Senior QA Manager – Project Quality Excellence

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 290,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager - Project Quality in Riyadh to lead quality assurance across major development and infrastructure projects. The role emphasizes governance, inspections, audits and continuous improvement to ensure compliance with technical and contractual standards.

You will guide inspection and audit teams, improve contractor performance and drive corrective actions with project teams, vendors, and clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Operations or a related discipline.
• 6+ years in quality assurance or quality management, with leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA professionals, inspectors and auditors across projects and operations.
• Establish quality objectives, procedures, inspection plans, audit schedules and KPIs.
• Develop and maintain QA programs aligned with standards and requirements.
• Conduct audits and reviews to verify compliance and identify improvements.
• Review findings, test results and project docs for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate corrective and preventive actions with teams, vendors and clients.
• Perform root cause analysis on defects and non-conformances.
• Analyze quality data to identify trends and risks.
• Work with management teams to resolve quality concerns.
• Prepare quality reports and executive summaries for stakeholders.
• Deliver training to raise quality awareness and capability.

Skills

Quality assurance management

Quality management systems

ISO 9001

ISO 14001

Quality audits

Site inspections

Non-conformance management

Corrective and preventive action

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Six Sigma

Lean methodology

Quality performance metrics

Quality data analysis

Contractor quality management

Vendor quality oversight

Compliance monitoring

Quality documentation

Inspection and test records

Executive reporting

Client communication

Quality training

Team leadership

Resource allocation

Budget management

Quality management software

Process optimization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality Management/Operations

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager - Project Quality in Riyadh to lead quality assurance across major development and infrastructure projects. The role emphasizes governance, inspections, audits and continuous improvement to ensure compliance with technical and contractual standards.

You will guide inspection and audit teams, improve contractor performance and drive corrective actions with project teams, vendors, and clients.