Senior Civil Engineer (Infrastructure)
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Country
Saudi Arabia
Contract type
Permanent
Work pattern
Full Time
Market
Transport
Discipline
Civil
Job ref
17317
Recruiter contact
Salem alnahdi
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future. We are a team of over 20,000 experts working across the world in more than 50 countries. We are proud to be part of an ever-changing global industry, delivering transformative work that’s defining our future. It’s our people who power that performance. As an employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space for everyone to feel safe and valued and empowered with the right tools and support. Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you’ll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.
About the role
We are seeking a Senior Civil/ Infrastructure Engineer to support the delivery of multidisciplinary infrastructure and land development projects across Saudi Arabia. Working closely with Project Managers, clients, authorities, stakeholders and design teams, you will play a key role in coordinating technical delivery from Concept Master Planning (CMP) and Detailed Master Planning (DMP) through to detailed design.
This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of infrastructure disciplines including highways, utilities, drainage, earthworks and civil structures. You will contribute to project delivery, business development and client relationship management while helping to drive innovation, digital delivery and technical excellence across our projects.
Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, the below:
- Coordinate multidisciplinary infrastructure design teams across highways, utilities, drainage and civil structures.
- Support the planning, management and delivery of land development and infrastructure projects through all design stages.
- Manage project delivery activities, including programme management, resource planning, risk management and deliverable tracking.
- Review technical design outputs to ensure integration, consistency and compliance with project requirements.
- Interface with clients, authorities, stakeholders and subconsultants throughout project delivery.
- Prepare scopes of work, fee proposals, programmes and resource plans to support successful project execution and work winning.
- Produce and review technical reports, design briefs, methodologies and project documentation.
- Support business development activities, proposal preparation and client relationship management.
- Ensure compliance with Mott MacDonald quality, health and safety, risk management and ethical standards.
- Support continuous improvement and digital ways of working, sharing knowledge and lessons learned.
- Demonstrate safe, ethical and inclusive behaviours aligned to Mott MacDonald values.
Candidate specification
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related discipline.
- Proven experience within engineering consultancy or infrastructure project delivery.
- Professionally qualified engineer (CEng, PE, SCE or equivalent).
- Experience delivering multidisciplinary infrastructure or land development projects.
- Broad understanding of infrastructure engineering disciplines, including highways, utilities, drainage, earthworks and civil structures.
- Experience coordinating design teams and managing project delivery activities across multiple project stages.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and client-facing skills.
- Commercial awareness with an understanding of consultancy project delivery, programme management and resource planning.
Desirable
- Project Management qualification (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent).
- Experience working on major land development, mixed-use, transport or infrastructure projects.
- Experience managing authority approvals and stakeholder engagement within Saudi Arabia.
- Experience working in Saudi Arabia or the GCC region.
- Arabic language capability and experience within BIM and digital delivery environments.
Your benefits and rewards
Our benefits vary by country and are subject to eligibility and local policy:
- Rewards and bonuses: we are owned by our people (no external investors) and through our employee ownership model success is shared through annual bonus opportunities and longer-term participation as your career grows (subject to local plan, eligibility and business performance).
- Medical insurance and life insurance as per local plan (standard and enhanced coverage may vary by country and policy).
- Annual leave in line with local policy (competitive within the market).
- Maternity leave above and beyond local provisions and paternity leave provisions where applicable.
- Professional membership/ institution subscription support.
- Learning and career development through project variety, technical networks and structured development opportunities.
- An inclusive culture: we’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.