Senior Fire & Life Safety Site Inspector

About the role

Egis, through its Middle East entity Omrania, is hiring a Senior Fire & Life Safety (FLS) Site Inspector in Riyadh. The inspector verifies and monitors compliance of fire and life safety systems and provisions against approved design documents, codes, standards, project specifications, material submittals and Civil Defence requirements, covering active and passive fire protection, fire alarms, smoke control, means of egress and compartmentation during construction, testing, commissioning and authority inspection.

Key responsibilities

• Inspect and verify fire and life safety installations against approved designs, codes, standards and project specifications
• Monitor compliance of active and passive fire protection, fire alarm and detection, smoke control, means of egress and compartmentation
• Witness testing and commissioning, document site observations and coordinate corrective actions
• Support Civil Defence inspections and project handover

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Fire Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• At least 15 years of relevant experience in fire protection, fire alarm, FLS installation, inspection, supervision and/or commissioning
• At least 10 years of experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Experience in multidisciplinary construction projects and coordination with MEP, architectural and structural disciplines
• Familiarity with Civil Defence requirements, NFPA standards and project specifications
• Experience supporting Civil Defence inspections and handover is highly desirable

Required skills

• NFPA CFI-II certification (mandatory)
• Additional advantage: CFPS, CFPE, CWBSP
• A relevant fire protection or inspection professional certification
• Ability to identify deviations from approved designs and assess installation compliance

Candidates apply directly through the Egis careers application.