Environmental Lead - Airport Infrastructure
Posted date [2026-07-06]
(ID: 47544)
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Job Description and Requirements
Environmental Lead - Airport InfrastructureJob Snapshot
Role: Environmental Lead - Airport Infrastructure
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Airlines/Aviation
Function: Environmental
Experience: 10 years environmental management experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Environmental Lead - Airport Infrastructure in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is an Airlines/Aviation opportunity with Parsons Corporation for an experienced environmental professional who can lead environmental management, compliance monitoring, impact mitigation, sustainability tracking, and regulatory coordination across major airport infrastructure construction works. The role supports environmental performance through EMP implementation, EIA review, site inspections, contractor compliance, environmental reporting, incident management, and awareness training across complex aviation and civil engineering project environments.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Airlines/Aviation
Function: Environmental
Salary: 32000-48000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Environmental Lead will manage environmental compliance
and sustainability support across airport infrastructure construction activities where air quality, noise, vibration, water quality, soil protection, waste management, sensitive receptors, and authority requirements must be controlled carefully. This position works with contractors, consultants, airport authorities, regulators, project teams, and stakeholders to ensure environmental risks are identified, mitigation measures are implemented, monitoring records are maintained, and project activities remain aligned with regulatory, permit, client, and Environmental Management Plan requirements.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead implementation of the project Environmental Management Plan across airport infrastructure construction activities.
* Ensure compliance with environmental regulations, permits, airport authority requirements, client standards, and project procedures.
* Monitor environmental performance across contractors, construction areas, work packages, and site activities.
* Support environmental approvals, regulatory submissions, permit processes, compliance reporting, and authority coordination.
* Review and support environmental impact assessments for airport infrastructure works.
* Identify environmental risks and recommend practical mitigation measures for construction impacts.
* Monitor contractor implementation of environmental mitigation strategies across assigned packages.
* Ensure sensitive environmental receptors are protected during construction activities.
* Conduct regular site inspections to verify environmental compliance and field implementation of control measures.
* Monitor air quality, noise, vibration, water quality, soil conditions, waste handling, and related environmental indicators.
* Verify proper waste segregation, storage, handling, transport, and disposal practices.
* Check contractor adherence to environmental controls, procedures, permit conditions, and reporting requirements.
* Support sustainability initiatives related to energy efficiency, water conservation, emissions reduction, and responsible resource management.
* Promote sustainable construction practices across project teams, contractors, and site personnel.
* Assist in tracking environmental performance indicators, sustainability KPIs, and project environmental targets.
* Support implementation of green building requirements, aviation sustainability standards, and airport sustainability frameworks where applicable.
* Liaise with environmental regulators, airport authorities, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders.
* Participate in environmental coordination meetings, audits, inspections, workshops, and progress reviews.
* Address environmental concerns raised by stakeholders, regulators, airport authorities, contractors, or project teams.
* Prepare environmental monitoring reports, compliance documentation, inspection summaries, and performance updates.
* Maintain records of environmental inspections, incidents, corrective actions, monitoring results, permits, and compliance evidence.
* Support monthly and quarterly environmental performance reports for management, client, and stakeholder review.
* Document environmental nonconformances, assign follow-up actions, and track closure through agreed corrective measures.
* Investigate environmental incidents, spills, non-compliance events, and environmental complaints.
* Support root cause analysis, corrective action planning, preventive measures, and effectiveness checks.
* Ensure environmental issues are closed in a timely and properly documented manner.
* Conduct environmental awareness sessions for site personnel, contractors, supervisors, and project teams.
* Support induction training programmes covering environmental requirements, site controls, waste procedures, and reporting responsibilities.
* Promote environmental responsibility, sustainable behavior, and a strong compliance culture across the project.
* Contribute to continuous improvement in environmental performance, reporting quality, and contractor accountability.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
* Master’s degree in Environmental Management is an advantage.
* Minimum 10 years of environmental management experience within infrastructure, construction, airport, transportation, or large-scale civil engineering projects.
* Strong knowledge of environmental compliance requirements in construction environments.
