Summary
Riyadh Air is hiring a Technical Contract Engineer in Riyadh to manage and administer engineering and maintenance service contracts. The role covers contract preparation, negotiation, renewals, technical scope reviews, supplier coordination, SLA and KPI monitoring, invoice validation, budget tracking, and audit readiness. Applicants need a degree, at least 10 years of overall experience, including 5 years in technical contracts engineering in aviation or the airline industry. Knowledge of aviation regulations, maintenance procedures, contract management systems, and ERP systems such as AMOS is required.
The posting
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About the Company
Riyadh Air (RX), headquartered in the Saudi Capital, is the new national airline that’s shaping the future of flying. It seeks to lead the aviation industry by transforming Saudi Arabia into a global aviation and trade hub – a digitally native airline that will connect the kingdom to more than 100 destinations.
About the Role
Are you ready to shape engineering contracts that strengthen maintenance performance, regulatory compliance, and commercial value? This role is central to supporting the management, evaluation, administration, and compliance of engineering and maintenance contracts across a fast-paced aviation environment. It plays an important part in ensuring contractual commitments are fulfilled while supporting operational efficiency and cost optimization. A core part of the role is reviewing, analyzing, and administering technical service contracts across maintenance, component support, repair, and engineering services. You will also support contract preparation, negotiation, renewals, amendments, and change requests. Working closely with Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Maintenance, and Legal teams, this position ensures service level agreements and key performance indicators are achieved. The role also acts as a key technical interface with Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul providers, original equipment manufacturers, suppliers, and service partners. The position calls for strong technical analysis, including reviewing maintenance scopes, engineering work packages, technical proposals, and supporting documentation. In addition, you will generate reports, provide recommendations, and contribute insights for investment business cases and management decision-making. With responsibility for compliance and commercial performance, the role supports audit readiness, validates invoices against contract terms, monitors budgets, and identifies opportunities for cost savings and process improvement. This is a high-impact role where your technical judgement and commercial insight will help build smarter contracts, stronger maintenance outcomes, and long-term operational excellence.
About You
Degree qualified, you will demonstrate a minimum of 10 years of overall experience, including 5 years in a technical contracts engineering role within the aviation or airline industry. Your background includes technical contract management, engineering documentation review, cost analysis, vendor evaluation, risk assessment, and financial analysis across engineering and maintenance environments. You will bring strong knowledge of aviation regulations, maintenance procedures, contract management systems and ERP systems such as AMOS. This is your opportunity to shape the future of air travel. Bring your best and show us why you can own this position within Riyadh Air.Please submit your application by clicking on the Apply button. Our Talent Acquisition team will be reviewing applications shortly.