Environmental Engineer📣 Job Ad

About Albawani and the Role

Albawani (البواني), a prominent construction company, is seeking an experienced Environmental Engineer to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is essential for upholding environmental standards and sustainability practices across significant construction projects.

Role Overview and Objectives

The Environmental Engineer will provide crucial support to the Senior Sustainability and Environmental Manager. The primary objective is to implement, monitor, and maintain compliance with the project's Environmental Management Plan (EMP) / CEMP across all construction activities on the D01C Project. This role ensures strict 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 the environmental controls required 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 starts.
• 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; ensure 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.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 7–10 years' relevant GCC experience in environmental management on construction or infrastructure projects, with specific experience on large-scale development projects.
• Working knowledge of Saudi environmental regulations and the relevant permitting authorities (NCEC, MEWA, NCW, NCVC).
• Practical experience with EMP/CEMP implementation, environmental monitoring, incident investigation, and corrective action tracking.
• Membership with the Saudi Council of Engineers is required.
• Professional certification such as Environmental Diploma Level 6 or 7, Nebosh EMC, or IESP membership is highly desirable.

Preferred Skills and Certifications

• Working knowledge of LEED and/or Mostadam requirements.
• Practical experience supporting environmental and sustainability implementation on at least one LEED- or Mostadam-certified construction project.
• 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 significant construction and infrastructure projects within a professional and compliant framework.