Material Engineer - Contractor - Building

The Role
We are seeking an experienced Material Engineer to join our team on a prestigious large-scale building project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a leading international contractor delivering high-profile projects in the region. Key Responsibilities: • Review and approve material submittals in line with project specifications and international standards. • Liaise with consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure timely delivery and compliance of materials. • Conduct inspections, quality checks, and testing of construction materials. • Monitor material usage, inventory, and cost control in coordination with the procurement team. • Provide technical support to the project team regarding material selection and application. • Prepare and maintain accurate documentation, reports, and records.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related field. • Minimum 7 years’ experience in material engineering, with at least 3 years in large-scale building or infrastructure projects. • Strong knowledge of international building codes, standards, and testing procedures. • Previous Middle East/GCC experience preferred. • Excellent communication and coordination skills.

About the company
CG Resourcing are a boutique recruitment company specialising in supplying mainly white collar professionals to the construction and engineering industry throughout the world. Our main center of operations are the Middle East and Africa regions although we also have experience of recruiting for Australasia, Russia, Western and Eastern Europe and throughout Asia. All CG Resourcing staff have over 15 years of experience of recruiting for the construction and engineering markets both in the UK and throughout the World so are true experts in their field! We aim to work with our clients on a one to one basis so we can develop a unique understanding of their exact requirements, offering them a truly bespoke recruitment service that address's all of their requirements. Our service can be tailor made to cater for mass recruitment, campaigns, one off executive placements or multiple placements on large construction projects. We are able to source candidates of any level and from any part of the world and are now the trusted recruitment partners of many industry leading construction organisations! Specialisms: - Construction - build and civils - Rail and metro. - Architecture - Bridges and building structures - Highways and infrastructure - Project Management. - Health and Safety - Planning and Project Controls - Quantity Surveying, Contract Administration. - MEP - Environmental and Geotechnical - Water - Facilities Management - Human resources, finance and support services, Administration