Manager Fire Life and Safety📣 Job Ad

About Qiddiya and the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Manager - Fire, Life and Safety to join its team in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. This full-time role is central to leading and governing fire and life safety functions across Qiddiya's operations and developments.

Role Purpose and Strategic Impact

The Manager - Fire, Life and Safety is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, safeguarding fire and life safety standards, and enabling safe development within Qiddiya. This involves driving efficient, transparent, and risk-based processes that align with Civil Defense and Saudi Building Code requirements, as defined by the Qiddiya Operating Model and the MOU between Qiddiya and Civil Defense.

Key Responsibilities

• Define strategy and operating model for fire and life safety.
• Establish governance frameworks, policies, and internal decision-making protocols.
• Align Qiddiya’s fire and life safety practices with Civil Defence and the Saudi Building Code.
• Promote risk-based, performance-based, and outcome-driven approaches.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of fire and life safety approvals, including reviews, inspections, licenses, certificates, and NOCs.
• Oversee monthly reporting submissions to Civil Defense.
• Ensure readiness for final inspection across all projects.
• Control Fire and Life Safety resource allocation across all tasks and priorities.
• Resolve high-level stakeholder issues and escalations.
• Represent the organization in strategic forums and committees.
• Lead the implementation of digital permitting platforms and automation tools.
• Introduce risk-based screening and fast-track mechanisms.

Core Deliverables

• An updated Fire and Life Safety governance framework that clarifies roles and responsibilities.
• Regular reporting and issue escalation with Civil Defence.
• Stable and streamlined processes without compromising regulatory standards.
• Digitized permitting processes, leveraging technology to improve efficiency, traceability, data quality, and user experience.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for this role should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience and demonstrate the following:

• In-depth knowledge of Civil Defense requirements, the Saudi Building Code (SBC), and international fire safety standards (*, NFPA, IBC).
• Experience leading or contributing to the implementation of digital permitting platforms, automation tools, or process digitization initiatives to improve efficiency, traceability, and data quality.

Application

We invite qualified candidates to apply for this position.