Fire Fighting & Plumbing Engineer

Role overview

Design review and coordination

• Review fire fighting and plumbing designs, calculations, specifications, and drawings for compliance.
• Coordinate with architects, structural engineers, MEP engineers, and utility providers to integrate systems.
• Review shop drawings, technical submittals, material approvals, and method statements; identify conflicts and provide practical solutions.
• Support value engineering and design optimization.

Site supervision and inspection

• Inspect fire protection and plumbing installations against approved designs and specifications.
• Monitor contractor performance, construction progress, material installation, workmanship, quality standards, and schedule.
• Conduct routine site inspections and prepare inspection and non-conformance reports where required.

Testing and commissioning

• Witness tests and commissioning; review commissioning procedures, test reports, and system performance documentation.
• Verify fire pumps, sprinklers, hydrants, hose reels, water supply, drainage, and related equipment function correctly.
• Ensure commissioning follows project and authority requirements; support handover and project closeout.

Stakeholders, documentation, and compliance

• Coordinate with contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, authorities, and project stakeholders; attend meetings and workshops.
• Respond to RFIs and site technical queries and provide engineering recommendations and support.
• Maintain inspection records, technical reports, as-built drawings, and testing records; support authority approvals and final handover documentation.
• Promote HSE compliance, safe installation and testing practices, quality procedures, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of Fire Fighting and Plumbing engineering experience in consultancy, PMC, contractor, or developer organizations.
• Experience supervising, inspecting, reviewing designs, testing, and commissioning systems for commercial, residential, healthcare, hospitality, transportation, industrial, or mixed-use developments.
• Middle East project experience is required; Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, or other GCC markets are preferred.
• Demonstrated success coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing contractor interfaces.
• A master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, or a relevant field is preferred.
• Experience with large-scale developments, high-rise buildings, airports, hospitals, or infrastructure is highly desirable.