Job description
Role Overview
Inspector (Architectural) with Egis Group. The role conducts day-to-day site inspections and quality control for all architectural, finishing, and building envelope works across project facilities.
Company Overview
Egis is an international player active in architecture, consulting, construction engineering and mobility services. The company operates in 100 countries with 19,500 employees, creating and operating intelligent infrastructures and buildings that respond to climate emergency and contribute to sustainable territorial development. Egis Middle East operates across 8 countries with 3,500 employees and has delivered over 700 complex development projects. The company is ranked among the top ten firms in the Middle East by Engineering News Record (ENR) and is committed to sustainable development. Egis provides comprehensive engineering, consulting, and project management services as a trusted partner for regional governments, investors, and developers.
Role Purpose
Ensure that interior and exterior architectural executions, finishing materials, fixtures, and spatial layouts strictly comply with approved design drawings, mock-ups, project specifications, and quality standards. This role works closely with the site engineering team, contractor teams, and project QA/QC and HSE personnel to maintain high standards of architectural workmanship and material compliance on-site.
Key Responsibilities
Inspections & Quality Control
- Conduct daily routine site inspections for ongoing architectural works, internal and external.
- Inspect work against approved mock-ups, shop drawings, and finish schedules to ensure high standards of craftsmanship and finish quality.
- Verify that all architectural materials delivered to the site match approved Material Approval Requests (MARs), sample boards, and project specifications.
- Verify that builder's works, MEP penetrations, and access panels are neatly integrated into architectural surfaces without compromising aesthetics or functional integrity.
Non-Conformance & Corrective Action
- Log architectural non-conformances, issue internal snag lists, and perform re-inspections to ensure closed-out Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and punch-list items are properly rectified.
Technical Coordination
- Review and coordinate with the technical team for contractor technical submittals, material samples, shop drawings, and Requests for Inspection (RFIs) related to architectural packages.
- Coordinate on-site with civil, structural, and MEP inspectors to ensure proper sequencing of architectural works.
- Ensure architectural details comply with accessibility standards, fire-rated assembly requirements, and room function specifications across all facilities (administrative, security, and operational spaces).
Progress Monitoring
- Monitor contractor daily progress and architectural activities and fit-out trades.
- Maintain accurate daily inspection logs and inspection request (WIR/IR) records.
- Assist the Senior Site Supervision Engineer in preparing data for weekly and monthly progress reports regarding architectural milestones.
Health, Safety & Environment
- Collaborate with the HSE Team during site walks to ensure safe working environments for finishing trades, particularly regarding scaffolding setups, elevated work platforms, dust control, and paint/chemical storage safety.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Engineering or a relevant discipline.
- Minimum of 10 or more years of direct site inspection experience in architectural finishes, interior fit-outs, building envelopes, and multi-building complex construction.
- Deep practical knowledge of architectural construction activities and installation methods.
- Prior site experience on aviation building projects, high-spec commercial buildings, or large-scale multi-facility complexes is preferred.
- Aviation experience is preferred.
Skills & Competencies
- Ability to read and interpret detailed architectural shop drawings, finish schedules, and material specifications.
- Familiarity with local building codes, international architectural quality standards, and fire-rated assembly requirements.
- Proficiency in document control platforms (Aconex).
- Proficiency in CAD software (AutoCAD).
- Proficiency in MS Office.
- Strong eye for detail and quality control mindset.
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English; Arabic language skills are a plus.