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Work History
Education
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Certification
Major Responsibilities
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SYED KHADEER

Riyadh

Summary

A certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) by NFPA with more than 14 years' experience in project management, designing fire protection systems, hydraulic calculation, Fire Protection and Life Safety Surveys, conducting third-party plan reviews and code analysis, fire protection inspection, testing and commissioning. Occupancies include Hotels, Manufacturing plants, High-rise buildings, warehouses, Educational institutions, Residential, Mercantile, High hazard, Special hazard, Miscellaneous & Utility occupancies. Handling minor to large-scale mega projects to ensure compliance is achieved according to SBC, IBC, IFC, IMC, IRC and NFPA standards.

Overview

13
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Saudi Electricity Company
Riyadh

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER
11.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Reviewing the design developed by the contractor and consultant for HCIS submissions and approval.
  • Participating in a review meeting with the contractor and consultant to ensure compliance with NFPA, HCIS SAF Directives
  • Conducting a fire risk assessment for all the SEC plants, substations, and their facilities for new and existing buildings.
  • Participated in post-fire investigations to determine cause and origin and develop recommendations for future prevention efforts.
  • Inspecting existing fire protection equipment to ensure compliance with codes and regulations.
  • Collaborate with architects, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders on the design of new buildings or renovations that meet all relevant fire safety requirements.
  • Reviewed proposed building plans to check conformance with fire codes.

KAUST
Jeddah

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER
09.2021 - 11.2024

Job overview

  • Fire protection & life safety systems design reviews submitted by the project team and contractors.
  • Attending site meetings with the project team & other stakeholders to ensure the work has been carried out by the contractors.
  • Resolving the projects-related technical queries, value engineering, and feasibility studies for the projects through Zoom meetings.
  • Ensuring & approving the submittals MSS, MRI while ensuring that all materials comply with the UL, FM and ASTM standards.
  • Ensuring the quality of work progress at the site upon receiving the RFI from the contractor.
  • Conducting field inspections of new and existing structures and identifying types of construction and building classification, occupancy type and fire protection features.
  • Calculating occupancy load and identifying occupancy factors related to various occupancy classifications.
  • Evaluating emergency plans, and evacuation strategies given with existing or proposed plans, procedures and applicable codes and standards to ensure that compliance is achieved.
  • Generate and close out exception item list (EIL)/snag lists following walkthroughs.
  • Participating in Pre-commissioning and commissioning of all fire protection systems/equipment.
  • Conducting scheduled periodic inspections of fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, fire pumps, clean agent fire extinguishing systems, wet chemical extinguishing systems, emergency lighting etc.
  • Conducting building safety inspections including fire exit signs, fire exit doors, fire separations, egress components and other life safety systems.
  • Attending and witnessing annual testing of fire protection systems during the Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) program carried out by service providers.
  • Conducting audits of planned preventive maintenance (PPM) programs of fixed fire protection systems and fire & life safety appliances carried out by other service providers.
  • Maintaining records of all the related inspections, audits, PPM, reviews, submittal etc.

ALMARAI
Hail

FIRE INSPECTOR
11.2016 - 11.2020

Job overview

  • Conducting building safety inspection including but limited to fire protection systems, and others egress components.
  • Reviewing life safety plans and occupancy factors and evacuation plans related to the projects.
  • Design review of fire protection systems submitted by the contractors, third party design reviews.
  • Generating and close punch item lists following by walkthrough participating in pre & final commissioning activities of fire protection systems.
  • Carrying out regular inspections of all workplaces to identify fire related hazard, unsafe conditions and unsafe practices.
  • Conducting fire risk assessments, evacuation drill, for manufacturing plants, warehouses and maintaining record for technical evaluation produced, etc.
  • Conducting Inspection, testing, maintenance of fire protection & life safety systems to ensure compliance with the NFPA codes & standards.
  • Verified that all building exits are clearly marked, unobstructed and meet applicable standards for egress routes.

SAUDI ENGINEERING GROUP INT'L
Dammam

FIRE SYSTEM ENGINEER
10.2013 - 08.2016

Job overview

  • Providing services for engineering design packages for active fire protection systems for Saudi electricity projects.
  • Attending pre-bid meetings with clients, conduct site visits and surveys, estimate and prepare BOQ, and follow up pre/post-bid queries with clients.
  • Design fire alarm systems and verify its control interface function with other systems through the cause & effect matrix, battery calculations etc.
  • Perform hydraulic calculations of fire sprinkler/fixed water spray systems and standpipe systems using elite software.
  • Supports the execution of the installation, queries for the project at the site and ensures the completion of the snag list generated by the consultant.
  • Conducting final commissioning of fire protection systems.
  • Developing and implementing a testing procedure for Fire Detection and Protection Systems (FDPS) at power plants in compliance with the NFPA codes & standards.
  • Creating a Test and Inspection plan for each system that doesn't interfere with plant operations.
  • Performing functional testing and issuing reports with recommendations for corrective action.
  • Developing and prepare the maintenance and repairs plans for fire protection systems.

