Senior Materials Engineer - Quality

Position

Senior Materials Engineer – Quality

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Civil Engineering

Quality Assurance

Minimum 8 years

Full-time

Senior Materials Engineer – Quality in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Civil Engineering opportunity with Parsons Corporation for an experienced materials engineering professional who can review concrete mix designs, assess construction materials, manage material compliance, evaluate testing results, and support quality assurance across major infrastructure and heavy construction projects. This role focuses on material performance, supplier quality, sustainability considerations, corrective action closeout, and technical support for civil, rail, metro, transit, and transportation infrastructure delivery.

• Review concrete mix designs to confirm compliance with project specifications, applicable standards, durability requirements, and performance expectations.
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to identify and implement material improvement initiatives that enhance safety, quality, construction performance, and cost efficiency.
• Conduct design reviews, material investigations, inspections, and testing-related assessments to verify contractor-selected materials and construction processes.
• Review and recommend appropriate materials for specific engineering, construction, civil works, infrastructure, and heavy construction applications.
• Assess material characteristics including durability, sustainability, conductivity, corrosion resistance, heat resistance, chemical resistance, and environmental exposure performance.
• Evaluate and compare proposed material substitutions to determine technical feasibility, specification compliance, and project acceptability.
• Review the impact of new standards, code revisions, and specification updates on project materials, testing requirements, and construction practices.
• Identify non-conforming materials, poor workmanship, test failures, product defects, and specification deviations.
• Maintain quality records and ensure corrective actions are properly implemented, verified, and closed out.
• Provide technical guidance on material performance issues, construction material challenges, test results, and field quality concerns.
• Review and approve contractor quality plans, material procedures, inspection records, testing documentation, and material-related submissions.
• Assess environmental implications of materials, products, and construction processes, including waste reduction, sustainability impact, and lifecycle performance.
• Review and approve material testing results to verify compliance with requirements for heat, corrosion, chemical exposure, durability, and environmental resistance.
• Prepare technical reports, material evaluations, product assessments, supplier reviews, and performance recommendations.
• Develop, manage, and implement supplier audit programs in line with project quality requirements.
• Conduct supplier quality audits and material quality assessments when required.
• Provide site support and technical advice related to material failures, cracking, surface defects, settlement issues, earthworks performance, and construction quality concerns.
• Coordinate with civil, structural, geotechnical, rail, quality, construction, procurement, contractor, and supplier teams to resolve material-related issues.
• Support continuous improvement by tracking recurring defects, material trends, supplier performance, and construction quality risks.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in the design, selection, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and quality assurance of construction materials.
• Experience working on major civil, infrastructure, heavy construction, rail, metro, transit, or transportation infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction materials, concrete technology, earthworks materials, material testing methodologies, and quality assurance processes.
• Good understanding of international standards, technical specifications, code requirements, and material engineering practices.
• Experience reviewing concrete mix designs, construction products, earthworks materials, contractor submissions, and material compliance documentation.
• Ability to evaluate durability, sustainability, environmental resistance, substitutions, failed tests, workmanship issues, and field material concerns.
• Knowledge of rail systems engineering principles and construction practices is advantageous.
• Previous GCC project experience is preferred.
• Experience conducting supplier audits and material quality assessments in large-scale project environments is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical evaluation, reporting, and coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work effectively with contractors, consultants, suppliers, quality teams, site teams, and multidisciplinary…