Quality Engineer (Architectural)

About the Role

Jacobs (KSA) is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer (Architectural) to support construction supervision for Hyperscale Data Center and Mission-Critical Infrastructure projects across all SA Regions, including Riyadh. This full-time role requires 5-10 years of experience and focuses on ensuring architectural works comply with approved drawings, project specifications, quality standards, client requirements, and applicable codes.

Key Responsibilities

The Quality Engineer will be responsible for implementing and maintaining quality management systems, monitoring compliance, and conducting inspections across various architectural aspects of data center projects. Key responsibilities include:

• Implementing and maintaining project quality management systems and procedures for architectural works.
• Monitoring contractor compliance with Project Quality Plans (PQP), Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), method statements, and approved specifications.
• Conducting inspections and audits of architectural works to ensure adherence to contractual and quality requirements.
• Reviewing material submittals, mock-ups, technical submissions, shop drawings, and samples for compliance with project specifications.
• Identifying quality issues and ensuring the implementation of appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• Supervising quality inspections for architectural finishes and building envelope systems.
• Verifying compliance of various architectural elements including walls, partitions, ceilings, raised access flooring, roofing systems, waterproofing, insulation, fire-rated assemblies, doors, windows, and façade systems.
• Ensuring proper installation of clean-room environments and mission-critical support spaces where applicable.
• Reviewing installation of firestopping systems and ensuring compliance with fire and life safety requirements.
• Monitoring workmanship standards to ensure construction activities meet client expectations and approved quality standards.
• Ensuring quality compliance for data halls, control rooms, electrical rooms, network rooms, battery rooms, generator buildings, administration buildings, security facilities, and utility structures.
• Verifying the quality of architectural works supporting operational resilience and mission-critical facility requirements.
• Monitoring interfaces between architectural, structural, MEP, and ICT disciplines to prevent quality defects and coordination issues.
• Ensuring architectural works support commissioning and operational readiness requirements.
• Conducting surveillance inspections, snagging inspections, and final acceptance inspections.
• Reviewing NCRs, site observations, quality reports, and corrective action plans.
• Monitoring punch-list closure and handover documentation.
• Supporting the preparation of quality dashboards and project quality reports.
• Coordinating with contractors, architects, engineers, inspectors, commissioning teams, and client representatives.
• Participating in progress meetings, technical workshops, and quality review sessions.
• Assisting the Quality Manager in achieving project quality objectives.

Qualifications and Requirements

Candidates for this role should possess a strong background in quality assurance and quality control processes, particularly within large-scale data center projects. The following are required:

• 8-10 years of experience in a relevant quality engineering role.
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and construction quality procedures.
• Demonstrated experience in quality assurance and quality control processes associated with large-scale data center projects, including data halls, control buildings, administration facilities, utility structures, and mission-critical support infrastructure.

Work Environment

This is a full-time, onsite position. Employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of the role.