Senior Materials Engineer - Roads and Pavements

Job Snapshot

Role:
Senior Materials Engineer
- Roads and Pavements

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Civil Engineering

Function:
Materials-Physical Research

Experience:

15 years

Job Type: Full-time

Senior Materials Engineer
- Roads and Pavements in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Civil Engineering opportunity with Parsons Corporation supporting the RCRC Roads Program through program-level materials engineering, pavement quality assurance, laboratory oversight, mix design review, and technical compliance. The role is hiring an experienced materials specialist to provide consistent technical governance across multiple road construction and rehabilitation projects, with responsibility for asphalt, concrete, aggregates, soils, stabilized materials, geosynthetics, testing standards, supplier qualification, and materials performance.

Country:
Saudi Arabia

City:
Riyadh

Industry: Civil Engineering

Function:
Materials-Physical Research

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 Materials Engineer will operate within the Program Management Office and provide a consistent technical authority for construction materials used across the RCRC Roads Program. The position connects project specifications, laboratory testing, contractor submissions, source approvals, pavement performance, quality assurance, and field verification across multiple concurrent projects. By standardizing acceptance criteria and identifying material risks early, the engineer will help improve pavement durability, reduce failures and rework, strengthen quality consistency, and support reliable long-term road performance.

• Review material submittals covering aggregates, asphalt binders, cementitious products, subgrade, sub-base materials, stabilized layers, and geosynthetics.
• Verify compliance with project specifications, Saudi Highway Code requirements, AASHTO, ASTM, and other applicable standards.
• Evaluate asphalt, concrete, and stabilized layer mix designs submitted by Contractors and provide technical approval recommendations.
• Review material performance requirements and confirm proposed mixes are appropriate for expected loading, environmental conditions, and pavement applications.
• Lead technical evaluation and approval of quarries, batching plants, asphalt plants, suppliers, and material sources.
• Assess supplier quality systems, production capability, material consistency, and supporting certification before source acceptance.
• Monitor and audit Contractor and Consultant laboratories for calibration, testing competence, procedures, staffing, equipment condition, and compliance.
• Establish consistent materials testing protocols and acceptance criteria across multiple RCRC road projects.
• Provide program-level materials engineering guidance to project teams, PMCM personnel, Consultants, and Contractors.
• Standardize test methods, inspection requirements, reporting formats, and quality control procedures across the road program.
• Review materials-related NCRs and provide recommendations for corrective, remedial, or preventive actions.
• Investigate recurring material deficiencies and identify root causes affecting construction quality or pavement performance.
• Support design reviews by evaluating proposed material specifications, pavement systems, and lifecycle performance assumptions.
• Provide technical input into pavement durability, rehabilitation strategies, material selection, and long-term maintenance considerations.
• Coordinate with Client representatives, PMCM teams, Contractors, Vendors, and third parties to monitor material approvals and testing compliance.
• Develop periodic materials dashboards, KPIs, technical reports, and status summaries for PMO leadership.
• Identify materials-related risks that could affect project schedule, cost, construction quality, or long-term performance.
• Record significant material risks within the PMO risk framework and recommend mitigation measures.
• Provide specialist technical support during disputes, claims, and disagreements involving construction materials or test results.
• Conduct field inspections and oversee independent sampling, verification testing, and quality surveillance activities.
• Review laboratory results including gradation, Proctor, C , Marshall, Superpave, compressive strength, density, and other required tests.
• Verify that testing results satisfy specified acceptance limits before materials are incorporated into permanent works.
• Investigate asphalt, concrete, soil, aggregate, and pavement failures and develop technically supported corrective recommendations.
• Review field and laboratory trends to identify inconsistent production, testing anomalies, or deteriorating material performance.
• Maintain and update program materials specifications, test method registers, approved material lists, and supplier registers.
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