
Hill International
Senior Design Engineer, Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 15 - 20 yrs
Job expiry date: 28/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
13/09/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
15 - 20 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
28/10/2026
Job description
Water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations and desalination plants all fall under this Senior Design Engineer role, overseeing design delivered by the client's design consultants for Regional Infrastructure Water Projects in Riyadh. You combine technical experience and knowledge to manage this design work, supporting the Project Manager in delivering against the Program and client requirements. A team of design engineers and consultants gets support and coordination, with the consultant's planned activities monitored and progress reported back to Design Project Management. Design consultant deliverables get planned and reviewed, interfacing with subject matter experts and design review teams throughout. Analysis on design plans gets performed directly, with findings reviewed for technical and business reports. You set up green initiatives within design processes and specify analytical methods that support sound decision-making. Quality assessment reports go to Project Management and the client, and the Contracts Department and Construction teams get support during pre-construction and post-contract award activities. Hill International's Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health policies, manuals and procedures guide the work throughout, with continued compliance expected across the role.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Manage the design of water/wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations and desalination plants delivered by client design consultants
- Support the Project Manager in managing and delivering design in accordance with the Program and client requirements
- Assist in managing the team of design engineers and consultants
- Coordinate and monitor the design consultant's planned activities, providing progress reports to Design Project Management
- Plan and organize the review of design consultant deliverables, interfacing with subject matter experts and design review teams
- Perform analysis on design plans
- Review analysis findings for technical and business reports
- Establish green initiatives in design processes
- Specify proper analytical methods that support decision-making
- Provide quality assessment reports to Project Management and the client
- Help the Contracts Department and Construction teams with pre-construction and post-contract award activities
- Maintain awareness of Hill International's Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health policies and ensure continued compliance
Experience & skills
- Hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering from an accredited university
- Carry a minimum of 15 years of experience after graduation
- Bring a minimum of 10 years of design experience related to water and wastewater projects
- Demonstrate knowledge of water and wastewater master planning
- Show ability to review and approve design related to water and wastewater works
- Communicate clearly through excellent verbal and written skills