Job description

The Senior Design Engineer – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure (Saudization) is responsible for leading and supporting the design management of regional water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, and desalination plants, ensuring alignment with client requirements, technical standards, and project schedules. The role involves managing and coordinating design consultants, reviewing technical design deliverables, performing engineering and technical analyses, and monitoring progress against program objectives to ensure high-quality, compliant, and efficient design delivery. The engineer supports the Project Manager in delivering design activities in accordance with project programs and client requirements, while also supporting the management of design teams and consultants. Responsibilities include coordinating and monitoring design consultant activities, preparing progress reports for Design Project Management, reviewing and analyzing design plans and technical findings, ensuring quality assessment of design outputs, and supporting decision-making through specification of appropriate analytical methods. The role also contributes to green initiatives in design processes, ensures compliance with environmental, quality, safety, and occupational health policies, and supports Contracts and Construction teams in pre-construction and post-contract award activities to ensure seamless integration of design into execution phases. The position requires strong expertise in water master planning and wastewater master planning, with the ability to review and approve engineering designs, provide technical leadership, and ensure that all deliverables meet required quality and regulatory standards while supporting efficient infrastructure development in Saudi Arabia’s Qassim region.