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About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Project Quality Specialist Wet Utilities to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position involves supporting and overseeing the implementation of project quality requirements for wet utility works. The specialist will ensure compliance with approved standards and contribute to a culture that prioritizes quality and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor construction activities to ensure compliance with approved drawings, specifications, Method Statements, and ITPs.
• Conduct quality inspections and surveillance of wet utility installation activities, verifying proper storage, handling, and installation of materials and equipment.
• Review and monitor wet utility-related ITPs, checklists, inspection procedures, testing requirements, Material Inspection Requests (MIRs), Work Inspection Requests (WIRs), test reports, and technical documentation.
• Identify defects, non-conformances, and quality risks, raising and monitoring NCRs and quality observations, and supporting root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action implementation.
• Inspect installation of underground and above-ground wet utility networks, verifying alignment, levels, gradients, depths, routing, pipe bedding, backfilling, and compaction.
• Coordinate inspections prior to backfilling and closure of concealed works, verifying separation distances and protection requirements.
• Review and monitor approved wet utility testing and commissioning procedures, coordinating and monitoring hydrostatic, pressure, leakage, flushing, disinfection, CCTV, gravity, infiltration/exfiltration, air, flow, and functional testing.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, and Survey teams to resolve quality-related issues, review utility drawings, and verify final utility locations and as-built information.
• Support quality audits and surveillance inspections for wet utility Contractors and Subcontractors, monitoring compliance with project quality procedures and ISO 9001 principles.
• Prepare weekly and monthly quality reports, monitoring key quality indicators such as NCRs, inspection pass rates, test failures, and material rejections.

Wet Utility Systems Oversight

This role provides quality oversight for a comprehensive range of wet utility systems, including:

• Potable Water, Domestic Water, Irrigation, Fire Water, Sewerage, Stormwater, Surface Water, and Wastewater Networks.
• Pumping Stations, Sewage Pump Stations, Water Storage Tanks, Fire Water Tanks, and Irrigation Tanks.
• Water Treatment Systems, Valves & Valve Chambers, Manholes & Inspection Chambers, Catch Basins & Gullies, Drainage Channels, Culverts, and Outfalls.
• Water Metering Systems, Pressure Reducing Stations, and associated Pipework, Fittings, Sleeves, and Connections.

Airport and Infrastructure Context

The Project Quality Specialist will provide quality oversight for wet utility infrastructure serving airport terminals, airfield facilities, roads, aprons, taxiways, runways, and external areas. This includes monitoring works within airside and landside environments, coordinating quality requirements with airport operational constraints, and ensuring compliance with Client, Consultant, authority, airport, and project-specific requirements for critical systems and complex utility tie-ins.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Water / Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in quality assurance/quality control for wet utilities, water, wastewater, drainage, irrigation, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience on major airport, infrastructure, transportation, or multidisciplinary construction projects is preferred.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Strong understanding of wet utility installation, inspection, testing, and commissioning processes.
• Experience with water supply, sewerage, stormwater, drainage, fire water, irrigation, pumping stations, and underground utility networks.
• Proficiency with ITPs, Method Statements, MIRs, WIRs, NCRs, inspection procedures, and testing documentation.
• Experience in pressure testing, hydrostatic testing, leakage testing, flushing, disinfection, and drainage testing.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with Contractors, Subcontractors, Consultants, and Client representatives.
• Good understanding of applicable utility, water, drainage, and infrastructure standards, along with ISO 9001 quality management principles.
• Quality certification such as ISO 9001, CQI, or equivalent is considered an advantage.
• Strong communication, coordination, reporting, and problem-solving skills.