Senior Quality Specialist
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About the Role
Parsons Corporation seeks an experienced Senior Quality Specialist to ensure quality and compliance on a large-scale airfield/airport development project in Riyadh. The role requires deep expertise in inspection, testing, and quality assurance of civil infrastructure including runways, taxiways, and terminals.
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Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and enforce quality control procedures, inspection plans, and testing protocols
- Monitor and verify compliance with project specifications, codes, standards, and client requirements
- Conduct site inspections and testing of works including runways, taxiways, pavements, foundations, drainage systems, and terminal structures
- Prepare detailed inspection reports, non conformance reports (NCRs), and corrective action plans
- Maintain comprehensive quality records and ensure traceability for all works
- Provide weekly, monthly, and executive level quality status updates to project management and stakeholders
- Ensure all works comply with local, national, and international standards relevant to airport infrastructure (e.g., ICAO, ASTM, ACI, ISO)
- Coordinate with design and engineering teams to ensure adherence to specifications
- Oversee contractors and subcontractors to ensure works meet quality requirements
- Witness, review, and approve testing activities including soil compaction, concrete strength, asphalt quality, and structural inspections
- Support troubleshooting and resolution of quality related issues during construction and commissioning
- Identify recurring quality issues and recommend corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in quality assurance/inspection for large infrastructure or airport projects
- Strong hands on experience in runway, taxiway, terminal, pavement, and structural works
- Expertise in codes, standards, testing procedures, and quality management systems
- Experience with testing and inspection techniques for materials, concrete, asphalt, and earthworks
- Excellent documentation, analytical, and reporting skills
- Effective communication and leadership skills for coordination with contractors, engineers, and stakeholders
- Knowledge of safety regulations and QA/QC procedures for civil construction
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Job Overview
- Parsons are seeking an experienced Senior Quality Specialist to ensure the highest standards of quality and compliance in a large scale airfield/airport development project.
- This role requires deep expertise in inspection, testing, and quality assurance of civil infrastructure including runways, taxiways, aprons, pavements, terminals, and supporting structures.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop, implement, and enforce quality control procedures, inspection plans, and testing protocols.
- Monitor and verify compliance with project specifications, codes, standards, and client requirements.
- Conduct site inspections and testing of works including runways, taxiways, pavements, foundations, drainage systems, and terminal structures.
- Prepare detailed inspection reports, non conformance reports (NCRs), and corrective action plans.
- Maintain comprehensive quality records and ensure traceability for all works.
- Provide weekly, monthly, and executive level quality status updates to project management and stakeholders.
- Ensure all works comply with local, national, and international standards relevant to airport infrastructure (e.g., ICAO, ASTM, ACI, ISO).
- Coordinate with design and engineering teams to ensure adherence to specifications.
- Oversee contractors and subcontractors to ensure works meet quality requirements.
- Witness, review, and approve testing activities including soil compaction, concrete strength, asphalt quality, and structural inspections.
- Support troubleshooting and resolution of quality related issues during construction and commissioning.
- Ensure that all test results and certifications meet operational and safety requirements.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in quality assurance/inspection for large infrastructure or airport projects.
- Strong hands on experience in runway, taxiway, terminal, pavement, and structural works.
- Expertise in codes, standards, testing procedures, and quality management systems.
- Experience with testing and inspection techniques for materials, concrete, asphalt, and earthworks.
- Excellent documentation, analytical, and reporting skills.
- Effective communication and leadership skills for coordination with contractors, engineers, and stakeholders.
- Knowledge of safety regulations and QA/QC procedures for civil construction.
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