Senior Traffic and Detour Engineer (Mega Civil Project)📣 إعلان

About the Role

IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture is seeking a highly skilled Senior Traffic and Detour Engineer to join its Project and Construction Management team in Riyadh. This full-time position is within the Infrastructure Division and focuses on a mega civil project, requiring specialized expertise in Civil Engineering and Transportation projects.

Role Context and Purpose

The Senior Traffic and Detour Engineer will be responsible for coordinating all technical aspects related to detours, temporary traffic measures, intra-site traffic management, and man-machine interfaces throughout the worksite. The role specifically involves working on projects encompassing roads, highways, bridges, and tunnels within urban environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical control over all traffic management proposals during construction and for the final state of highway schemes.
• Coordinate with all other discipline specialists and quality control personnel.
• Resolve design issues where possible, or coordinate them with home office support.
• Offer technical advice on design changes.
• Oversee and coordinate the review of the Contractor’s technical submissions, shop drawings, materials, and design submissions.
• Conduct final reviews of all Contractor’s review drawings, schedules, or materials submittals to ensure compliance with project design concepts.
• Assess and provide technical reports on any Value Engineering proposals.
• Coordinate with other supervision services teams.
• Act as the primary point of contact between the traffic department and the HSE Manager.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, with a specialty or major in Transport or Traffic Management, or equivalent work experience.
• Over 15 years of applicable experience in project management, specifically within mega construction projects, with a focus on onsite traffic management, primarily as a Consultant. Candidates with exclusive contractor experience will not be considered.
• Demonstrated experience in at least one or more road projects. Candidates without clear road experience will not be considered.
• Understanding of construction, design, and engineering principles.
• Knowledge of local building codes, regulations, and safety standards.

Essential Skills and Attributes

• Proficiency in English language is required; Arabic language skills are considered a plus.
• Excellent communication, report writing, and social skills.
• Demonstrated teamwork, problem-solving abilities, autonomy, flexibility, and technical rigor.
• Willingness to work in a multinational environment.

Additional Requirements

• For non-Saudi candidates, a transferable Iqama is required.
• Candidates must be based in Riyadh.
• A valid Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) membership is mandatory.