# Materials Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Riyadh
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking an experienced Materials Engineer to join our Construction Supervision team on a major Roads & Highways infrastructure project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will oversee all materials-related activities, ensuring compliance with project specifications, quality standards, contract requirements, and industry best practices.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in roads and highways construction supervision projects and a strong technical background in the review, approval, testing, and quality assurance of construction materials.

## Responsibilities

- Lead and manage all materials engineering and quality assurance activities across the project.

- Review and approve material submittals, technical specifications, suppliers, and manufacturers in accordance with contract requirements.

- Ensure all construction materials comply with approved standards, project specifications, and relevant authority requirements.

- Review and assess mix designs for asphalt, concrete, treated materials, and other road construction components.

- Supervise material testing activities conducted by contractors and third-party laboratories.

- Monitor quality control and quality assurance processes to ensure compliance with approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).

- Review laboratory and field test reports and provide technical recommendations.

- Conduct audits and inspections of batching plants, asphalt plants, quarries, borrow areas, and material production facilities.

- Evaluate sources of construction materials and verify their suitability for project use.

- Review Requests for Information (RFIs), technical queries, material approvals, method statements, and contractor submissions.

- Support the Resident Engineer and Project Management Team in resolving material-related non-conformances and quality issues.

- Ensure compliance with contract specifications for various materials.

- Investigate material failures and provide corrective actions and recommendations.

- Prepare technical reports, quality assessments, non-conformance reports (NCRs), and material approval recommendations.

- Coordinate with contractors, laboratories, suppliers, authorities, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

- Monitor compliance with project quality, environmental, health, and safety requirements.

- Mentor and provide technical guidance to Materials Inspectors, Laboratory Technicians, and junior engineering staff.

## Technical Requirements

- Extensive knowledge of materials engineering principles related to roads and highways construction.

- Strong experience in quality assurance and quality control procedures for transportation infrastructure projects.

- Proven expertise in reviewing and approving material submissions and technical specifications.

- Thorough understanding of laboratory and field testing requirements for road construction materials.

- Experience reviewing and assessing various materials and mix designs.

- Familiarity with international and regional standards including AASHTO, ASTM, BS EN, and relevant local authority specifications.

- Strong understanding of pavement materials, geotechnical materials, concrete technology, and asphalt technology.

- Ability to identify quality risks and recommend practical engineering solutions during construction.

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited university is mandatory.

- Degree disciplines may include Civil Engineering, Materials Engineering, Construction Engineering, Highway Engineering, or a related Engineering discipline.

- Master's Degree in Materials Engineering, Pavement Engineering, or related field is desirable.

- Professional registration or chartership is advantageous.

- Minimum 15 years of post-graduate professional experience.

- Proven experience working for reputable engineering consultancy firms in construction supervision and/or design supervision environments.

- Demonstrable experience on large-scale roads and highways construction supervision projects.

- Experience managing laboratory testing, material approvals, quality assurance, and contractor compliance.

- Previous GCC or Middle East project experience is highly desirable.

- Strong technical expertise in construction materials and quality management.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.

- Effective communication and report writing skills.

- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders in a complex project environment.

- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.

- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.

## Skills

### Required
- materials engineering
- roads and highways construction
- quality assurance
- quality control
- laboratory testing
- asphalt mix designs
- concrete mix designs
- pavement materials
- geotechnical materials
- concrete technology
- asphalt technology

### Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Materials Engineering
- Pavement Engineering
- professional registration
- chartership
- GCC or Middle East project experience

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