Inspector Electrical

KEO Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

KEO Group in Dubai invites applications for an Electrical Inspector to oversee the electrical components of a premier landscape project. The role focuses on ensuring DEWA-compliant installations, coordinating with civil landscaping and other MEP teams, and delivering snag-free handovers.

Ideal candidates will have a strong background in electrical engineering, 7 years of relevant experience, and proven site supervision skills on Dubai-based projects, including water bodies and pump rooms.

Qualifications

• 7 years of work experience in electrical projects, preferably in landscape/waterbody environments.
• Dubai-based experience in similar projects is essential.
• Proven ability to review installations, ensure DEWA compliance and coordinate with MEP teams.

Responsibilities

• Reply to IRs for landscape power distribution, lighting, and pump room MEPs with rapid 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 for contract alignment.
• Identify deviations from drawings, quality standards, or local utility codes.
• Monitor installation quality and test safety protocols for outdoor electrical assets.
• Maintain daily site logs, progress photos, and inspection records for traceability.
• Draft site surveillance reports and NCRs to document deficiencies and close out.
• Coordinate with civil landscaping, irrigation, and other MEP teams to prevent clashes.
• Perform snagging and de-snagging inspections for landscape lighting and power setups.
• Witness testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning of control cabinets and pumps.
• Collaborate with contractor and supervision team to meet DEWA guidelines for inspections and handover.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Site supervision

Quality assurance

Education

Diploma in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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 ofwork experience partnered with a Diploma or Bachelors 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.