Senior Fire & Life Safety Rail Engineer – Hybrid

Jacobs; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Fire & Life Safety Engineer to lead FLS strategies for rail and transit projects across the GCC, including KSA, UAE, and Qatar. You will guide design teams, coordinate with authorities, and ensure regulatory compliance throughout concept to handover.

Expect to review reports, provide technical leadership on fire safety systems, and mentor junior engineers while supporting bid work and technical excellence initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant FLS engineering experience.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in railway, metro, light rail, high‑speed rail, or major transportation infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience delivering projects within GCC countries, particularly KSA, UAE, and/or Qatar.
• Experience in Design Consultancy, PMC, Independent Checking Engineer (ICE), Independent Safety Assessment (ISA), or FLS Technical Advisory roles.
• Demonstrated experience through concept, design, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover phases.

Responsibilities

• Lead Fire & Life Safety strategies for rail and transit projects, including metro, LRT, high‑speed and conventional rail.
• Review multidisciplinary designs to ensure compliance with project‑specific FLS requirements.
• Ensure integration of fire protection systems with architectural, structural, MEP, rail, and operational systems.
• Review contractor submissions and support technical reviews during construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Coordinate with clients, PMC, contractors, architects, MEP, rail systems, safety assurance teams, and operators.
• Mentor junior engineers and support team capability development.

Skills

Fire engineering

Life safety

Code compliance

CFD modelling

Regulatory liaison

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fire Protection Engineering

Master's Degree in Fire Engineering or Fire Safety Engineering

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Fire & Life Safety Engineer to lead FLS strategies for rail and transit projects across the GCC, including KSA, UAE, and Qatar. You will guide design teams, coordinate with authorities, and ensure regulatory compliance throughout concept to handover.

Expect to review reports, provide technical leadership on fire safety systems, and mentor junior engineers while supporting bid work and technical excellence initiatives.