Lead QA Engineer

Role and project

Quality systems and audits

• Provide quality systems support for process development, procedures, data collection, reporting, and quality training.
• Support pre-bid, bid, contract planning, and mobilization activities as directed.
• Establish project and programme quality systems, including quality plans, manuals, procedures, inspection frameworks, and audit schedules.
• Plan and conduct independent audits; review documents, witness activities, prepare checklists, and issue audit reports.
• Analyze findings and trends, promote corrective and preventive action and non-conformance tracking, and verify action closeout.
• Maintain quality documentation and review quality-related documents prepared by project teams and external organizations.

Performance and coordination

• Provide quality support across engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Use statistical process control and performance data to identify trends, risks, and areas needing management attention.
• Prepare quality reports, dashboards, metrics, and management summaries; support reviews, lessons learned, and continual improvement.
• Coach and mentor quality personnel and coordinate implementation with project teams, construction supervision, and client representatives.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, or a related discipline.
• At least 15 years of relevant experience in quality assurance, quality management systems, construction supervision, or major infrastructure and building projects.
• Experience on large-scale, complex, multidisciplinary construction or destination-development projects.

Desired qualifications

• Professional certification such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, CQI/IRCA, ASQ, or equivalent.
• Membership of a recognized engineering or quality professional body.
• Experience with major programmes in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East.
• Experience supporting testing, commissioning, integrated systems, and project handover.
• Knowledge of statistical process control and quality-performance analytics.
• Experience with a construction supervision consultant, programme management consultant, or client representative.

Workplace

• The position is described as site-based within the Riyadh Construction Supervision team.