Roads Coordinator Saudi

About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Roads Coordinator (Saudi National) to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves coordinating the planning, engineering, construction, and interface activities related to roadworks within an Airport / Infrastructure / Airfield project. The Roads Coordinator will ensure that all road construction activities are properly coordinated across various project disciplines, including design, construction, utilities, drainage, traffic, surveying, and QA/QC.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate roadworks activities across the project with Engineering, Construction, Planning, Utilities, Drainage, Survey, QA/QC, and HSE teams.
• Review road design drawings, specifications, profiles, sections, details, and construction requirements.
• Coordinate road design interfaces with utilities, drainage, structures, pavements, lighting, landscaping, and other infrastructure works.
• Monitor roadwork activities against approved drawings, specifications, method statements, and project requirements.
• Coordinate construction sequencing for earthworks, subgrade, capping, sub-base, base course, asphalt, kerbs, footpaths, and associated works.
• Coordinate with Survey teams to verify alignments, levels, profiles, gradients, and road geometry.
• Monitor roadwork progress and coordinate with Planning teams to ensure activities align with the approved schedule.
• Identify construction constraints, interface issues, and potential delays affecting roadworks.
• Coordinate resolution of RFIs, Technical Queries, design clarifications, and site issues related to roads.
• Coordinate with Utilities teams to ensure underground services are completed and protected before road construction.
• Support review of contractor roadwork method statements and construction proposals.
• Coordinate with QA/QC teams to ensure required inspections and testing are completed.
• Monitor testing requirements for subgrade, fill, compaction, aggregate, asphalt, and pavement layers.
• Coordinate material approvals and ensure approved materials are available for construction.
• Support investigation and resolution of roadwork defects, settlement, soft spots, and pavement failures.
• Coordinate roadwork changes and ensure approved design revisions are communicated to construction teams.
• Maintain roadwork interface registers, action trackers, and coordination records.
• Participate in technical coordination meetings, construction meetings, progress meetings, and site inspections.
• Coordinate with contractors and subcontractors to ensure work fronts are properly planned and managed.
• Monitor interfaces between permanent and temporary roadworks and construction access requirements.
• Support the closeout of roadwork punch-list items, inspections, testing, and handover documentation.

Airport / Infrastructure & Airfield Coordination

• Coordinate roadworks associated with airport terminals, landside facilities, airside roads, service roads, access roads, parking areas, and external infrastructure.
• Coordinate interfaces between airport roads and airfield infrastructure, including taxiways, aprons, gates, and operational areas.
• Ensure road construction activities consider airport operational constraints, access requirements, and phased construction.
• Coordinate roadworks with drainage, utilities, street lighting, traffic systems, signage, barriers, and security infrastructure.
• Support coordination of roads within restricted and operational airport environments.
• Coordinate temporary and permanent access arrangements required for construction activities.
• Support roadwork coordination for major infrastructure and external development packages.

Road Construction Scope

The scope of road construction activities to be coordinated includes, but is not limited to:

• Earthworks & Grading
• Subgrade Preparation
• Capping Layers
• Sub-base & Base Course
• Asphalt Pavements
• Kerbs & Edging
• Footpaths & Hardstanding
• Road Drainage
• Road Crossings
• Road Markings
• Traffic Signs
• Road Furniture
• Street Lighting Interfaces
• Utility Crossings
• Temporary Access Roads
• Tie-ins to Existing Roads

Coordination and Reporting

• Prepare and maintain roadwork coordination trackers and interface registers.
• Monitor progress of roadwork activities and report key issues to the Construction / Project Management team.
• Coordinate weekly lookahead activities with contractors and planning teams.
• Track outstanding design information, approvals, materials, inspections, and construction constraints.
• Provide regular updates on roadwork progress, risks, interfaces, and required actions.
• Support preparation of weekly and monthly project reports.
• Maintain records of roadwork coordination meetings, actions, technical queries, and decisions.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience in road construction and coordination. This role requires a Saudi National.