Senior Civil Engineer📣 Job Ad

About the Role

WSP Middle East is seeking an experienced Senior Civil Engineer to join our Construction Supervision team in Riyadh. This full-time position is crucial for supporting the delivery of major Roads & Highways infrastructure projects across Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will play a key role in overseeing construction activities, ensuring strict compliance with project specifications, quality standards, contractual requirements, and health and safety regulations. This role requires a highly capable engineering professional with extensive experience in the supervision of large-scale highway, roadway, interchange, bridge, and infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and monitor civil construction activities related to roads, highways, interchanges, drainage systems, utilities, and associated infrastructure works.
• Ensure all construction activities are executed in accordance with approved drawings, technical specifications, contract requirements, and applicable standards.
• Review contractor work methods, construction schedules, shop drawings, method statements, and material submittals.
• Monitor construction progress and identify potential risks, delays, or technical issues impacting project delivery.
• Verify completed works and ensure compliance with project quality requirements before approval.
• Review contractor claims, variation requests, and extension of time submissions from a technical perspective.
• Assist in evaluating progress valuations and completed works, supporting the Resident Engineer in contract administration.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and inspectors, coordinating daily activities of site supervision staff.

Quality Assurance and Compliance

• Conduct regular site inspections and audits to ensure quality standards are maintained throughout construction.
• Coordinate with quality teams to review inspection requests, non-conformance reports (NCRs), and corrective actions.
• Ensure testing and commissioning activities are carried out in accordance with approved procedures.
• Review and verify contractor quality documentation and records.

Stakeholder Engagement and Reporting

• Liaise effectively with the Client, Contractor, Authorities, Utility Agencies, and other project stakeholders.
• Support the Resident Engineer in technical discussions and coordination meetings.
• Prepare technical reports, progress updates, site instructions, and project correspondence.
• Participate in progress meetings and provide engineering recommendations to support decision-making.

Health, Safety, and Environment Oversight

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with project HSE requirements.
• Monitor contractor adherence to approved health, safety, and environmental plans.
• Report unsafe conditions and support the implementation of corrective measures.
• Ensure works are executed in accordance with local regulations and international best practices.

Candidate Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of professional experience in civil engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience specifically in construction supervision of major roads and highways projects.
• Proven experience on large-scale transportation infrastructure projects within the Middle East region.
• Demonstrated experience supervising highway construction, pavement works, interchanges, bridges, drainage systems, and associated utilities.
• Strong understanding of FIDIC contracts and construction administration processes.
• Previous experience working with consultants on client-facing infrastructure projects is highly desirable.