Civil Engineering Specialist

Company Description

SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Civil Engineering Specialist with a strong background in building materials testing, compliance, and quality assessment. The ideal candidate will play a key role in conformity assessment, product evaluation, and ensuring compliance with international standards and regulatory requirements within the civil and construction industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct technical evaluation and compliance assessment of civil and building materials.
• Review and verify product conformity with applicable local and international standards.
• Perform and supervise product testing, inspection activities, and certification processes.
• Support accreditation and conformity assessment systems, including product certification and industrial metrology processes.
• Interpret and apply relevant standards such as International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), European Committee for Standardization (EN), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and ASTM International (ASTM).
• Contribute to the implementation and monitoring of Quality Management Systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 22000, and ISO/TS 16949.
• Prepare detailed technical reports, compliance documentation, and certification recommendations.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies, laboratories, inspection entities, and manufacturers to ensure compliance requirements are met.
• Provide technical guidance on standardization and regulatory updates affecting building materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the civil industry
• Strong background in testing, compliance, and quality assessment of building materials
• Experience working with standards, product evaluation, and conformity requirements related to civil/building materials
• Excellent written and verbal English Communication
• Arabic Speaker is preferredAdditional Preferred Qualifications:

• Conformity assessment (accreditation systems, product certification, product testing, inspection protocols and industrial metrology)
• Industrial standardization concepts including international standards development and implementation, i.e. ISO, IEC, EN, ANSI, ASTM etc.
• Quality management system, e.g.: ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO/TS 16949 or similar systems