Fire Safety Engineer – KAUST Campus

About the role

The Fire Safety Engineer will deliver technical fire and life safety engineering activities across KAUST, supporting the university’s Authority Having Jurisdiction framework. Reporting to the Fire Safety Engineering Lead, the role ensures compliance with Saudi Civil Defense, SBC, NFPA, IFC and internal KAUST standards.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct fire and life safety engineering reviews, risk assessments, inspections, and field verifications for new construction, renovations and high‑hazard areas.
• Verify fire protection system performance, support testing, commissioning, acceptance and functional verification of alarms, suppression, smoke control, passive fire protection, fire doors and egress systems.
• Maintain audit‑ready documentation, drawings, test certificates, inspection records and deficiency closure evidence.
• Coordinate with projects, facilities, contractors, consultants and emergency services to resolve fire safety issues and provide technical assurance for Inspection, Testing & Maintenance (ITM) programs.
• Support investigations of fire incidents, unwanted alarms and system failures, performing root‑cause analysis and recommending corrective actions.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical or related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 6 years of professional experience in fire protection engineering, fire systems inspection, testing, commissioning and compliance.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi Building Code (SBC), NFPA, IFC and Saudi Civil Defense requirements.
• Experience reviewing fire protection designs, technical drawings, specifications and managing deficiencies to closeout.
• Valid Saudi/GCC driver’s licence.

Required skills

• Fire protection system inspection, testing and commissioning.
• Fire risk assessment and compliance verification.
• Deficiency management and corrective‑action tracking.
• Knowledge of SBC, NFPA, IFC and Saudi Civil Defense regulations.
• Technical documentation review and maintenance.