Environmental Engineer📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Albawani is seeking an Environmental Engineer to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves supporting the Senior Sustainability and Environmental Manager in implementing, monitoring, and maintaining compliance with the project's Environmental Management Plan (EMP) / CEMP across all construction activities on the D01C Project. The position ensures adherence to Saudi environmental regulations and ABCC's ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and coordinate the requirements of the project's Environmental and Sustainability Management Plan (EMP/SMP), ESCP, and C&DWMP within assigned work areas.
• Advise construction management, supervisors, and site teams on environmental controls for planned activities.
• Prepare and review environmental aspects and impacts assessments, environmental risk assessments, and activity-specific control measures.
• Review subcontractor environmental method statements to confirm required controls are in place before work commences.
• Conduct regular site inspections (daily, weekly, and monthly) to verify compliance with EMP requirements, permit conditions, and approved method statements.
• Monitor construction activities to prevent or minimize impacts related to dust, noise, waste, wastewater, spills, soil contamination, and ecology.
• Identify environmental non-conformances and unsafe practices, ensuring corrective and preventive actions are assigned, tracked, and closed out.
• Deliver environmental inductions, toolbox talks, and awareness training, and maintain training records.
• Support the investigation, reporting, and close-out of environmental incidents, spills, complaints, and near misses.
• Maintain environmental registers and records, including permits, waste tracking, monitoring data, inspections, incidents, and audit findings.
• Liaise with the Consultant, regulatory authorities (NCEC, MEWA, NCW, NCVC), and other stakeholders on environmental matters.
• Support internal and external environmental audits and help maintain alignment with ABCC's ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline from a recognized university.
• Minimum of 7–10 years of relevant GCC experience in environmental management on construction or infrastructure projects, with experience on large-scale development projects.
• Working knowledge of Saudi environmental regulations and relevant permitting authorities (NCEC, MEWA, NCW, NCVC).
• Working knowledge of LEED and/or Mostadam requirements, with practical experience supporting environmental and sustainability implementation on at least one LEED- or Mostadam-certified construction project.
• Practical experience with EMP/CEMP implementation, environmental monitoring, incident investigation, and corrective action tracking.

Required Skills and Certifications

• Strong report writing, documentation, and record-keeping skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder management across client, consultant, subcontractor, and regulatory interfaces.
• High attention to detail with sound, practical judgment on active construction sites.
• Proficient in MS Office; familiarity with environmental/EHS data management systems.
• Ability to work effectively within a large, fast-paced, multi-stakeholder megaproject team.
• Professional certification is highly desirable, such as Environmental Diploma Level 6 or 7, Nebosh EMC, IESP membership, ISO 14001, and Saudi Council of Engineers membership (required).
• Preferable certifications include LEED and Mostadam.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offering an opportunity to contribute to large-scale construction and infrastructure projects within a dynamic team environment.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the above qualifications are encouraged to apply. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.