Civil Inspector - Saudi National

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a highly experienced Civil Inspector to join our site supervision team in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Civil Inspector shall be responsible for supervising and inspecting civil construction activities during the enabling and early works phase, ensuring all works are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, applicable standards, and project quality requirements. The role requires a strong site presence and hands-on inspection experience across early infrastructure, earthworks, and associated civil works.

Acting as part of the Site Supervision Consultant team, the Civil Inspector supports quality assurance, safety compliance, and effective coordination across multiple work fronts.

The Civil Inspector shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Attend to Inspection Requests (IRs) submitted by the Contractor and take appropriate action in a timely manner
• Inspect civil works to verify compliance with approved IFC drawings, specifications, method statements, and applicable standards
• Review shop drawings related to civil works against contract drawings, specifications, local codes, statutory requirements, and international best practice
• Supervise and inspect civil construction activities associated with enabling and early works, including earthworks, foundations, concrete works, temporary works, and early infrastructure
• Monitor quality of works and verify compliance with approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs)
• Identify, record, and report works found to be non-compliant with approved drawings or specifications, and escalate to the supervision team for appropriate action
• Prepare site surveillance reports and raise Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) where required
• Monitor site safety, health, and environmental conditions in coordination with the HSE team, ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements
• Maintain accurate daily site records including inspection logs, progress photographs, and field observations
• Ensure effective coordination between civil works and other disciplines to avoid conflicts or rework
• Provide technical input and practical site experience to support resolution of discipline-related construction issues
• Participate in coordination meetings, inspections, and site walks as required by the supervision team

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 5 years work experience partnered with a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering.

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.