Site wide Logistics Engineer (Traffic)

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 Site-Wide Logistics Engineer to join our award-winning team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This role is responsible for supporting the design, planning, and optimization of site-wide logistics and traffic operations across a large-scale construction program. The successful candidate will bring a strong traffic engineering background, with proven expertise in traffic diversion planning, traffic management design, and construction traffic operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant movement of materials, workforce, and vehicles across the site.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Logistics Oversight & System Optimization

  
  
  • Maintain and continuously enhance site-wide logistics procedures, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, capacity, and safety.
  • Monitor contractor compliance with approved Logistics Management Plans (LMPs) and ensure timely implementation of corrective actions.
  • Manage and optimize the use of site access gates, delivery scheduling systems, laydown areas, and internal haul routes.
  • Review and update logistics workflows in line with evolving construction phases and sequencing.

  Traffic Engineering & Mobility Management

  
  
  • Leading the development, review, and implementation of Traffic Management Plans (TMPs), including temporary traffic diversions and phasing strategies.
  • Apply traffic engineering principles to design safe and efficient traffic routing, including haul routes, temporary roads, access/egress points, and interface zones.
  • Develop and review traffic diversion schemes, staging plans, and traffic control layouts in coordination with stakeholders and authorities.
  • Conduct traffic impact assessments, congestion analysis, and mobility studies based on construction activities and peak demand scenarios.
  • Oversee the design, placement, and maintenance of traffic control devices, signage, road markings, and temporary traffic systems in line with international standards.
  • Ensure all traffic engineering solutions align with local authority requirements and best practice standards.

  Operational Monitoring & Compliance

  
  
  • Lead regular inspections and audits to ensure safe and efficient execution of logistics and traffic operations.
  • Ensure compliance with approved procedures, regulatory requirements, and project standards.
  • Monitor contractor performance against logistics and traffic KPIs, including delivery schedules, incident rates, and route adherence.
  • Issue instructions, NCRs, and corrective actions for non-compliance or deviations from approved plans.

  Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement

  
  
  • Acting as the CSC focal point when required for logistics coordination with district PMC’s, contractors, client representatives, and regulatory authorities.
  • Chairing logistics and traffic coordination meetings and maintain consolidated action logs.
  • Supporting interface resolution between PMC contractors sharing roads, utilities corridors, or congested areas.
  • Manage interfaces between multiple contractors operating within shared road networks, utilities corridors, and constrained zones.
  • Liaise with local authorities regarding approvals for traffic diversions, road closures, and traffic management schemes.

  Risk Management & Reporting

  
  
  • Identifying emerging logistics or traffic risks considering project volume changes, peak periods, or external factors.
  • Leading investigations into traffic-related incidents, developing lessons learned and implementing preventive measures.
  • Providing consolidated reports, dashboards, and KPI updates to the Logistics Manager and Project Director.
  • Supporting emergency response planning, evacuation route management, and contingency logistics operations.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 8/12 years work experience partnered with a Bachelor’s degree in Logistics Engineering, Transportation/Traffic Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field.

• Demonstrated experience in operational-phase logistics management, including monitoring, optimization, and contractor compliance.
• Working knowledge of traffic modeling tools and mobility assessment methodologies.
• Prior experience within a Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) environment is preferred.
• Skilled in AutoCAD and, if required, traffic modeling platforms (e.g., VISSIM, SYNCHRO).

Mandatory: Strong traffic engineering background, including:

• Traffic diversion planning and staging
• Traffic management design
• Temporary road and haul route design
• Traffic impact assessments and mobility planning

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.