Lead Materials Engineer

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Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Lead Materials Engineer to join our team.

• Review and approve Specifications and materials proposed for Rail/Railway infrastructure, including stations, tunnels, viaducts, depots, trackwork, roads, utilities, and associated facilities.
• Evaluate concrete, cement, aggregates, reinforcement, structural steel, asphalt, earthworks materials, waterproofing systems, grouts, coatings, sealants, geosynthetics, and other construction products.
• Ensure materials comply with project specifications, approved designs, applicable international standards, and Saudi regulatory requirements.
• Review and assess proposed material substitutions, alternative products, and innovative or sustainable materials.
• Advise design, construction, procurement, and quality teams on material suitability, durability, availability, and lifecycle performance.

• Review and approve contractor material submittals, quality plans, inspection and test plans, and testing procedures.
• Oversee laboratory and field testing for concrete, soils, aggregates, asphalt, steel, waterproofing, grouts, coatings, and other construction materials.
• Review concrete mix designs, trial mixes, test results, material certificates, and laboratory reports.
• Verify that testing laboratories, equipment, sampling procedures, and test methods meet project requirements.
• Investigate material defects, failures, and nonconforming work, including concrete cracking, low strength, surface defects, settlement, poor compaction, waterproofing failures, and pavement deterioration.

• Ensure materials and construction processes comply with project specifications, relevant international standards, and applicable local regulations.
• Review the impact of new or revised standards on material selection, testing, and construction practices.
• Ensure materials used in safety-critical and operational areas meet required certification and approval requirements.
• Support technical submissions, regulatory reviews, client approvals, and responses to material-related comments.

• Review and assess suppliers, manufacturers, material sources, quarries, concrete plants, asphalt plants, precast facilities, and testing laboratories.
• Review requests for information, technical queries, deviations, concessions, and material changes.

• Review material durability requirements related to heat, corrosion, chemical exposure, water ingress, thermal movement, fire performance, and long-term service life.

• Provide technical support to project managers, engineers, construction teams, quality personnel,.
• Participate in design reviews, construction meetings, inspections, audits, technical workshops, and defect investigations.
• Maintain material registers, approved-material lists, testing records, supplier records, inspection reports, and nonconformance documentation.
• Prepare technical reports, material evaluations, audit reports, investigation reports, and compliance summaries.
• Mentor materials engineers, inspectors, laboratory technicians, and junior staff.
• Support material closeout, handover documentation, warranties, and operation and maintenance records.