Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Infrastructure
Posted date [2026-07-08]
(ID: 47755)
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Job Description and Requirements
Senior Geotechnical Engineer - InfrastructureJob Snapshot
Role: Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Infrastructure
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Geo-technical
Experience: Minimum 15 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Infrastructure in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Civil Engineering opportunity with Parsons Corporation for an experienced geotechnical engineering leader specializing in subsurface investigations, tunnels, deep excavations, diaphragm walls, foundations, retaining structures, ground improvement, slope stability, and complex infrastructure design. This role requires strong technical judgment, team leadership, design consultant coordination, field investigation expertise, and the ability to deliver reliable geotechnical solutions for major civil, rail, metro, transit, and transportation infrastructure projects.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Geo-technical
Salary: 45000-65000
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 Senior
Geotechnical Engineer - Infrastructure will lead geotechnical engineering input across major development and transportation projects in Riyadh. The role supports technical decision-making for underground works, excavations, foundations, earth structures, retaining systems, and challenging ground conditions. By reviewing investigations, validating design assumptions, managing geotechnical risks, and guiding technical teams, the position helps ensure that infrastructure solutions are safe, buildable, compliant, cost-effective, and suitable for long-term performance.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead geotechnical engineering teams and coordinate with design consultants, project management teams, construction management teams, and multidisciplinary engineering groups.
* Deliver technical guidance for tunnels, deep excavations, diaphragm walls, retaining systems, foundations, ground improvement, slope stability, and related infrastructure.
* Review geotechnical designs, earth structures, urban excavations, mechanically stabilized earth walls, and foundation systems for compliance with project requirements.
* Assess subsurface investigation programs, site exploration plans, field testing strategies, laboratory testing requirements, and investigation methodologies.
* Conduct and oversee field investigations, geotechnical assessments, sampling programs, soil classification activities, and technical evaluations.
* Review soil and rock properties, groundwater conditions, geotechnical parameters, stratigraphy, ground behavior, and design assumptions.
* Perform and review analyses for shallow foundations, deep foundations, piles, retaining structures, earth pressures, ground improvement, liquefaction, lateral spreading, and seismic ground deformation.
* Evaluate grading, drainage, slope stability, seepage, liquefaction, and geosynthetic design considerations for infrastructure projects.
* Select and apply suitable geotechnical engineering methods, techniques, design criteria, procedures, and analysis approaches.
* Review technical proposals, bids, geotechnical submissions, investigation reports, design calculations, and construction-related recommendations.
* Provide technical recommendations that support project planning, design development, risk reduction, procurement, construction sequencing, and delivery decisions.
* Ensure quality assurance and quality control procedures are applied across geotechnical studies, calculations, reports, drawings, and design recommendations.
* Identify geotechnical risks early and support mitigation plans related to ground conditions, settlement, excavation stability, groundwater, seismic behavior, and constructability.
* Prepare, review, and consolidate technical reports, engineering assessments, design notes, review comments, and geotechnical recommendations.
* Mentor geotechnical engineers and support professional development, technical consistency, and high-quality engineering delivery.
* Coordinate with clients, stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and project teams on geotechnical matters.
* Support construction teams with geotechnical clarifications, technical reviews, field issues, and practical engineering solutions during delivery.
* Maintain clear documentation of geotechnical assumptions, technical decisions, risks, review comments, and lessons learned.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
* Minimum 15 years of relevant experience on major civil, infrastructure, underground, transportation, rail, metro, or construction projects.
* Proven experience in geotechnical investigations, interpretation, design review, and technical delivery for complex infrastructure works.
* Strong background in shallow foundations, deep foundations, piles, retaining walls, tunnels, diaphragm walls, urban excavations, and related civil infrastructure.
* Comprehensive knowledge of geotechnical engineering practices, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and design procedures.
* Ability to review subsurface investigation reports, geotechnical models, design calculations, slope stability assessments, foundation designs, and technical recommendations.
* Proficiency in geotechnical analysis software such as gINT, PLAXIS, Slope/W, Seep/W, Piglet, or equivalent platforms.
* Demonstrated experience leading and managing geotechnical engineering teams.
* Strong understanding of project management, client coordination, engineering reporting, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
* Previous GCC project experience is preferred, with Saudi Arabia experience highly advantageous.
* Experience on railway, metro, transit, transportation infrastructure, underground works, or complex civil programs is preferred.
* Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, or equivalent professional registration is advantageous.
* Strong leadership, mentoring, technical review, analytical, and problem-solving capability.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare clear technical reports and present recommendations confidently.
* Practical ability to balance safety, constructability, durability, schedule, cost, and long-term asset performance.
Skills Set
* Geotechnical engineering
* Geo-technical
* Subsurface investigations
* Site exploration
* Field investigations
* Soil classification
* Rock mechanics
* Soil mechanics
* Ground investigation reports
* Shallow foundations
* Deep foundations
* Pile design
* Retaining walls
* Diaphragm walls
* Tunnels
* Deep excavations
* Urban excavations
* Earth structures
* MSE walls
* Ground improvement
* Earth pressure analysis
* Slope stability
* Drainage analysis
* Seepage analysis
* Liquefaction analysis
* Lateral spreading
* Seismic ground deformation
* Geosynthetics
* Foundation design
* Geotechnical risk management
* Design review
* Technical reporting
* Engineering assessments
* QA and QC
* PLAXIS
* gINT
* Slope/W
* Seep/W
* Piglet
* Infrastructure projects
* Rail projects
* Metro projects
* Transportation infrastructure
* Underground infrastructure
* Client coordination
* Team leadership
* Riyadh geotechnical engineering jobs
* Saudi Arabia infrastructure engineering jobs
Why Join Us
This opportunity gives a senior geotechnical professional the chance to lead complex ground engineering solutions on major infrastructure projects in Riyadh with Parsons Corporation. The role offers exposure to tunnels, deep excavations, foundations, underground works, transportation corridors, rail and metro interfaces, design consultant coordination, and high-value civil engineering challenges. It is a strong fit for a geotechnical leader who wants to guide technical teams, improve design quality, and contribute to safe, resilient infrastructure delivery in Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, construction management, and program delivery company supporting major civil works, transportation, urban development, rail, and public sector projects. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to complex programs through geotechnical engineering, design review, technical assurance, project management, construction support, and multidisciplinary coordination. The company supports Riyadh’s infrastructure growth with international expertise, practical engineering judgment, and strong regional project delivery experience.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead geotechnical engineering teams and coordinate with design consultants, project management teams, construction management teams, and multidisciplinary engineering groups.
* Deliver technical guidance for tunnels, deep excavations, diaphragm walls, retaining systems, foundations, ground improvement, slope stability, and related infrastructure.
* Review geotechnical designs, earth structures, urban excavations, mechanically stabilized earth walls, and foundation systems for compliance with project requirements.
* Assess subsurface investigation programs, site exploration plans, field testing strategies, laboratory testing requirements, and investigation methodologies.
* Conduct and oversee field investigations, geotechnical assessments, sampling programs, soil classification activities, and technical evaluations.
* Review soil and rock properties, groundwater conditions, geotechnical parameters, stratigraphy, ground behavior, and design assumptions.
* Perform and review analyses for shallow foundations, deep foundations, piles, retaining structures, earth pressures, ground improvement, liquefaction, lateral spreading, and seismic ground deformation.
* Evaluate grading, drainage, slope stability, seepage, liquefaction, and geosynthetic design considerations for infrastructure projects.
* Select and apply suitable geotechnical engineering methods, techniques, design criteria, procedures, and analysis approaches.
* Review technical proposals, bids, geotechnical submissions, investigation reports, design calculations, and construction-related recommendations.
* Provide technical recommendations that support project planning, design development, risk reduction, procurement, construction sequencing, and delivery decisions.
* Ensure quality assurance and quality control procedures are applied across geotechnical studies, calculations, reports, drawings, and design recommendations.
* Identify geotechnical risks early and support mitigation plans related to ground conditions, settlement, excavation stability, groundwater, seismic behavior, and constructability.
* Prepare, review, and consolidate technical reports, engineering assessments, design notes, review comments, and geotechnical recommendations.
* Mentor geotechnical engineers and support professional development, technical consistency, and high-quality engineering delivery.
* Coordinate with clients, stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and project teams on geotechnical matters.
* Support construction teams with geotechnical clarifications, technical reviews, field issues, and practical engineering solutions during delivery.
* Maintain clear documentation of geotechnical assumptions, technical decisions, risks, review comments, and lessons learned.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
* Minimum 15 years of relevant experience on major civil, infrastructure, underground, transportation, rail, metro, or construction projects.
* Proven experience in geotechnical investigations, interpretation, design review, and technical delivery for complex infrastructure works.
* Strong background in shallow foundations, deep foundations, piles, retaining walls, tunnels, diaphragm walls, urban excavations, and related civil infrastructure.
* Comprehensive knowledge of geotechnical engineering practices, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and design procedures.
* Ability to review subsurface investigation reports, geotechnical models, design calculations, slope stability assessments, foundation designs, and technical recommendations.
* Proficiency in geotechnical analysis software such as gINT, PLAXIS, Slope/W, Seep/W, Piglet, or equivalent platforms.
* Demonstrated experience leading and managing geotechnical engineering teams.
* Strong understanding of project management, client coordination, engineering reporting, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
* Previous GCC project experience is preferred, with Saudi Arabia experience highly advantageous.
* Experience on railway, metro, transit, transportation infrastructure, underground works, or complex civil programs is preferred.
* Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, or equivalent professional registration is advantageous.
* Strong leadership, mentoring, technical review, analytical, and problem-solving capability.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare clear technical reports and present recommendations confidently.
* Practical ability to balance safety, constructability, durability, schedule, cost, and long-term asset performance.
Skills Set
* Geotechnical engineering
* Geo-technical
* Subsurface investigations
* Site exploration
* Field investigations
* Soil classification
* Rock mechanics
* Soil mechanics
* Ground investigation reports
* Shallow foundations
* Deep foundations
* Pile design
* Retaining walls
* Diaphragm walls
* Tunnels
* Deep excavations
* Urban excavations
* Earth structures
* MSE walls
* Ground improvement
* Earth pressure analysis
* Slope stability
* Drainage analysis
* Seepage analysis
* Liquefaction analysis
* Lateral spreading
* Seismic ground deformation
* Geosynthetics
* Foundation design
* Geotechnical risk management
* Design review
* Technical reporting
* Engineering assessments
* QA and QC
* PLAXIS
* gINT
* Slope/W
* Seep/W
* Piglet
* Infrastructure projects
* Rail projects
* Metro projects
* Transportation infrastructure
* Underground infrastructure
* Client coordination
* Team leadership
* Riyadh geotechnical engineering jobs
* Saudi Arabia infrastructure engineering jobs
Why Join Us
This opportunity gives a senior geotechnical professional the chance to lead complex ground engineering solutions on major infrastructure projects in Riyadh with Parsons Corporation. The role offers exposure to tunnels, deep excavations, foundations, underground works, transportation corridors, rail and metro interfaces, design consultant coordination, and high-value civil engineering challenges. It is a strong fit for a geotechnical leader who wants to guide technical teams, improve design quality, and contribute to safe, resilient infrastructure delivery in Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, construction management, and program delivery company supporting major civil works, transportation, urban development, rail, and public sector projects. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to complex programs through geotechnical engineering, design review, technical assurance, project management, construction support, and multidisciplinary coordination. The company supports Riyadh’s infrastructure growth with international expertise, practical engineering judgment, and strong regional project delivery experience.
