QA/QC Specialist📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking a skilled QA/QC Specialist to join our team in Riyadh. This full-time position offers an opportunity to contribute to significant projects within a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate daily inspection, surveillance, and quality assurance activities across project sites.
• Halt work activities when serious breaches of health, safety, environmental, or quality requirements are identified.
• Conduct quality audits and inspections to verify compliance with approved plans, procedures, and project requirements.
• Coordinate with construction teams to plan and execute inspection and testing activities effectively.
• Monitor contractor, subcontractor, and supplier compliance with approved Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans and Procedures.
• Maintain oversight of contractor QC inspectors and collaborate with project inspection teams to ensure quality standards are achieved.
• Perform site inspections and surveillance activities to verify adherence to approved procedures, specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
• Review Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), inspection findings, and quality concerns, and support corrective action implementation.
• Ensure As-Built Quality Records are prepared and maintained in accordance with Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
• Monitor compliance with material specifications, certifications, traceability requirements, tolerances, testing standards, and quality documentation.
• Verify proper sampling, handling, storage, curing, testing, and recording processes where applicable.
• Ensure approved ITPs are available and implemented before and during construction activities.
• Provide regular site surveillance and quality reporting through inspections, observations, and contractor performance monitoring.
• Promote quality best practices by identifying and addressing non-compliant activities, waste, and non-value-adding processes.
• Participate in supply chain quality assurance and quality control activities, both on-site and off-site, as required.
• Attend Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) and Site Acceptance Tests (SATs) when assigned.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and ad hoc quality reports, including QA/QC KPI reporting and performance dashboards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
• A minimum of 5-10 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Quality Control, with a focus on heavy infrastructure, civil engineering, rail, or metro projects.
• Strong knowledge of QA/QC principles, methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Experience reviewing quality documentation, inspection records, testing reports, and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), NCR management, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes.
• A solid understanding of construction quality standards, material compliance requirements, and quality management systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong analytical, organizational, reporting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively with contractors, consultants, suppliers, and multidisciplinary project teams.

Desired Skills

• Experience in auditing, including Internal ISO 9001 Auditor certification or equivalent.
• Experience on major rail, metro, transportation, or infrastructure projects.
• Membership in a recognized quality management or engineering professional body.
• Experience supporting QA/QC KPI development, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh.