Materials Specialist - Roads and Bridges

Job Snapshot

• Role:
  Materials Specialist – Roads and Bridges
• Location:
  
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Industry: Civil Engineering
• Function:
  Civil & Structural Engineering
• Experience:
  
  15 years materials engineering experience
• Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview:

Materials Specialist – Roads and Bridges in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Civil Engineering opportunity with Parsons Corporation for an experienced materials professional who can manage technical review, quality assurance, testing compliance, and source approval activities for major roads, bridges, and infrastructure works. The role focuses on asphalt, concrete, aggregates, soils, geotechnical properties, mix designs, laboratory audits, vendor approvals, factory inspections, and materials compliance across a large transportation and civil infrastructure programme.

• Country:
  Saudi Arabia
• City:
  Riyadh
• Salary: 35000–50000 Saudi Riyals (estimated; please confirm with the employer)
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality:
  Any
• Role Context:
  The Materials Specialist will provide technical assurance for construction materials used in roads, bridges, highways, and associated infrastructure.

• Review and approve materials submittals, technical specifications, source approvals, and mix designs for roads, bridges, highways, and associated civil infrastructure.
• Monitor materials testing programmes to confirm compliance with project requirements, approved specifications, and applicable international and Saudi standards.
• Evaluate testing results for asphalt, concrete, aggregates, soils, geotechnical materials, and other construction materials used in infrastructure works.
• Review and audit materials testing laboratories, including calibration status, certifications, procedures, equipment condition, reporting accuracy, and compliance records.
• Provide technical advice on material selection, durability, performance suitability, and long‑term behavior under Riyadh's environmental and climatic conditions.
• Support development and implementation of QA/QC procedures for materials used in roads, bridges, pavements, structures, earthworks, and related infrastructure.
• Participate in technical reviews, design coordination meetings, quality meetings, site inspections, and materials compliance discussions.
• Review contractor and consultant submissions related to materials, quality plans, test methods, source approvals, and production controls.
• Identify material‑related nonconformances, evaluate causes, recommend corrective actions, and track closure with contractors and quality teams.
• Attend materials‑related site acceptance tests and factory acceptance tests as required by the programme.
• Conduct evaluation and inspection of factories, batching plants, asphalt plants, crushers, quarries, suppliers, and other production units.
• Assess production facilities for capability, consistency, quality control systems, raw material handling, storage conditions, and compliance with approved requirements.
• Maintain the approved vendor list for material sources, suppliers, production units, and testing service providers.
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, laboratories, PMO teams, quality managers, designers, and client representatives on materials‑related matters.
• Interpret drawings, specifications, material standards, technical data sheets, test reports, and compliance documentation.
• Support statistical process control, trend analysis, performance reviews, and quality reporting for critical construction materials.
• Provide clear technical recommendations to improve material quality, reduce defects, and support reliable construction outcomes.
• Maintain accurate records of reviews, approvals, audits, inspections, test reports, nonconformance actions, and vendor evaluations.
• Promote strong quality discipline, professional integrity, and consistent materials compliance across the programme.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Materials Engineering, Geology, or a related discipline from an accredited university.
• Master's degree in Materials Engineering or Construction Materials Science is preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of specific materials engineering experience on large‑scale…