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Scaffolder jobs in Saudi Arabia

Certified scaffolders and scaffold supervisors for shutdown and maintenance access.

Last hiring review: 17 September 2026
Applications open until: 1 November 2026
Employment type: Full-time
Who can apply: All nationalities

About the job

Scaffolders are among the first crews on every shutdown and the last to leave. AKFAL scaffolders erect, modify and dismantle tube-and-coupler and system scaffolds to the client's standard, tag them, and inspect them daily under a scaffold supervisor. Speed matters, but a green tag on an unsafe platform is the one thing that ends a contract.

This job sits in the Industrial Support — Skilled Trades division.

What you will do

Erect, alter and dismantle scaffolds to the design and the site standard
Inspect and tag scaffolds; keep the scaffold register
Handle and store tubes, boards, couplers and system components
Work at height with full fall protection at all times
Follow permit and exclusion-zone rules around live plant

What we look for

2 years or more scaffolding on industrial sites
Scaffolder certificate (level II or III); supervisor certificate for lead roles
Physically fit for height and heavy handling
Understands scaffold tagging and inspection
Basic English or Arabic for tags and permits

Certificates that help

Scaffolder Level II / III certificate
Scaffold supervisor / inspector certificate for lead roles
Aramco scaffold certification, if held
Work-at-height and harness training

Where we hire scaffolders

Scaffolder jobs in JubailThe largest industrial city in the Middle East and AKFAL's home base — refineries, petrochemical complexes and the workshop.Scaffolder jobs in Ras Al KhairThe mining and minerals city north of Jubail — Ma'aden's phosphate and aluminium complexes and a growing shipyard.Scaffolder jobs in JafurahAramco's unconventional gas field south of Al-Ahsa — one of the largest construction programmes in the Kingdom.Scaffolder jobs in DammamThe Eastern Province's capital and logistics hub — industrial cities, port, power plants and the regional headquarters of contractors.

Questions applicants ask

Do I need experience?

Two or more years on industrial scaffolds with a certificate. Helpers without a certificate can apply as scaffold helpers and train up.

Which certificates do I need?

A scaffolder certificate is required; a supervisor or inspector certificate qualifies you for lead roles and better pay.

Iqama, transfer and visa

Scaffolders with a transferable Iqama are mobilised first; overseas recruitment runs through licensed agencies with no cost to you.

Hours and shifts

Shutdown scaffolding runs extended day and night shifts with paid overtime; maintenance contracts run regular days.

How is salary decided?

Set by certificate level and experience and written into the offer. Not published.

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Before you apply

How to get an Aramco or SABIC gate passWhat a contractor's worker needs before entering an Aramco or SABIC plant in the Eastern Province: documents, medical, safety induction and the tests clients run.The 6G welding test: what AKFAL and its clients ask forHow the 6G pipe-welding qualification works, which processes are tested, what inspectors reject, and how to prepare before you apply.Sponsorship transfer to AKFAL: how it worksHow a worker already in Saudi Arabia moves to AKFAL — the transfer through Qiwa, the Ajeer option for short assignments, what the worker pays (nothing) and how long it takes.

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