SAUDI OGER
Jeddah

FIRE ALARM ENGINEER
12.2011 - 08.2013

Job overview

  • Regularly inspect and maintain fire protection systems in buildings and facilities.
  • Performing yearly preventative maintenance on fire protection systems in accordance with established policy, NFPA codes & standards.
  • Manage team to complete tasks on time, ensure timely completion of inspections, maintenance, audits, and work orders.
  • Conducting internal assessments of PPM reports and inspections to ensure external audit compliance.
  • Collaborate with other KAUST departments and contractors to ensure fire safety.

Education

KARNATAKA STATE, INDIA

BACHLEOR OF ENGINEERING from E&C

Skills

  • Fire Risk Assessment
  • Post-fire investigation
  • Fire protection design
  • Fire code compliance
  • Building inspections
  • Fire safety audits
  • Collaboration skills
  • Effective communication

Affiliations

SAUDI COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS (SCE), Member

Certification

  • CERTIFIED FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST (CFPS), 1136768
  • NFPA 1700 STRUCTURAL FIRE FIGHTING ONLINE TRAINING

Major Responsibilities

  • Fire protection engineer, with a certification from NFPA as a specialist (CFPS), experienced in the application of local government and national fire protection codes and standards for existing and new construction facilities.
  • Provide fire and safety design and design reviews for complex projects in Life safety, automatic sprinkler systems and fire alarm systems and detailed plan reviews on new construction & existing buildings.
  • Provide Fire Protection and Life Safety Surveys, conduct third-party plan reviews and Code analysis, fire protection inspection, testing and commissioning for Occupancies including hotels, manufacturing plants, power plants, data centers, residential, business, assembly, and commercial.
  • Provide fire protection and life safety construction administration services.

Projects

  • Saudi electricity power generation Projects-Fire protection systems Substation Projects-Fire protection systems
  • Residential Renovation Projects-Fire protection & life safety systems
  • High rise hotel Project-Fire protection & life safety systems, LPG gas detection system, Access control
  • Utility expansion projects Sea water intake (package 1& 3)-Fire protection & life safety systems
  • Lab upgradation Project (Nano fabrication lab, Plant growth, Robotics, Cybersecurity, Clean combustion lab, LSR lab)-Fire protection systems (Active & Passive), Life safety systems, Access control systems
  • Educational Institution Projects (SSOEI, TKS Expansion, School upgradation)-Fire protection systems (Active, Passive), Life safety systems Workshop modification Projects-Fire protection & life safety systems
  • Recreational Centers (Upgradation projects)-Pre action systems
  • Aquaculture & Algae growth facility Project-Fire protection systems (active, passive)
  • Green house plant growth facilities (Red sea farms, PGCL)-Fire protection system (active, passive)
  • Bakery Expansion Project-Fire protection & life safety systems
  • Warehouse upgradation Project-Fire protections systems
  • Shusha Island Project(Neom)-Fire protection & life safety systems

Professional Competence

A certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) by NFPA with more than 14 years' experience in project management, designing fire protection systems, hydraulic calculation, Fire Protection and Life Safety Surveys, conducting third-party plan reviews and code analysis, fire protection inspection, testing and commissioning., Hotels, Manufacturing plants, High-rise buildings, Warehouses, Educational institutions, Residential, Mercantile, High hazard, Special hazard, Miscellaneous, Utility occupancies, SBC, IBC, IFC, IMC, IRC, NFPA

Areas Of Interest

  • Life safety surveys and code analysis
  • Fire Protection Systems Design and Analysis
  • Fire Detection systems and integration CE Matrix
  • Vesda Air Sampling Detection systems & review
  • PAVA, Access control, Emergency lighting, Smoke control systems
  • Kitchen Hood Systems design review
  • Fire Water Demand & pump Calculation (Hydraulic Calculation)
  • Fire Sprinkler (Wet/Dry), Preaction, Deluge, Standpipe
  • Life Safety components surveys, inspection and Code Analysis
  • Fire Protection Inspections, Testing, and Commissioning
  • Foam System (High, Medium and low expansion)
  • Passive fire protection
  • Fire risk assessment

Languages

English
Advanced
C1
Urdu
Proficient
C2
Arabic
Intermediate
B1
Kannada
Advanced
C1

Timeline

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER

Saudi Electricity Company
11.2024 - Current

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER

KAUST
09.2021 - 11.2024

FIRE INSPECTOR

ALMARAI
11.2016 - 11.2020

FIRE SYSTEM ENGINEER

SAUDI ENGINEERING GROUP INT'L
10.2013 - 08.2016

FIRE ALARM ENGINEER

SAUDI OGER
12.2011 - 08.2013

BACHLEOR OF ENGINEERING from E&C

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