* Good understanding of environmental regulations, EIA processes, EMP implementation, permit conditions, and mitigation planning.
* Knowledge of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems.
* Familiarity with environmental monitoring tools, reporting systems, inspection processes, and compliance documentation.
* Experience coordinating with environmental regulators, airport authorities, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
* Professional certification in environmental management such as IEMA, CIWEM, or equivalent is preferred.
* Experience in GCC or international airport infrastructure projects is desirable.
* Familiarity with ICAO environmental guidelines and aviation sustainability frameworks is preferred.
* Experience in FIDIC-based project environments is an advantage.
* Knowledge of carbon accounting, ESG reporting frameworks, emissions tracking, and sustainability reporting is beneficial.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret environmental data, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.
* Excellent reporting, documentation, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.
* Able to manage multiple environmental priorities across active construction areas and contractor packages.
* Detail-focused, practical, and committed to environmental protection, quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
Skills Set
* Environmental management
* Airport infrastructure
* Environmental compliance
* Environmental Management Plan
* Environmental impact assessment
* EIA review
* EMP implementation
* Construction environmental controls
* Environmental monitoring
* Air quality monitoring
* Noise monitoring
* Vibration monitoring
* Water quality monitoring
* Soil monitoring
* Waste management
* Waste segregation
* Hazardous materials awareness
* Environmental permits
* Regulatory submissions
* Authority coordination
* Airport authority requirements
* Environmental inspections
* Environmental audits
* Sustainability KPIs
* Resource management
* Energy efficiency
* Water conservation
* Emissions reduction
* Sustainable construction
* Green building standards
* Aviation sustainability
* ISO 14001
* Environmental reporting
* Compliance documentation
* Incident investigation
* Root cause analysis
* Corrective actions
* Nonconformance tracking
* Contractor environmental management
* Stakeholder coordination
* Environmental awareness training
* ESG reporting
* Carbon accounting
* ICAO environmental guidelines
* FIDIC project environments
Why Join Us
This role offers an Environmental Lead the opportunity to support major airport infrastructure delivery in Riyadh through strong environmental governance, monitoring, sustainability support, and compliance management. The position provides exposure to aviation construction, environmental impact mitigation, airport authority coordination, contractor environmental performance, ESG-related reporting, and ISO-based environmental systems. It is a strong opportunity for an environmental professional who wants to protect natural resources, improve construction compliance, and contribute to sustainable aviation infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, construction management, and project delivery company supporting major aviation, transportation, utilities, urban development, public realm, and civil infrastructure programmes. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to large-scale development through environmental management, sustainability support, aviation delivery expertise, technical coordination, project controls, and practical construction knowledge that help create safe, reliable, and future-ready infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead implementation of the project Environmental Management Plan across airport infrastructure construction activities.
* Ensure compliance with environmental regulations, permits, airport authority requirements, client standards, and project procedures.
* Monitor environmental performance across contractors, construction areas, work packages, and site activities.
* Support environmental approvals, regulatory submissions, permit processes, compliance reporting, and authority coordination.
* Review and support environmental impact assessments for airport infrastructure works.
* Identify environmental risks and recommend practical mitigation measures for construction impacts.
* Monitor contractor implementation of environmental mitigation strategies across assigned packages.
* Ensure sensitive environmental receptors are protected during construction activities.
* Conduct regular site inspections to verify environmental compliance and field implementation of control measures.
* Monitor air quality, noise, vibration, water quality, soil conditions, waste handling, and related environmental indicators.
* Verify proper waste segregation, storage, handling, transport, and disposal practices.
* Check contractor adherence to environmental controls, procedures, permit conditions, and reporting requirements.
* Support sustainability initiatives related to energy efficiency, water conservation, emissions reduction, and responsible resource management.
* Promote sustainable construction practices across project teams, contractors, and site personnel.
* Assist in tracking environmental performance indicators, sustainability KPIs, and project environmental targets.
* Support implementation of green building requirements, aviation sustainability standards, and airport sustainability frameworks where applicable.
* Liaise with environmental regulators, airport authorities, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders.
