Junior Risk Engineer / Risk Assessment Surveyor (Insurance)

Combuzz; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 71,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb is seeking a Risk Engineer to conduct field visits and risk assessment surveys across industrial sites in the UAE and the wider Middle East.

You will identify fire, property, and business interruption exposures, assess risks, and provide practical recommendations to improve risk management at customer locations. Travel to sites is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering or related field.
• 2–3 years of UAE experience in risk engineering, loss prevention, risk assessment, insurance engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience conducting industrial/site risk surveys and inspections.
• Strong ability to identify hazards, assess exposures, quantify risks, and recommend practical improvements.
• Good knowledge of NFPA and/or FM Global loss prevention standards.
• Formal loss prevention training or exposure to FM, IRI, Kemper or similar standards is desirable.
• Strong understanding of fire protection, property damage, business interruption, and industrial risk exposures.
• Good report-writing, communication, and client-facing skills.
• Ability to work independently and conduct frequent field visits.
• Valid UAE Driving Licence is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site loss prevention and risk assessment surveys at industrial and commercial locations.
• Identify and evaluate physical and human-element hazards, including fire and natural catastrophe exposures.
• Organize and schedule risk assessment and loss prevention surveys.
• Assess and quantify potential property damage and business interruption exposures.
• Conduct on-site testing and review maintenance, inspection, and testing procedures.
• Discuss hazards and potential business impacts with customers and site management.
• Develop practical and cost-effective risk improvement recommendations, especially regarding human-element controls and low-cost physical improvements.
• Follow up with customers to support implementation of risk improvement measures.
• Review changes and proposed projects to ensure loss prevention requirements are incorporated at design stage.
• Prepare accurate Loss Prevention Reports detailing exposures, findings, and recommendations.
• Liaise with Underwriting team to provide technical risk information for decisions.
• Keep up to date with loss prevention technologies, standards, and industry practices.
• Travel to customer sites across the UAE and other locations within the Middle East as required.

Skills

Risk Assessment & Loss Prevention

Industrial Site Surveys

Fire & Property Risk

Business Interruption Assessment

NFPA / FM Standards

Risk Improvement Recommendations

Technical Report Writing

Client & Underwriting Communication

Site Inspection & Testing

Project / Design Review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering

Job description

Job description

Location: UAE

Experience: 2–3 Years UAE Experience

Employment Type: Full-Time

Salary: Around AED 7,000 + Negotiable

Driving Licence: UAE Driving Licence Mandatory

Job Overview

We are looking for a Risk Engineer to conduct field visits and risk assessment surveys across industrial sites in the UAE and the wider Middle East.

The role will involve identifying fire, natural catastrophe, property damage, and business interruption exposures, assessing associated risks, communicating findings to the Underwriting team, and providing practical recommendations to improve risk management at customer locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct site loss prevention and risk assessment surveys at industrial and commercial locations.
• Identify and evaluate foreseeable physical and human-element hazards, including fire and natural catastrophe exposures.
• Organize and schedule risk assessment and loss prevention surveys.
• Assess and quantify potential property damage and business interruption exposures.
• Conduct on-site testing and review existing maintenance, inspection, and testing procedures.
• Discuss identified hazards and potential business impacts with customers and site management.
• Develop practical and cost-effective risk improvement recommendations, particularly relating to human-element controls and low-cost physical improvements.
• Follow up with customers to support the implementation of agreed risk improvement measures.
• Review changes, modifications, and proposed projects to ensure loss prevention requirements are incorporated at the design stage.
• Prepare accurate and detailed Loss Prevention Reports, clearly communicating site exposures, findings, and recommendations.
• Liaise with the Underwriting team and provide technical risk information to support underwriting decisions.
• Keep up to date with the latest loss prevention technologies, standards, and industry practices.
• Travel to customer sites across the UAE and, where required, other locations within the Middle East.

Qualifications & Requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 2–3 years of UAE experience in risk engineering, loss prevention, risk assessment, insurance engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience conducting industrial/site risk surveys and inspections.
• Strong ability to identify hazards, assess exposures, quantify potential risks, and recommend practical improvements.
• Good knowledge of NFPA and/or FM Global loss prevention standards.
• Formal loss prevention training or exposure to FM, IRI, Kemper, or similar standards is desirable.
• Strong understanding of fire protection, property damage, business interruption, and industrial risk exposures.
• Good report-writing, communication, and client-facing skills.
• Ability to work independently and conduct frequent field visits.
• Valid UAE Driving Licence is mandatory.

Key Skills

• Risk Assessment & Loss Prevention
• Industrial Site Surveys
• Fire & Property Risk
• Business Interruption Assessment
• NFPA / FM Standards
• Risk Improvement Recommendations
• Technical Report Writing
• Client & Underwriting Communication
• Site Inspection & Testing
• Project / Design Review