Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - Competency

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 279,000 - 391,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to lead competency assessment and QA/QC assurance across major project environments. The role focuses on validating qualifications, auditing compliance, and driving continuous quality improvement within project teams.

Ideal candidates will have extensive QA/QC experience, ISO 9001 knowledge, and the ability to manage audits, NCRs, and corrective actions while coordinating with contractors and multidisciplinary teams in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years in QA/QC, competency assessment, audits, or project quality management.
• Experience supporting major airport, infrastructure, civil, or engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality management systems.
• Certification in ISO 9001 Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of the Quality Competency Assessment Program.
• Develop competency profiles and assessment requirements for Quality roles.
• Conduct structured competency assessments for QA-QC personnel.
• Verify academic qualifications, certifications, licenses, and experience records.
• Maintain Quality Competency Matrices, assessment registers, and supporting evidence.
• Coordinate assessments with Subject Matter Experts and stakeholders.
• Monitor validity of professional certifications and mandatory qualifications.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Competency Assessment

Auditing

ISO 9001

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Quality Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Quality Reporting Tools

Job description

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - Competency in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a QA Quality Control opportunity focused on technical competency assessment, personnel qualification verification, ISO 9001 compliance, quality auditing, corrective action management, and continuous improvement across major project environments. Parsons is hiring an experienced quality professional to assess QA-QC personnel, maintain competency frameworks, conduct audits, identify capability gaps, and strengthen compliance across contractors, consultants, technical teams, and project stakeholders.

Salary: 25000-35000

Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any

Key Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of the project Quality Competency Assessment Program.
• Develop competency profiles and assessment requirements for Quality and other technical roles.
• Conduct structured competency assessments for QA-QC Engineers, Inspectors, Auditors, testing personnel, and specialist quality positions.
• Verify academic qualifications, technical certifications, professional licenses, experience records, and supporting credentials.
• Compare personnel capability against approved competency requirements and role profiles.
• Perform skills gap analyses and recommend targeted training, coaching, reassessment, or development actions.
• Maintain Quality Competency Matrices, assessment registers, qualification records, and supporting evidence.
• Develop assessment questionnaires, interview guides, practical tests, checklists, and evaluation criteria.
• Coordinate discipline-specific assessments with Subject Matter Experts.
• Verify that personnel assigned to inspection, testing, auditing, and other quality-critical functions remain suitably qualified.
• Support technical assessment and approval of contractor and subcontractor Quality personnel.
• Monitor validity and expiry of professional certifications, licenses, and mandatory qualifications.
• Support implementation and ongoing improvement of the Project Quality Management System.
• Conduct internal Quality audits and competency compliance audits against approved programs.
• Participate in client, consultant, contractor, and third-party audits.
• Prepare audit schedules, plans, checklists, reports, findings, and follow-up actions.
• Monitor NCRs, Corrective Action Requests, observations, and audit findings associated with competency or Quality performance.
• Analyze recurring findings to identify underlying capability or qualification deficiencies.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis where personnel competency may have contributed to a failure.
• Develop or support corrective and preventive actions addressing competency-related root causes.
• Verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Review Quality Plans, procedures, Inspection and Test Plans, Method Statements, and supporting documentation for qualification requirements.
• Identify roles requiring specific technical certifications, approvals, or specialist competence.
• Support preparation of Quality training and awareness programs based on documented assessment gaps.
• Deliver or coordinate induction sessions, workshops, quality awareness activities, and technical development programs.
• Monitor training attendance, competency reassessment results, and measurable improvement after development activities.
• Evaluate training effectiveness rather than relying solely on completion records.
• Maintain complete and auditable records for personnel competency, qualifications, training, and assessments.
• Develop dashboards showing competency status, assessment outcomes, training compliance, audit findings, and corrective actions.
• Establish and monitor Quality Competency KPIs.
• Provide periodic competency and assurance reports to Quality leadership.
• Support Quality improvement initiatives driven by assessment results, audit findings, and performance trends.
• Participate in lessons-learned activities and recommend improvements to future competency requirements.
• Ensure competency and assurance activities comply with ISO 9001, project procedures, contractual requirements, specifications, codes, and regulatory obligations.
• Provide technical advice to Quality teams on qualification, competency, audit, and assurance requirements.
• Help improve assessment methodologies, evaluation consistency, and Quality Assurance processes.
• Maintain professional communication with clients, contractors, consultants, assessors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Support Quality risk reviews by highlighting capability gaps that could affect inspection, testing, construction, or handover.
• Mentor junior Quality personnel in competency assessment and assurance practices.
• Promote a culture where technical competence, evidence-based assessment, and continuous improvement are treated as core Quality requirements.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor 's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, competency assessment, quality auditing, or project quality management.
• Proven experience supporting major airport, infrastructure, civil, construction, or engineering projects.
• Strong background assessing technical competence and validating qualifications of Quality personnel.
• Good knowledge of Quality Management Systems and ISO 9001 requirements.
• Practical experience conducting internal audits, compliance assessments, and Quality reviews.
• Experience coordinating with contractors, subcontractors, consultants, clients, and multidisciplinary technical teams.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor certification is required or strongly preferred.
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor or Certified Quality Engineer certification is advantageous.
• Relevant Quality Management or Quality Assurance certification would strengthen the candidate profile.
• Professional Engineering certification is an advantage.
• Technical inspection certifications such as CSWIP, AWS, NDT, API, or comparable qualifications are beneficial depending on project scope.
• Strong analytical ability for comparing evidence against defined competency criteria.
• Confidence conducting technical interviews and structured assessments.
• Strong attention to qualification validity, documentation accuracy, and audit traceability.
• Good understanding of NCR, CAR, Root Cause Analysis, and corrective action processes.
• Ability to identify relationships between recurring Quality problems and workforce competency.
• Strong communication skills for explaining assessment findings and development requirements professionally.
• Ability to manage multiple assessments, audits, reporting activities, and follow-up actions simultaneously.
• Strong commitment to impartiality, integrity, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Skills Set

