Senior Quality Manager - PMO Quality

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 558,000 - 781,200; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation seeks a Senior Quality Manager to lead PMO-level quality governance across multi‑project portfolios in Riyadh. You will drive ISO 9001 compliance, oversee consultant and contractor quality, and implement standardized KPIs and reports for executive oversight.

The role requires extensive experience in construction quality management, strong leadership, and capability to manage audits, non‑conformances, and continuous improvement across complex programs in Saudi Arabia.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of quality experience in construction, infrastructure, or large development programmes.
• Minimum 5 years as a Senior Quality Manager in PMO or large programme environments.
• Expert knowledge of ISO 9001 and related quality systems; familiarity with industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce PMO quality governance framework across programs and delivery partners.
• Define quality scopes, metrics, and responsibility matrices for all partners.
• Oversee auditor programs to assess performance, compliance, and contractor quality controls.
• Lead NCR management with root-cause analysis and corrective actions across programs.
• Interface with contract management to embed quality gates in pre-qualification and award processes.
• Standardize quality KPIs, dashboards, and executive reporting across programs.
• Translate audit findings into clear leadership reports for client stakeholders.
• Chair quality review meetings to drive accountability and timely closeout of actions.

Skills

PMO quality governance

Quality leadership

Audits & NCR management

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering, Construction Management, or Quality Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Quality Manager – PMO Quality

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Construction
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: 50,000–70,000 SAR per month (estimated; confirm with employer)

Parsons Corporation is seeking an experienced senior quality leader to establish, govern, and improve quality management systems across complex construction and mega‑project portfolios in Riyadh. The role focuses on PMO‑level quality governance, consultant oversight, contractor compliance, ISO 9001 implementation, independent audits, non‑conformance control, executive reporting, and continuous improvement for major development programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, standardize, and enforce the PMO quality governance framework across program tracks, PMCs, engineering consultants, contractors, and subcontractors.
• Define quality scopes, operational boundaries, responsibility matrices, performance expectations, and unified quality metrics for all delivery partners.
• Oversee project management consultants and engineering consultants to ensure active management of contractor and subcontractor quality compliance.
• Design, schedule, and execute independent PMO‑level audit programs to assess PMC performance, specification compliance, statutory conditions, and contractor quality controls.
• Act as the senior escalation point for unresolved quality compliance issues, recurring audit failures, systemic defects, and major non‑conformances.
• Manage robust non‑conformance (NCR) programs, ensuring root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned are applied across the program.
• Collaborate with contract management teams to embed quality compliance gates into pre‑qualification, evaluation, award, and enforcement processes.
• Standardize quality KPIs, dashboards, reporting structures, audit registers, trend reports, and executive summaries across the program.
• Translate complex quality findings, audit outcomes, recurring issues, and performance trends into clear reports for senior leadership and client stakeholders.
• Interface with corporate governance teams and client representatives to improve processes, maintain certifications, and strengthen quality performance.
• Lead, supervise, and develop quality professionals across assigned projects and program functions.
• Conduct performance evaluations, support hiring decisions, guide workforce planning, and contribute to salary administration where required.
• Develop, optimise, and train teams on systems aligned with the Parsons Quality Management System.
• Schedule, conduct, and analyse independent audits to verify compliance with QA and QC programmes.
• Prepare, review, and improve project quality manuals, procedures, inspection and test plans, audit protocols, subcontract quality requirements, and project quality plans.
• Support senior executives and clients with process improvement, quality planning, contract compliance, and performance review meetings.
• Use statistical process control and quality trend analysis to evaluate audit findings, identify recurring issues, and improve non‑conformance tracking.
• Coordinate with corporate teams to maintain Parsons certifications and support wider quality governance requirements.
• Ensure quality requirements are consistently applied across engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, documentation, and handover activities.
• Chair quality review meetings with PMCs, consultants, contractors, and client stakeholders to drive accountability and timely closeout of quality actions.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of dedicated quality experience within construction, infrastructure, or large‑scale development programmes.
• Minimum 5 years as a Senior Quality Manager in a PMO, client‑representative, portfolio management, or large programme environment.
• Proven record of managing, auditing, and governing international engineering consultants, Tier 1 PMCs, contractors, subcontractors, and joint‑venture delivery teams.
• Expert knowledge of ISO 9001 and other quality management systems, especially ISO Quality Management Systems.
• Strong experience implementing international engineering, industrial, and construction standards such as ASTM, ANSI, ASME, and related technical requirements.
• Ability to build practical, enforceable, measurable quality governance systems for complex construction delivery.
• Strong experience with NCR management, root‑cause analysis, corrective action plans, audit closeout, quality trend analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent executive‑level reporting skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Professional certifications such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, CQM, or Certified Manager of Quality – Organizational Excellence are highly preferred.
• Strong communication, governance, negotiation, leadership, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Practical understanding of construction quality requirements in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC region is an advantage.

Skills Set

• Quality Assurance, Quality Management Systems, PMO quality governance
• ISO 9001, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, ASTM, ANSI, ASME standards
• Quality audits, independent audits, QA and QC programmes
• NCR management, root‑cause analysis, corrective action tracking, preventive action planning
• Contractor quality compliance, PMC oversight, engineering consultant governance, subcontractor compliance
• Quality KPIs, executive reporting, audit trend analysis, statistical process control
• Quality manuals, project quality plans, inspection and test plans, contract quality requirements
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, stakeholder management, quality review meetings

Why Join Us

This position offers a senior quality professional the opportunity to shape PMO‑level quality governance across major construction and mega‑project portfolios in Riyadh. Parsons provides exposure to complex programmes, international consultants, Tier 1 PMCs, high‑value contractors, and executive‑level client settings. The role is ideal for a quality leader who wants to improve project performance, strengthen compliance, reduce recurring defects, and deliver reliable construction outcomes across Saudi Arabia.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction management, and program delivery company supporting major infrastructure, transportation, urban development, and public sector projects. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to complex development programmes by providing technical governance, project controls, quality management, construction oversight, and integrated delivery expertise. The company supports Riyadh’s growing infrastructure landscape with disciplined quality systems, experienced program leadership, and a strong focus on performance excellence.