The Fire & Life Safety Site Inspector will be responsible for the site inspection, verification, and compliance monitoring of Fire & Life Safety systems and provisions, ensuring that installations are in accordance with approved design documents, applicable codes and standards, project specifications, approved material submittals, and Civil Defence requirements.
The role will cover active and passive fire protection systems, fire alarm and detection systems, smoke control systems, means of egress, fire and smoke compartmentation, and associated fire and life safety interfaces throughout construction, testing, commissioning, and authority inspection stages.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Fire Engineering, or a relevant engineering discipline.
- Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in fire protection, fire alarm, Fire & Life Safety installation, inspection, supervision and/or commissioning.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Experience in multidisciplinary construction projects and coordination with MEP, architectural and structural disciplines.
- Familiarity with applicable Civil Defence requirements, NFPA standards, project specifications and approved authority requirements.
- Experience supporting Civil Defence inspections and project handover is highly desirable.
- Relevant fire protection or inspection-related professional certification is required
- NFPA certifications CFI-II is must. Additional advantage, if with CFPS, CFPE, CWBSP.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced Fire & Life Safety Site Inspector capable of independently inspecting multidisciplinary FLS works across active fire protection, passive fire protection, fire alarm and detection, smoke control, means of egress and associated life safety systems.
The candidate should have a strong understanding of construction practices and be able to identify deviations from approved designs, assess installation compliance, document site observations, witness testing and commissioning, coordinate corrective actions, and support the successful completion of Civil Defence inspections and approvals.