• Competency Assessment
• Competency Evaluation
• Quality Competency Frameworks
• Competency Matrix Development
• Personnel Qualification Verification
• Certification Verification
• Technical Credential Review
• Skills Gap Analysis
• Training Needs Analysis
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Control
• Quality Management Systems
• ISO 9001
• Internal Auditing
• External Auditing
• Quality Compliance
• Audit Planning
• Audit Checklists
• Audit Findings
• NCR Management
• CAR Management
• Corrective Action Management
• Preventive Actions
• Root Cause Analysis
• Quality Risk Management
• Inspection and Testing
• Quality Plans
• Inspection and Test Plans
• Method Statement Review
• Contractor Quality Management
• Subcontractor Quality Assessment
• Quality Documentation
• Quality Records
• Assessment Registers
• Training Records
• Quality KPI Monitoring
• Competency Dashboards
• Training Effectiveness
• Quality Awareness
• Quality Induction
• Continuous Improvement
• Lessons Learned
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Quality Reporting Tools
• Technical Interviews
• Practical Assessments
• Assessment Checklists
• Quality Audit Evidence

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to strengthen project Quality performance by ensuring that critical technical responsibilities are assigned to properly qualified and demonstrably competent personnel. The position combines Quality Assurance, auditing, competency management, technical assessment, contractor governance, training, and continuous improvement within major Riyadh project environments. It is particularly valuable for a senior Quality professional seeking broader influence over workforce capability, audit performance, and prevention of recurring quality failures.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, infrastructure, construction management, program management, and technology solutions for major projects worldwide. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons supports aviation, transportation, urban development, and large-scale infrastructure programs through multidisciplinary engineering, Quality Management, construction supervision, technical assurance, and project delivery expertise.