Fire Training Officer - Island Emergency Response
Posted date [2026-08-01]
(ID: 48868)
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Founded in 1971, ADNOC is a leading diversified energy group, wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. Our network of fully integrated businesses operates across the energy value chain, helping us to responsibly meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market.
Already in the top tier of the lowest carbon intensity oil and gas producers in the world, we are taking significant steps to make today’s energy cleaner while investing in the clean energies of tomorrow, strengthening our position as a reliable and responsible global energy provider. We are allocating an initial $23 billion to advance and accelerate lower-carbon solutions, investing in new energies and decarbonization technologies to enable our net zero by 2045 ambition and our commitment to zero methane emissions by 2030. ... |
Job Description and Requirements
Fire Training Officer - Island Emergency ResponseJob Snapshot
Role: Fire Training Officer - Island Emergency Response
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Firefighting and Rescue
Experience: 5-6 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Fire Training Officer - Island Emergency Response vacancy in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is a specialist hiring opportunity within the Oil and Energy industry. The position combines around-the-clock emergency intervention with professional firefighter training across offshore island facilities, municipal areas and associated marine operations.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Firefighting and Rescue
Salary: 18000-28000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The officer will help protect personnel, property and critical offshore infrastructure from fires, hydrocarbon releases,
toxic gas, chemical incidents and rescue emergencies. During an incident, the position assumes command until relieved by a senior fire officer and then leads assigned response crews. Between emergencies, the role develops responder capability through formal instruction, realistic simulations and equipment-readiness programs.
Key Responsibilities
Emergency authority must be supported by credible instruction, operational discipline and continuous facility inspection.
* Respond at any hour to fire, gas release, rescue and fire-loss-control incidents.
* Assume Incident Commander responsibilities until formally relieved by a senior officer.
* Direct firefighters and Auxiliary Fire Team members during emergency operations.
* Supervise responses involving hydrocarbon fires, oil spills and chemical releases.
* Lead rescue, life-support and medical-emergency activities when required.
* Coordinate Fire Training Centre activities under the Lead Fire Training Officer.
* Ensure training follows approved standards and Fire Service policies.
* Develop training aids for professional emergency-response instruction.
* Deliver courses for firefighters at different operational and supervisory levels.
* Train UAE Nationals participating in career and personnel development programs.
* Provide fire, chemical-incident and emergency-team training for offshore facilities.
* Conduct response instruction for personnel serving on associated marine vessels.
* Create realistic scenarios and organize simulated emergency exercises.
* Evaluate Auxiliary Fire Team and facility response-team performance during drills.
* Deliver breathing-apparatus and life-support equipment training.
* Instruct technicians in the operation of carbon dioxide and air compressors.
* Provide practical training on bulk dry-chemical filling equipment and breathing-apparatus test rigs.
* Inspect offshore island facilities for compliance with company HSE requirements.
* Verify adherence to applicable fire codes and technical standards.
* Compile inspection findings, BSA observations and STOP reports.
* Supervise testing and maintenance activities for major firefighting vehicles.
* Confirm that personnel remain competent in vehicle and equipment operation.
* Test marine firefighting tugs and critical fire-main components.
* Maintain reliable equipment readiness for island and marine emergencies.
* Review emergency procedures, maintenance programs and technical instructions.
* Develop training manuals that reflect current operational requirements.
* Establish safe methods for handling and disposing of hazardous chemicals.
* Supervise chemical disposal following emergency incidents and routine activities.
* Coordinate assigned personnel and support their technical development.
* Contribute to budgets, work plans and management progress reports.
* Maintain compliance with HSE, sustainability and legal obligations.
Ideal Profile
Candidates must hold a Bachelor\'s Degree and possess five to six years of firefighting or fire-protection experience in the oil industry. At least five years of this background must have been gained in a senior position.
Applicants should be experienced in fire and life-support equipment, industrial incident command and emergency-team instruction. Proficiency in English is required for operational communication, report writing and classroom delivery.
Watch Commander Level and Fire Service Instructor certification, or equivalent recognized credentials, are mandatory.
