Senior Highways Design SME - Road Engineering

Role:
Senior Highways Design SME
- Road Engineering

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Civil Engineering

Function:
Civil & Structural Engineering

Experience:

Minimum 15 years

Job Type: Full-time

Senior Highways Design SME
- Road Engineering in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Civil Engineering opportunity for an accomplished highways professional capable of acting as the technical authority for major road and infrastructure developments. The role requires advanced expertise in geometric design, junctions and interchanges, pavement engineering, road drainage, safety, design standards, constructability, multidisciplinary interfaces, and authority approvals while providing independent technical assurance throughout the full highway design lifecycle.

• Country:
  Saudi Arabia
• City:
  Riyadh
• Industry: Civil Engineering
• Function:
  Civil & Structural Engineering
• Salary: . Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality:
  Any
• Job Type: Full-time

The Senior Highways Design Subject Matter Expert provides independent technical leadership across highway and road infrastructure projects from feasibility and concept development through detailed design, Issued for Construction documentation, and construction support. Acting as a trusted advisor to the client, the position establishes technical expectations, challenges consultant solutions, resolves complex design issues, and ensures roadway infrastructure is safe, coordinated, constructible, and compliant with applicable Saudi and international standards.

The specialist also connects highway design with transportation planning, structures, utilities, drainage, public realm, landscape, construction staging, and temporary traffic management. This integrated oversight helps reduce technical risk, improve design efficiency, support approvals, and prevent costly problems during construction.

• Act as the client 's senior technical authority for highway and road design matters.
• Provide specialist guidance on highway engineering principles, technical standards, and international best practice.
• Develop, review, and interpret highway design criteria for major infrastructure projects.
• Support preparation and refinement of Basis of Design documents, typical sections, standard details, and technical guidance.
• Review proposed design departures, exceptions, and non-standard solutions.
• Assess the safety, operational, cost, constructability, and programme risks associated with deviations from established criteria.
• Recommend appropriate mitigation where departures or alternative solutions are technically justified.
• Provide independent engineering advice to support informed client decisions. Technical assurance will span every major design stage.
• Review highway feasibility studies and associated technical assessments.
• Examine Traffic Impact Studies where findings influence roadway infrastructure requirements.
• Review concept, preliminary, detailed, and Issued for Construction highway designs.
• Evaluate horizontal and vertical road alignments for compliance, safety, and practical implementation.
• Review road hierarchy, cross-sections, lane arrangements, medians, shoulders, verges, and related geometric features.
• Assess junction, interchange, and roundabout designs from operational and engineering perspectives.
• Review traffic signs, road markings, directional information, and associated road-user requirements.
• Examine flexible and rigid pavement design solutions.
• Review roadway drainage concepts and ensure coordination with wider stormwater infrastructure.
• Evaluate roadside features, barriers, clear zones, safety equipment, and other road safety provisions.
• Ensure design packages remain complete, technically coordinated, and suitable for progression to subsequent stages.
• Review designs against relevant Kingdom of Saudi Arabia highway and infrastructure requirements.
• Apply appropriate Saudi Highway Code requirements and other applicable national standards.
• Consider Ministry of Transport, MoMRA, Saudi Building Code, and other authority requirements where relevant.
• Apply AASHTO…