About the Project Quality Specialist MEP Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Project Quality Specialist MEP to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position involves providing specialist quality oversight for all Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) project activities, ensuring compliance with project quality plans and procedures. The role requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Core Quality Assurance Responsibilities

The Project Quality Specialist MEP will be responsible for implementing and monitoring MEP quality requirements throughout the project lifecycle. Key duties include:

• Implementing and monitoring MEP quality requirements in accordance with the Project Quality Plan and approved procedures.
• Reviewing MEP drawings, specifications, Method Statements, ITPs, checklists, and inspection requirements.
• Monitoring MEP installation activities for compliance with approved designs and project requirements.
• Conducting quality inspections, surveillance activities, and audits of MEP works.
• Reviewing Material Inspection Requests (MIRs), Work Inspection Requests (WIRs), test reports, material certificates, and technical documentation.
• Verifying that approved materials and equipment are used, properly stored, protected, and installed.
• Monitoring Contractor and Subcontractor QA/QC performance.
• Identifying MEP quality risks, defects, non-conformances, and recurring issues.
• Reviewing and monitoring MEP-related NCRs, observations, and corrective actions.
• Supporting root cause analysis for major or recurring MEP quality issues and verifying corrective and preventive actions prior to closure.
• Coordinating with Engineering and Construction teams to resolve technical quality issues.
• Participating in technical coordination meetings, quality workshops, inspections, and audits.
• Monitoring MEP testing and commissioning activities, ensuring records are complete and compliant.
• Supporting final inspection, snagging, punch-list closure, and handover activities.
• Maintaining accurate MEP quality records and documentation.
• Preparing weekly and monthly quality reports and performance dashboards.
• Promoting quality awareness and continuous improvement across MEP teams.

Specialized MEP Discipline Oversight

The role encompasses detailed quality oversight across various MEP disciplines, including:

• Mechanical Quality: Monitoring installation quality of HVAC systems (Chillers, AHUs, FCUs, Pumps, CHW, Condenser Water, Ductwork, Ventilation, Mechanical Pipework, Heat Exchangers, Pressurization, Smoke Control Systems), inspecting equipment installation, alignment, supports, vibration isolation, and connections. This also includes verifying chilled water pipe installation, pressure testing, flushing, cleaning, insulation; verifying ductwork installation, leakage testing, insulation, sealing, fire/smoke damper installation; and monitoring HVAC equipment testing, balancing, commissioning, and reviewing TAB reports.
• Electrical Quality: Monitoring installation of MV/LV Systems, Transformers, Switchgear, Distribution Boards, Generators, UPS Systems, ATS Systems, Cable Systems, Containment, Lighting, Small Power, Earthing & Bonding, Lightning Protection. Responsibilities include verifying cable installation, termination, identification, routing, testing; monitoring installation of electrical containment, trays, ladders, conduits, and supports; and reviewing electrical testing and commissioning records, including insulation resistance, continuity, earth resistance, cable testing, and functional testing.
• Plumbing & Fire Protection Quality: Monitoring installation of Domestic Water, Hot Water, Drainage, Soil & Waste, Stormwater Systems, Plumbing Fixtures, Fire Fighting, Sprinkler Systems, Fire Hose Reels, Fire Pumps, Fire Hydrants. This involves verifying pipework installation, slopes, supports, joints, valves, and connections; monitoring pressure testing, leakage testing, flushing, and disinfection; and reviewing fire protection testing and commissioning records.
• MEP Inspection & Testing: Reviewing and monitoring MEP ITPs and inspection procedures, ensuring proper management of Hold Points and Witness Points, coordinating inspections, reviewing equipment and material certificates, monitoring factory acceptance testing, and reviewing various testing results (pressure, hydrostatic, flushing, cleaning, insulation, functional, electrical, HVAC testing, adjusting, and balancing, and integrated system testing).
• Engineering & Coordination: Reviewing MEP design documentation for quality and constructability, coordinating with MEP Engineers and Design Consultants on quality-related technical issues, ensuring construction teams use the latest approved drawings, monitoring design changes, and coordinating MEP interfaces with other disciplines (Civil, Structural, Architectural, Utilities, ICT, Security, and specialist systems).
• Airport / Infrastructure & Airfield Specifics: Providing MEP quality oversight across airport terminals, support buildings, infrastructure facilities, airfield facilities, and external areas. Monitoring MEP systems within airside and landside environments, supporting quality management of critical airport HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and mechanical systems, and coordinating MEP quality requirements with airport operational constraints and phased construction.

Quality Management, Audits, and Reporting

The Project Quality Specialist MEP plays a critical role in managing quality issues and reporting performance:

• NCR & Corrective Action Management: Reviewing and monitoring MEP-related Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and quality observations, supporting root cause analysis for installation defects and system testing failures, coordinating corrective actions with Contractors, Construction, and Engineering teams, verifying rectification works, and maintaining MEP NCR and quality observation registers.
• Quality Audits & Reporting: Supporting and conducting quality audits and surveillance inspections of MEP Contractors and Subcontractors, monitoring compliance with project quality procedures and ISO 9001 principles, preparing inspection and audit reports, and tracking corrective action and NCR closure. This includes preparing weekly and monthly MEP quality reports and monitoring key quality indicators such as NCRs, Quality Observations, Inspection Pass Rate, Test Failures, Equipment/Material Rejections, Rework, Audit Findings, and Corrective Action Closure.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for this position should meet the following requirements:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in a relevant quality assurance or quality control role, specifically within MEP projects.

Work Environment and Application

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Parsons Corporation operates with a leadership vision that values people, embraces agility, and fosters growth. Qualified candidates are invited to apply.