Engineer Fire Safety

Role Summary

Major Areas Of Responsibility

• Deploy Abu Dhabi Airports fire, life, and safety programs to obtain and maintain certifications and meet national and international regulations.
• Conduct annual fire safety reviews of all operational buildings to ensure adherence to the Airport Fire Safety Strategy.
• Ensure compliance with UAE Civil Defense, NFPA, Abu Dhabi EHSMS, GCAA, and Municipality regulations for fire and safety in buildings.
• Seek building certification based on classification by the UAE Fire Code Council.
• Support the development of fire, life, and safety intervention and evacuation procedures for all buildings across AIRPORTS and subsidiaries.
• Provide fire, life, and safety architecture design for buildings in coordination with the design and engineering department.
• Ensure provision of fire protection measures, including fire exits, detection and warning systems, firefighting equipment, and emergency evacuation plans.
• Inspect fire stop assemblies and report damage, alterations, or breaches for quick repair and restoration.
• Conduct regular inspections of hydrants and equipment at AD AIRPORTS properties to ensure operational readiness for emergencies.
• Support the development of sectional and departmental objectives and plans in line with AD AIRPORTS’s strategic performance management framework and scorecard.
• Maintain awareness and adherence to departmental policies and procedures.
• Provide input during periodic audits of established policies and procedures.
• Recommend remedial actions to address quality or non-compliance issues identified during report reviews.
• Develop and review Fire Safety Strategies / Fire Engineering Reports for new and existing facilities
• Lead technical coordination with UAE Civil Defense, GCAA, and local authorities during design reviews, inspections, and certification processes.

Qualifications & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Safety Engineering / Fire Science or similar discipline.
• Certification in NEBOSH Fire & Safety Risk Management is preferred
• NFPA / IFE / IFSM Membership and affiliation is preferred

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ of relevant experience with installation, testing, commissioning, handover and maintenance of fire systems.
• Experience in fire safety strategy development and fire engineering reports
• Essential knowledge of UAE Civil Defence fire code and respective NFPA standards.
• Experience liaising with UAE Civil Defense, municipalities, and approving authorities
• Essential to have strong communication, report writing and interpersonal skills.
• Strong computer skills to use tablets, auditing software, MS Office and AutoCAD
• Familiarity with fire modelling and evacuation tools (where applicable), such as: FDS, Pathfinder, STEPS, or equivalent
• Knowledge of emergency management
• Fire engineering working experience within the GCC or UAE is preferred
• Airport fire & life safety working experience is preferred
• Emergency Management experience is preferred