Civil Lead Engineer - Airport Infrastructure

Civil Lead Engineer
- Airport Infrastructure Job Snapshot Role:
Civil Lead Engineer
- Airport Infrastructure

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Civil Engineering Function:
Civil & Structural Engineering

Experience:

Minimum 10 years Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview Civil Lead Engineer
- Airport Infrastructure in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Civil Engineering opportunity focused on design review, technical governance, multidisciplinary coordination, construction support, and infrastructure integration for a major airport development program. Parsons Corporation is hiring an experienced civil engineering professional to lead the delivery of airfield, terminal, landside, utility corridor, road, grading, drainage, and supporting infrastructure while maintaining technical compliance, constructability, operational continuity, and long-term asset performance.

Job Details 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 Civil Lead Engineer will provide technical leadership across the planning, design, construction, and handover of complex civil infrastructure forming part of a major airport program. The role connects airfield development, landside infrastructure, utilities, drainage, grading, roads, terminal interfaces, and supporting facilities within a coordinated engineering environment. A key responsibility is ensuring that civil systems work effectively with structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, ICT, security, airfield, environmental, and utility disciplines.

Early identification of design conflicts and construction risks will help reduce rework, maintain project schedules, improve constructability, and support safe airport operations.

Lead civil engineering activities across design, construction, testing, commissioning, and closeout phases.

• Provide technical direction to civil engineers, consultants, contractors, designers, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Establish consistent review procedures, engineering requirements, technical standards, and design governance controls.
• Review civil calculations, drawings, specifications, technical reports, models, and engineering submissions.
• Evaluate grading, earthworks, drainage interfaces, retaining structures, site development, utility corridors, and external infrastructure.
• Oversee civil engineering requirements associated with passenger terminals, runways, taxiways, cargo aprons, maintenance facilities, and support buildings.
• Review airfield grading, service roads, landside networks, pavement interfaces, and infrastructure connections.
• Ensure civil designs satisfy project requirements, local regulations, applicable international standards, and client specifications.
• Support value engineering initiatives focused on constructability, sustainability, lifecycle performance, and operational efficiency.
• Assess alternative civil solutions where design changes may affect cost, schedule, safety, or construction methodology.
• Coordinate civil interfaces with Structural, Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, Airfield, Wet Utilities, ICT, Security, Traffic Systems, and Environmental disciplines.
• Participate in multidisciplinary design reviews, coordination workshops, and BIM model assessments.
• Identify design clashes and engineering interface conflicts before they affect site delivery.
• Support Common Data Environment workflows and digital engineering coordination.
• Ensure civil infrastructure integrates effectively with operational airport facilities and future expansion requirements.
• Support phased construction strategies where airport operations or critical access must remain available.
• Review contractor shop drawings, method statements, material submittals, RFIs, and technical queries.
• Provide engineering clarification when site conditions or construction constraints require technical resolution.
• Conduct site inspections to verify that civil works comply with approved drawings,…