Quality Auditor and Training Specialist

About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking an experienced Quality Auditor and Training Specialist for a full-time position in Riyadh, Riyadh. This role supports quality assurance, compliance auditing, training management, and continuous improvement activities for a major Airport, Infrastructure, and Airfield Development Project. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and conducting audits, monitoring compliance, developing and delivering training programs, and supporting quality, safety, and operational improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project audit programs covering design, construction, quality, compliance, and operational readiness.
• Prepare audit plans, schedules, checklists, and audit criteria.
• Conduct internal and external audits across project teams, contractors, consultants, and suppliers.
• Verify compliance with project procedures, Quality Management Plans, HSE requirements, contract requirements, international standards, and client expectations.
• Document audit findings and monitor corrective action implementation.
• Perform audits across major airport project activities including passenger terminals, runways, taxiways, cargo aprons, aircraft stands, external infrastructure, utilities, MEP systems, and ICT/specialist airport systems.
• Review contractor compliance with approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), method statements, work procedures, and quality documentation.
• Identify areas of non-compliance, improvement opportunities, and operational risks.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Identify training requirements based on project risks, audit findings, performance gaps, and organizational objectives.
• Develop training plans, schedules, and learning materials.
• Prepare and deliver training programs related to quality management systems, project procedures, construction compliance, audit processes, documentation requirements, HSE awareness, and continuous improvement practices.
• Coordinate training activities with project teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Conduct classroom, workshop, and site-based training sessions.
• Evaluate participant understanding and training effectiveness.
• Maintain training attendance records, competency assessments, and completion reports.
• Support development of competency matrices for project personnel and monitor compliance with mandatory training requirements.
• Recommend improvement actions based on training performance results.
• Support implementation of continuous improvement initiatives, analyze audit trends, quality performance data, and recurring issues.
• Develop lessons learned reports and improvement recommendations.
• Promote best practices and support knowledge-sharing initiatives across project stakeholders.
• Maintain audit records, training documentation, and compliance reports.
• Prepare audit reports, corrective action trackers, training reports, compliance dashboards, and performance summaries.
• Ensure documentation complies with project document control requirements and support preparation of project quality and handover records.
• Coordinate with Project Quality Manager, HSE teams, Construction teams, Engineering disciplines, Contractors, Consultants, and Airport stakeholders.
• Participate in quality meetings, audit reviews, and improvement workshops.
• Support communication of project requirements and expectations and build effective working relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Monitor project compliance performance, track audit findings, and support preparation of quality performance reports and management dashboards.
• Provide recommendations to improve project governance and compliance and assist leadership teams in maintaining consistent project standards.
• Support readiness assessments before project completion and operational handover, including auditing documentation readiness (quality records, training records, procedures, asset documentation, operational requirements).
• Support transition activities from construction delivery to airport operations and ensure lessons learned and knowledge transfer activities are completed.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of experience in auditing, quality management systems, training development, compliance monitoring, and stakeholder coordination.
• Demonstrated experience within major infrastructure, aviation, or construction projects.

Collaboration and Coordination

The Auditor and Training Specialist will work closely with Project Quality, HSE, Construction, Engineering, Contractors, Consultants, and Airport Stakeholders to ensure project teams align with approved procedures, international standards, and client expectations.