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Fire and Life Safety Engineer

Conduct subsurface surveys to identify the characteristics of potential land or mining development sites. In the GCC market, this role is actively hired across saudi, uae with 4 recent postings.

In brief

A Fire and Life Safety Engineer in the GCC region requires Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Mathematics. Conduct subsurface surveys to identify the characteristics of potential land or mining development sites. This role is in demand across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Salary across the GCC

Salary across the GCC

Monthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.

Fire and Life Safety EngineerMonthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.
CountryJuniorMid-LevelSeniorLead / Principal
United Arab Emirates10,500 AED18,000 AED28,000 AED38,500 AED
Saudi Arabia10,000 SAR17,000 SAR26,500 SAR37,000 SAR
Qatar11,000 QAR19,000 QAR29,000 QAR40,500 QAR
Kuwait850 KWD1,450 KWD2,300 KWD3,150 KWD
Oman950 OMR1,650 OMR2,550 OMR3,500 OMR
Bahrain900 BHD1,550 BHD2,400 BHD3,350 BHD
Salary breakdown

How Fire and Life Safety Engineer pay varies in the UAE

UAE · mid-level · monthly gross in AED

Based on 500 data points · updated June 15, 2026 · How we estimate

Sample size
500
verified reports
Year-over-year
+6%
vs 2025
Hiring demand
Low
roles open now
Remote share
37%
fully or hybrid

By company size

Median compensation varies with headcount.

Startup (<50)15,000
Scale-up (50–500)18,000
Enterprise (500+)23,500

Top-paying industries

Median for this role, ranked by sector.

01Fintech
22,000
02Cloud & SaaS
20,000
03E-commerce
18,000
04Government tech
16,500
05Telecom
15,500

Estimates modelled from GCC pay surveys and live posting volume — a directional guide, not a live salary feed.

Top hiring companies

  • Egis Group
  • Omada Rail Systems
  • Surbana Jurong Private Limited
  • SOCOTEC

Active markets

  • saudi
  • uae
What a Fire and Life Safety Engineer does
  • 01

    Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel.

  • 02

    Inspect mining areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions.

  • 03

    Select or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics.

  • 04

    Select locations and plan underground or surface mining operations, specifying processes, labor usage, and equipment that will result in safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction of minerals and ores.

  • 05

    Prepare schedules, reports, and estimates of the costs involved in developing and operating mines.

  • 06

    Monitor mine production rates to assess operational effectiveness.

  • 07

    Supervise, train, and evaluate technicians, technologists, survey personnel, engineers, scientists or other mine personnel.

  • 08

    Examine maps, deposits, drilling locations, or mines to determine the location, size, accessibility, contents, value, and potential profitability of mineral, oil, and gas deposits.

Country
Seniority level
Based on 14,820 verified salaries across the GCC · Updated monthly