quality performance.
• Support quality management reviews and executive performance presentations.
• Highlight significant risks and emerging quality concerns requiring senior management attention.

Ideal Profile

The position requires a Bachelor 's Degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline together with at least 10 years of relevant experience in project quality management, QA and QC, quality assurance, or quality control. Candidates should bring strong experience from major construction, airport, infrastructure, or multidisciplinary project environments and demonstrate practical knowledge of Project Quality Management Systems. The successful professional should be experienced in quality audits, inspections, NCR management, root cause analysis, corrective actions, quality performance monitoring, and contractor quality assurance. Strong familiarity with ITPs, Method Statements, inspection procedures, material controls, testing requirements, engineering quality, and construction quality is essential. The role requires confidence working with Clients, Consultants, Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers, and multidisciplinary project teams. Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management principles is essential. ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification or an equivalent recognized quality credential is preferred. Previous airport or airfield project experience is particularly advantageous.

Skills Set

• Project Quality Management
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Control
• QA and QC
• Project Quality Management Systems
• ISO 9001
• Project Quality Plans
• Quality Auditing
• Quality Surveillance
• Compliance Inspections
• Engineering Quality
• Design Quality Assurance
• Construction Quality
• Inspection and Test Plans
• Method Statements
• Work Inspection Requests
• Material Inspection Requests
• Material Quality Control
• NCR Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Corrective and Preventive Actions
• Quality Risk Management
• Contractor Quality Management
• Consultant Quality Management
• Supplier Quality Assessment
• Quality Documentation
• First-Time Pass Rate
• Inspection Performance
• Test Failure Analysis
• Rework Monitoring
• Quality Dashboards
• Quality KPIs
• Trend Analysis
• Airport Quality Assurance
• Airfield Infrastructure Quality
• Runway Quality
• Taxiway Quality
• Apron Quality
• Utilities Quality
• District Cooling Quality
• Airside Quality Assurance
• Landside Quality Assurance
• Testing and Commissioning
• Quality Dossiers
• Project Handover
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

Why Join Us

Riyadh's major aviation and infrastructure programs are creating strong demand for Saudi quality professionals capable of working across design, construction, procurement, commissioning, and final asset acceptance. This position provides broad technical exposure to airport and airfield systems while allowing an experienced specialist to influence contractor performance, reduce recurring defects, improve first-time quality, and strengthen project-wide assurance practices.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, infrastructure, construction management, program management, and technical assurance services for major developments in Saudi Arabia and international markets. Its multidisciplinary teams apply structured quality systems throughout design, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover to support compliant delivery and dependable long-term asset performance.