Material Engineer - Airfield Infrastructure

Material Engineer
- Airfield Infrastructure Job Snapshot Role:
Material Engineer
- Airfield Infrastructure

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Civil Engineering Function:
Materials

Experience:

Minimum 8 years

Job Type: Full-time Position Overview

Material Engineer
- Airfield Infrastructure in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Civil Engineering opportunity with Parsons Corporation focused on construction material approval, inspection, testing, specification compliance, and quality control for airport and major infrastructure works. The role is hiring an experienced materials professional to manage technical submittals, laboratory and field testing, material traceability, supplier coordination, and acceptance of concrete, asphalt, aggregates, soils, pavement layers, geosynthetics, drainage products, and utility materials.

Country:
Saudi Arabia

City:
Riyadh

Industry: Civil Engineering

Function:
Materials

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 Material Engineer will provide the technical control needed to ensure construction materials entering the project are suitable, approved, correctly tested, and fully traceable before incorporation into permanent works. Working across airport pavements, roads, utilities, drainage, and external infrastructure, the engineer will connect design specifications with procurement, laboratory verification, delivery inspections, storage controls, and field acceptance. Effective material management will help prevent non-compliant installations, reduce rework, protect pavement and infrastructure performance, and maintain construction progress.

• Review drawings, technical specifications, material schedules, design requirements, and applicable standards to establish acceptance criteria.
• Evaluate Material Submittals, Material Approval Requests, technical submissions, and supporting documentation before recommending materials for project use.
• Verify proposed products and materials against approved designs, Client requirements, specifications, and relevant international standards.
• Review manufacturers ' technical data, certificates of conformity, test certificates, product literature, warranties, and supporting compliance evidence.
• Coordinate material requirements and approval status with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and QA and QC teams.
• Plan and coordinate sampling, inspections, laboratory testing, and field testing in accordance with approved Inspection and Test Plans.
• Ensure required tests are undertaken by approved laboratories using appropriate procedures and frequencies.
• Review laboratory and field results and verify compliance with specified acceptance limits before material approval or use.
• Inspect delivered materials for condition, quantity, identification, certification, specification compliance, and consistency with approved submissions.
• Monitor storage, handling, preservation, segregation, and environmental protection of construction materials.
• Maintain material approval registers, testing logs, inspection records, status trackers, and other controlled quality information.
• Coordinate with Procurement and Construction teams to identify material approval or delivery constraints that could affect scheduled works.
• Identify material-related risks affecting quality, cost, construction sequencing, or project milestones and recommend appropriate mitigation.
• Support resolution of Technical Queries, RFIs, NCRs, rejected materials, failed tests, and other material-related site issues.
• Evaluate proposed material substitutions and alternatives and provide technically supported recommendations.
• Maintain traceability from procurement and manufacture through delivery, testing, installation, and final acceptance.
• Coordinate directly with manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, and testing laboratories regarding compliance, documentation, testing, and warranties.
• Support Client, Consultant, and authority audits and inspections by maintaining complete and readily retrievable material records.
• Provide construction teams with technical guidance regarding material selection, application, installation requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze testing and inspection trends to identify recurring material problems and recommend corrective or preventive measures.
• Participate in material coordination meetings, technical reviews, quality meetings, and multidisciplinary project discussions.
• Prepare material status reports and provide accurate information for quality and construction progress reporting.
• Ensure material inspection, sampling, testing, storage, and handling activities comply with project HSE requirements.
• Review and monitor aggregates, concrete, asphalt, soils, geosynthetics, drainage products, pavement materials, and utility construction materials.
• Coordinate acceptance testing for sub-base, base course, asphalt, concrete, aggregates,…