Senior Project Quality Specialist MECH/WELD

About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Quality Specialist (Mechanical & Plumbing) to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves supporting quality assurance, inspection, testing, and compliance activities for mechanical, plumbing, firefighting, fire protection, and FLS systems within a major Airport Infrastructure Project.

Role Overview

The successful candidate will ensure that installations comply with approved designs, project specifications, international standards, NFPA requirements, quality management procedures, and client requirements. The Senior Project Quality Specialist will provide technical quality oversight across construction, testing, commissioning, and handover phases, coordinating with contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders. Experience and certification in welding inspection for carbon steel and iron ductile pipe systems are considered an advantage, though candidates without this experience remain eligible.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of project quality requirements for mechanical, plumbing, firefighting, fire protection, and FLS systems.
• Review and monitor contractor compliance with Quality Management Plans, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), method statements, material submittals, shop drawings, and NFPA requirements.
• Ensure installations adhere to project specifications, approved designs, manufacturer recommendations, and applicable international codes and standards.
• Review and witness welding and jointing inspection activities for carbon steel, ductile iron, and HDPE piping, including fusion processes, operator qualifications, traceability, and test records.
• Conduct inspections and quality surveillance for HVAC systems, chilled water systems, pumps, ventilation systems, mechanical plant rooms, and building services equipment.
• Monitor quality compliance for potable water, drainage, sewerage, stormwater, hot and cold-water distribution, water treatment, and sanitary systems.
• Conduct quality surveillance of firefighting and fire protection systems, including piping, pumps, valves, suppression systems, testing, commissioning, and FLS interfaces.
• Review and witness pressure testing, hydrostatic testing, flushing, cleaning, equipment testing, HVAC performance testing, balancing, commissioning, and associated records.
• Verify installation quality, alignment, supports, accessibility, materials, workmanship, and compliance with approved documentation.
• Monitor contractor and subcontractor quality performance, conduct site inspections and audits, identify quality risks, and verify corrective and preventive action closure.
• Review RFIs, technical submissions, inspection requests, material approvals, Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), and related quality records.
• Coordinate with mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, civil, architectural, BIM, construction management, commissioning, and operational readiness teams.
• Support interface management between mechanical, plumbing, firefighting, structural, architectural, and airport operational requirements.
• Maintain inspection reports, testing records, material approvals, NCR logs, punch lists, commissioning documentation, and quality dossiers.
• Review as-built drawings, Operation and Maintenance manuals, testing and commissioning records, equipment certificates, and warranty documentation before handover.
• Support completion, operational readiness, and transition of completed systems into airport operations.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of experience in quality assurance and quality control, with a strong focus on mechanical and plumbing systems.
• Proven experience on airport, commercial development, infrastructure, or large-scale building services projects.
• Experience in welding inspection for carbon steel and ductile pipe, supported by TWI, CSWIP, or equivalent welding inspection certification, is an advantage.
• Experience with firefighting, fire protection, and FLS systems, including inspection, testing, commissioning, and compliance with NFPA requirements.
• Strong experience in mechanical and plumbing inspection, testing, commissioning, and quality documentation.
• Experience working with main contractors, specialist subcontractors, consultants, client representatives, and Delivery Partner or PMC teams.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC, chilled water, plumbing networks, drainage systems, pumps, mechanical equipment, and testing and commissioning procedures.
• Knowledge of applicable international standards and codes, including ASHRAE, SMACNA, NFPA, IPC/UPC, and project-specific specifications.
• Experience with ITPs, method statements, inspection procedures, NCR management, quality audits, and handover documentation.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical, plumbing, firefighting, and fire protection drawings and technical specifications.
• Strong analytical, reporting, problem-solving, communication, leadership, and coordination skills.

Desired Skills

• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or equivalent certification.
• Welding inspection certification (TWI, CSWIP, or equivalent) for carbon steel and ductile pipe is an advantage.
• Experience delivering mechanical, plumbing, firefighting, fire protection, and FLS systems for international airport projects.
• Knowledge of ICAO airport facility requirements, aviation operational standards, and applicable NFPA requirements.
• Experience with FIDIC or similar international contract frameworks and Design-Build, EPC, PMC, or Delivery Partner delivery models.
• Familiarity with BIM coordination, digital quality management systems, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness programs.