Civil & Architectural Project/Site Engineer

Job Title

Civil & Architectural Project/Site Engineer

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Role Overview

The Civil & Architectural Project/Site Engineer is responsible for the overall management, coordination, and delivery of civil, structural, and architectural works on site. The role leads site execution teams and contractors, ensures compliance with Saudi regulations and approved designs, and drives progress, quality, safety, and cost control across industrial, logistics, and large-scale development projects in Riyadh.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for on-site delivery of civil, structural, and architectural works, ensuring execution aligns with approved drawings, specifications, programme, and quality standards.
• Lead and manage multiple contractors and subcontractors under split or multiple prime contract structures, ensuring clear interface management and effective coordination.
• Ensure effective coordination of MEP, civil, architectural, and structural works to avoid interface conflicts and construction delays.
• Act as the primary on-site point of contact for civil, structural, and architectural matters with clients, consultants, authorities, and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure full compliance with Saudi Building Code (SBC), Civil Defense, municipality requirements, and all relevant Saudi authority approvals and inspections.
• Lead review and approval of shop drawings, method statements, material submittals, and construction methodologies, ensuring constructability, compliance, and value for money.
• Drive implementation of value-engineering, cost-optimization, and constructability solutions adapted to local Saudi regulations, materials, and construction practices.
• Monitor and control site progress, quality, safety, and resources; proactively identify risks and implement mitigation measures to protect programme and cost.
• Chair site coordination meetings and technical workshops; issue clear instructions and follow up on actions with contractors and consultants.
• Coordinate closely with procurement and supply chain teams to ensure timely approval, sourcing, and delivery of materials and equipment.
• Oversee site inspections, snagging, testing, commissioning coordination (where applicable), and handover of civil, structural, and architectural works.
• Ensure accurate site records, progress reports, as-built documentation, and lessons learned are properly maintained and submitted.
• Package Interface & Risk Management
• Identify, manage, and mitigate interface risks arising from split contracts and multiple subcontractors.
• Develop and maintain package interface matrices, responsibility demarcation documents, and sequencing plans to mitigate scope gaps and interface risks.
• Maintain a live interface risk register and ensure responsibilities are clearly assigned and communicated.
• Manage cross-trade coordination meetings and resolve interface-related conflicts between subcontractors to avoid delays and claims.
• Lead coordination workshops with consultants, subcontractors, and internal teams to resolve interface and sequencing challenges.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Architecture.
• Minimum 5–7 years of progressive site experience, including a minimum of 3–5 years in a Site Manager or equivalent leadership role.
• Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) Professional Accreditation is required.
• Proven experience delivering projects in Saudi Arabia, with strong knowledge of local construction practices, authority requirements, and approval processes in Riyadh.
• In-depth knowledge of Saudi Building Code (SBC), Civil Defense regulations, local authority approval processes and relevant international standards.
• Strong experience managing projects with multiple prime contracts or split contracting structures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary site teams and manage complex technical and contractual interfaces.
• Solid understanding of construction cost drivers, value-engineering, and cost control at site level.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, cost control, and value-engineering at site level.
• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills in a multicultural project environment.
• Experience with industrial facilities, logistics warehouses, or large-scale developments is preferred.
• Strong authority interface experience with Riyadh Municipality, Civil Defense, and other relevant agencies.
• Hands-on experience in Project management systems for project tracking, submittals, and site reporting (such as Aconex, Procore, BIM, Primavera, etc.)

Skills & Competencies

• Strong site leadership and team management skills
• Excellent coordination and problem-solving abilities
• Clear communication in multicultural environments
• High level of accountability for quality, safety, and programme
• Proactive and results-driven mindset
• Fluency in English and Arabic is essential; Chinese is advantage.