* Participate in environmental coordination meetings, audits, inspections, workshops, and progress reviews.
* Address environmental concerns raised by stakeholders, regulators, airport authorities, contractors, or project teams.
* Prepare environmental monitoring reports, compliance documentation, inspection summaries, and performance updates.
* Maintain records of environmental inspections, incidents, corrective actions, monitoring results, permits, and compliance evidence.
* Support monthly and quarterly environmental performance reports for management, client, and stakeholder review.
* Document environmental nonconformances, assign follow-up actions, and track closure through agreed corrective measures.
* Investigate environmental incidents, spills, non-compliance events, and environmental complaints.
* Support root cause analysis, corrective action planning, preventive measures, and effectiveness checks.
* Ensure environmental issues are closed in a timely and properly documented manner.
* Conduct environmental awareness sessions for site personnel, contractors, supervisors, and project teams.
* Support induction training programmes covering environmental requirements, site controls, waste procedures, and reporting responsibilities.
* Promote environmental responsibility, sustainable behavior, and a strong compliance culture across the project.
* Contribute to continuous improvement in environmental performance, reporting quality, and contractor accountability.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
* Master’s degree in Environmental Management is an advantage.
* Minimum 10 years of environmental management experience within infrastructure, construction, airport, transportation, or large-scale civil engineering projects.
* Strong knowledge of environmental compliance requirements in construction environments.
* Good understanding of environmental regulations, EIA processes, EMP implementation, permit conditions, and mitigation planning.
* Knowledge of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems.
* Familiarity with environmental monitoring tools, reporting systems, inspection processes, and compliance documentation.
* Experience coordinating with environmental regulators, airport authorities, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
* Professional certification in environmental management such as IEMA, CIWEM, or equivalent is preferred.
* Experience in GCC or international airport infrastructure projects is desirable.
* Familiarity with ICAO environmental guidelines and aviation sustainability frameworks is preferred.
* Experience in FIDIC-based project environments is an advantage.
* Knowledge of carbon accounting, ESG reporting frameworks, emissions tracking, and sustainability reporting is beneficial.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret environmental data, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.
* Excellent reporting, documentation, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.
* Able to manage multiple environmental priorities across active construction areas and contractor packages.
* Detail-focused, practical, and committed to environmental protection, quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
Skills Set
* Environmental management
* Airport infrastructure
* Environmental compliance
* Environmental Management Plan
* Environmental impact assessment
* EIA review
* EMP implementation
* Construction environmental controls
* Environmental monitoring
* Air quality monitoring
* Noise monitoring
* Vibration monitoring
* Water quality monitoring
* Soil monitoring
* Waste management
* Waste segregation
* Hazardous materials awareness
* Environmental permits
* Regulatory submissions
* Authority coordination
* Airport authority requirements
* Environmental inspections
* Environmental audits
* Sustainability KPIs
* Resource management
* Energy efficiency
* Water conservation
* Emissions reduction
* Sustainable construction
* Green building standards
* Aviation sustainability
* ISO 14001
* Environmental reporting
* Compliance documentation
* Incident investigation
* Root cause analysis
* Corrective actions
* Nonconformance tracking
* Contractor environmental management
* Stakeholder coordination
* Environmental awareness training
* ESG reporting
* Carbon accounting
* ICAO environmental guidelines
* FIDIC project environments
Why Join Us
This role offers an Environmental Lead the opportunity to support major airport infrastructure delivery in Riyadh through strong environmental governance, monitoring, sustainability support, and compliance management. The position provides exposure to aviation construction, environmental impact mitigation, airport authority coordination, contractor environmental performance, ESG-related reporting, and ISO-based environmental systems. It is a strong opportunity for an environmental professional who wants to protect natural resources, improve construction compliance, and contribute to sustainable aviation infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, construction management, and project delivery company supporting major aviation, transportation, utilities, urban development, public realm, and civil infrastructure programmes. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to large-scale development through environmental management, sustainability support, aviation delivery expertise, technical coordination, project controls, and practical construction knowledge that help create safe, reliable, and future-ready infrastructure.
