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About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Landscape Architect (Saudi National) to join their site-based construction supervision team in Riyadh. This full-time position is integral to a major public realm development project in Diriyah, encompassing numerous parks, open spaces, and extensive streetscape elements. The project aims to enhance livability, accessibility, and community well-being through the creation of a vibrant and inclusive environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the discipline lead for landscape works, reporting to the Construction Director/Resident Engineer.
• Supervise and monitor the construction of all landscape elements, including softscape, planting, turf, soil works, planters, irrigation interfaces, and site furniture, ensuring adherence to approved drawings and specifications.
• Review and provide comments on shop drawings, planting plans, coordination drawings, material submittals, method statements, and Inspection Test Plans (ITPs) related to landscape works, coordinating approvals with stakeholders.
• Conduct daily site inspections and regular site walks to assess progress, workmanship, quality of planting, soil preparation, and layout, maintaining the design intent.
• Verify plant species, sizes, quantities, spacing, and locations against approved drawings and plant schedules.
• Ensure that levels, grading, planting bed shapes, edges, and transitions align with the design and are coordinated with hardscape and utilities.
• Coordinate and follow up on inspection requests (IRs), Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), and site observations with the contractor, ensuring timely corrective actions and closure.
• Liaise with hardscape architects, utility engineers, irrigation specialists, structural and architectural teams, and the contractor to resolve on-site conflicts and interface issues.
• Review and approve samples, mock-ups, and trial planting areas prior to full-scale implementation.
• Oversee plant delivery, handling, storage, and installation, ensuring quality and health standards are met and installation follows best horticultural practices.
• Monitor initial maintenance and establishment periods, including irrigation, fertilization, pruning, and replacement of failed plants.
• Review and verify as-built drawings and landscape Operation & Maintenance (O&M) manuals for completeness and accuracy.
• Participate in progress, technical, and coordination meetings, contributing input on landscape-related matters, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Monitor the contractor's work program, sequencing, and resources for landscape works, identifying potential delays and recommending solutions.
• Ensure full implementation of health, safety, and environmental (HSE) requirements for all landscape activities, in line with Parsons and project policies.
• Prepare and submit discipline-specific reports, including daily/weekly site reports, quality reports, technical memos, and site correspondence.
• Support inspections, snagging, de-snagging, and final handover of landscape areas to the client, ensuring high quality and alignment with the design vision.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture or a closely related field from a recognized university.
• Between 5 to 10 years of experience in landscape construction supervision.
• A strong understanding of landscape design principles, horticulture, planting design, and soil/plant relationships, with knowledge of regional plant species suitable for arid climates.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in site-based supervision, quality control, and coordination with multi-disciplinary teams and contractors.
• Ability to interpret landscape, architectural, structural, and utility drawings and ensure proper on-site coordination.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills, with the capacity to protect and implement design intent during construction.
• Familiarity with HSE and quality management systems within a construction environment.
• Experience in the KSA or GCC region is preferred.

Work Context

This is a full-time, site-based position located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within a construction supervision team on a significant public realm development project.