Amer Almerabi

Amer is a Canadian Licensed Professional Fire and Life Safety Engineer working as an Associate Consultant at AESG’s Riyadh Office. Amer joined AESG with a large portfolio of experience within the fire protection industry in Canada, United States, and Saudi Arabia. His journey includes working for multiple consulting firms (AESG, Jensen Hughes and Westinghouse), the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, and Ontario Power Generation. These experiences have allowed Amer to better understand the different roles of a client/owner, regulator, and a consultant as well.

With the ever-growing complex projects in the region, Amer’s experiences as a code consultant helps drive performance-based design initiatives to support innovative building designs. Moreover, Amer performs Code Compliance Reviews, Egress Analyses, Fire Hazard Assessments, Fire Response Assessments, Plant Condition Inspections, and Fire Protection Program Audits for various occupancy types, including high-risk facilities such as nuclear power plants, military bases, and government campuses.

Amer has also served, and continues to serve, on numerous ISO, SFPE, and CSA committees. Furthermore, Amer is very familiar with other global codes and standards such as the International Code Council (IBC & IFC), NFPA 1/101, National Building & Fire Codes of Canada, Saudi Building & Fire Code (SBC 201, 801).