Inspector Electrical

KEO International; Dubai; On-site; AED 100,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Study assistance sponsorship

Employee referral rewards

Job summary

KEO International is seeking an Electrical Inspector for our Dubai landscape projects. You will ensure high standards for power distribution, lighting, pump rooms, and MEP installations across luxury villa landscapes.

The role requires about 7 years of experience and a Diploma or Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, with Dubai-based project exposure. You will coordinate with civil, irrigation, and other MEP teams and produce NCRs, site logs, and clear reports.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Approximately 7 years of work experience.
• Dubai-based experience on landscape, water features, pump rooms and swimming pools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Respond promptly to Inspection Requests (IRs) for landscape power distribution, lighting, and pump room MEP installations, ensuring fast turnaround.
• Support the Resident Electrical Engineer in day-to-day site supervision and technical assessments.
• Review electrical shop drawings, load schedules, and single-line diagrams to ensure alignment with contract specs, VIP standards, and DEWA regulations.
• Identify and flag deviations from approved drawings, quality standards, or local utility codes.
• Monitor installation quality and test safety protocols for outdoor electrical assets (feeder pillars, control cabinets, landscape MEP).
• Maintain daily site logs, progress photos, and inspection records for traceability.
• Draft site surveillance reports and NCRs to document and close out deficiencies.
• Coordinate with civil landscaping, irrigation, and other MEP teams to prevent design clashes.
• Execute snagging and de-snagging inspections for landscape lighting and power setups for zero-defect handover.
• Witness testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning of control cabinets, pumps, and MEP equipment.
• Collaborate with contractor to ensure DEWA guideline compliance and successful handover.

Skills

Electrical inspection

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration - through conceptualization - to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job - you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

We are pleased to announce a new opportunity for a talented Electrical Inspector to join our team in Dubai, UAE.

This role will play a vital part in ensuring that the systems needed to maintain a large area of luxury landscaping is constructedto the highest standards to exceed our clients expectations.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Responding promptly to Inspection Requests (IRs) for landscape power distribution, lighting systems, and pump room MEP installations, ensuring rapid turnaround and zero construction delays.
• Supporting the Resident Electrical Engineer in day-to-day site supervision, technical assessments, and solving complex integration challenges across the expansive villa landscape.
• Reviewing electrical shop drawings, load schedules, and single-line diagrams to ensure total alignment with contract specifications, VIP luxury standards, and DEWA regulations.
• Identifying and flagging any site installations, cabling, or equipment mounting that deviates from approved drawings, quality standards, or local utility codes.
• Monitoring installation quality and testing safety protocols for all outdoor electrical assets, including feeder pillars, control cabinets, and landscape MEP systems.
• Maintaining meticulous daily site logs, comprehensive progress photography, and organized inspection records to ensure seamless traceability and reporting.
• Drafting clear, objective site surveillance reports and Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) to document, track, and close out any electrical or MEP installation deficiencies.
• Coordinating daily with civil landscaping, irrigation, and other MEP teams to prevent design clashes and ensure smooth routing of containment and cabling.
• Executing meticulous snagging and de-snagging inspections for high-end landscape lighting and power setups, driving towards a zero-defect handover.
• Witnessing and verifying the testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning of control cabinets, pumps, and associated MEP equipment to guarantee design performance.
• Collaborating with the contractor and supervision team to ensure all installations meet DEWA guidelines, facilitating successful utility inspections and project handover.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 7 years of work experience partnered with a Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.

As this is a landscape project involving water bodies, pump rooms, and swimming pools, we are currently seeking candidates with relevant Dubai-based experience in these areas.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety, and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its' contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.