KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join our award winning team in Jeddah/Makkah, KSA. The Geotechnical Engineer shall be stationed full time on site to monitor and supervise geotechnical works of external developers during construction.

The Engineer will ensure that all ground related works are executed in accordance with the approved design, specifications and SGS requirements, while providing immediate technical advice and guidance to address ground behavior, risks, and construction challenges.

• Monitoring full time on-site of deep excavations, shoring systems, foundations, piling, and earthworks within MASAR development.
• Verifying compliance of construction activities with approved geotechnical design assumptions, drawings, and method statements.
• Conducting daily visits to developers’ construction sites to confirm progress and compliance with the approved shoring and foundation designs.
• Ensuring that there are no adverse impacts on existing infrastructure, including (but not limited to) parking structures, underpasses, utilities, sidewalks, and pedestrian paths.
• Monitoring visually, the ground movements, settlement, and groundwater conditions, including reviewing of instrumentation data where applicable.
• Coordinating with the Developer, Contractor, and UAQ (Umm Al Qura) on all geotechnical matters.
• Reviewing and commenting (technical information and documents) on shoring and foundations design submissions related to geotechnical works.
• Attending site coordination meetings and providing technical input and recommendations.
• Preparing weekly geotechnical monitoring and observation reports, including key risks, non-compliances, required actions, and progress status.
• Providing technical guidance to UAQ and stakeholders on shoring and foundations design matters.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include at-least 15+ years experience in a consultancy environment partnered with a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical focused) or related course.A Master's is preferred.

• Strong exposure to site based supervision on major urban developments.
• Experience in deep excavation and foundation works in Makkah or similar geological conditions is strongly preferred.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.