Commissioning Engineer - Fire Fighting

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform pre-commissioning, testing, commissioning, and handover activities; inspect installations against approved documentation.
• Test fire pumps, tanks, hydrants, risers, sprinklers, suppression systems, hose equipment, extinguishers, and associated equipment.
• Perform pressure, flushing, flow, pump performance, alarm, and functional testing; verify system interfaces.
• Review technical documentation, identify defects, coordinate corrective actions, and prepare commissioning records and certificates.
• Coordinate inspections and approvals; support authority inspections, witness testing, snagging, and retesting.
• Follow risk assessments, permit-to-work procedures, and safety requirements; guide site teams and maintain progress records.
• Support manuals, as-built documents, training materials, and final handover dossiers.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3–7 years of commissioning experience in Fire Fighting, Fire Protection, or MEP systems.
• Practical commissioning experience with fire pumps, sprinklers, hydrants, wet and dry risers, and related equipment.
• Ability to interpret shop drawings, hydraulic calculations, specifications, equipment data sheets, and testing requirements.
• Knowledge of NFPA standards, project specifications, authority requirements, and health and safety procedures.
• Experience preparing inspection requests, test reports, commissioning records, snag lists, and handover documents.
• UAE or GCC experience and Civil Defence approval knowledge are preferred; relevant certifications are advantageous.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, coordination, and reporting skills; able to manage multiple activities and deadlines.

Technical knowledge

• Fire pumps, controllers, pressure maintenance pumps, and pump performance testing.
• Wet and dry risers, standpipes, hydrants, hose reels, sprinklers, deluge, pre-action, and water spray systems.
• Foam, clean-agent, CO2, and gas suppression systems; fire water tanks and fire department connections.
• Fire alarm interfaces, flow and pressure switches, tamper switches, and monitoring devices.
• Hydrostatic testing, flushing, flow and pressure testing, system balancing, hydraulic calculations, and pump curves.
• NFPA 13, 14, 20, 22, 24, 25, and 72; UAE Civil Defence regulations and applicable international codes.
• AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, commissioning software, and technical reporting tools.

Key deliverables