Skills Set
Industrial firefighting
Offshore emergency response
Incident command
Hydrocarbon fire control
Toxic gas release response
Oil and chemical spill control
Technical rescue
Medical emergency response
Firefighter instruction
Training-aid development
Emergency exercise design
Auxiliary Fire Team training
Breathing apparatus
Life-support equipment
Fire vehicle testing
Marine firefighting tugs
Fire-main system testing
Dry chemical filling equipment
Hazardous chemical disposal
Fire-code inspections
HSE compliance reporting
Emergency procedure development
Fire Service maintenance programs
English technical instruction
Why Join Us
This position offers the rare combination of operational command and professional training responsibility in a complex offshore setting. It enables an experienced fire officer to strengthen emergency preparedness, mentor developing responders and protect strategically important island and marine assets.
About the Company
ADNOC Group operates major energy facilities across Abu Dhabi, including offshore islands and marine infrastructure. Its emergency-response organization maintains high standards of preparedness through specialist training, disciplined incident command and continuous testing of critical firefighting systems.
Key Responsibilities
Emergency authority must be supported by credible instruction, operational discipline and continuous facility inspection.
* Respond at any hour to fire, gas release, rescue and fire-loss-control incidents.
* Assume Incident Commander responsibilities until formally relieved by a senior officer.
* Direct firefighters and Auxiliary Fire Team members during emergency operations.
* Supervise responses involving hydrocarbon fires, oil spills and chemical releases.
* Lead rescue, life-support and medical-emergency activities when required.
* Coordinate Fire Training Centre activities under the Lead Fire Training Officer.
* Ensure training follows approved standards and Fire Service policies.
* Develop training aids for professional emergency-response instruction.
* Deliver courses for firefighters at different operational and supervisory levels.
* Train UAE Nationals participating in career and personnel development programs.
* Provide fire, chemical-incident and emergency-team training for offshore facilities.
* Conduct response instruction for personnel serving on associated marine vessels.
* Create realistic scenarios and organize simulated emergency exercises.
* Evaluate Auxiliary Fire Team and facility response-team performance during drills.
* Deliver breathing-apparatus and life-support equipment training.
* Instruct technicians in the operation of carbon dioxide and air compressors.
* Provide practical training on bulk dry-chemical filling equipment and breathing-apparatus test rigs.
* Inspect offshore island facilities for compliance with company HSE requirements.
* Verify adherence to applicable fire codes and technical standards.
* Compile inspection findings, BSA observations and STOP reports.
* Supervise testing and maintenance activities for major firefighting vehicles.
* Confirm that personnel remain competent in vehicle and equipment operation.
* Test marine firefighting tugs and critical fire-main components.
* Maintain reliable equipment readiness for island and marine emergencies.
* Review emergency procedures, maintenance programs and technical instructions.
* Develop training manuals that reflect current operational requirements.
* Establish safe methods for handling and disposing of hazardous chemicals.
* Supervise chemical disposal following emergency incidents and routine activities.
* Coordinate assigned personnel and support their technical development.
* Contribute to budgets, work plans and management progress reports.
* Maintain compliance with HSE, sustainability and legal obligations.
Ideal Profile
Candidates must hold a Bachelor\'s Degree and possess five to six years of firefighting or fire-protection experience in the oil industry. At least five years of this background must have been gained in a senior position.
Applicants should be experienced in fire and life-support equipment, industrial incident command and emergency-team instruction. Proficiency in English is required for operational communication, report writing and classroom delivery.
Watch Commander Level and Fire Service Instructor certification, or equivalent recognized credentials, are mandatory.
Skills Set
Industrial firefighting
Offshore emergency response
Incident command
Hydrocarbon fire control
Toxic gas release response
Oil and chemical spill control
Technical rescue
Medical emergency response
Firefighter instruction
Training-aid development
Emergency exercise design
Auxiliary Fire Team training
Breathing apparatus
Life-support equipment
Fire vehicle testing
Marine firefighting tugs
Fire-main system testing
Dry chemical filling equipment
Hazardous chemical disposal
Fire-code inspections
HSE compliance reporting
Emergency procedure development
Fire Service maintenance programs
English technical instruction
Why Join Us
This position offers the rare combination of operational command and professional training responsibility in a complex offshore setting. It enables an experienced fire officer to strengthen emergency preparedness, mentor developing responders and protect strategically important island and marine assets.
About the Company
ADNOC Group operates major energy facilities across Abu Dhabi, including offshore islands and marine infrastructure. Its emergency-response organization maintains high standards of preparedness through specialist training, disciplined incident command and continuous testing of critical firefighting systems.
