Fire Protection Technician
Provides design support, inspections, commissioning, and compliance expertise for facility fire and life safety systems. Requires a high school diploma and at least two years of fire protection systems or consulting experience; fire protection engineering education and relevant certifications are preferred.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Support engineering design, analysis, calculations, and specifications for facility fire and life safety systems.
- Verify and sustain building adherence to current fire codes and the operational integrity of fire life safety systems.
- Develop Alternate Means & Methods (AM&M) for local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to support performance-based design criteria and meet code intent.
- Manage commissioning of fire life safety projects, from initial planning and risk assessments through post-commissioning monitoring and adjustments.
- Conduct routine inspections, audits, and testing of alarms, sprinklers, extinguishers, and other fire life safety systems; identify and resolve deficiencies.
- Collaborate with facilities teams, contractors, fire marshals, and other external authorities to coordinate installations, upgrades, and certifications.
- Prepare and maintain documentation, reports, and records of inspections, compliance activities, and corrective actions for regulatory audits.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
- 2+ years of experience designing and constructing fire protection systems and/or in fire protection consulting.
- Working knowledge of building and fire codes and NFPA Codes & Standards.
- Willingness to work extended hours as needed.
- Willingness to travel for specific project needs.
Nice to Have
- Degree in fire protection engineering.
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or successful completion of the Principles of Engineering exam.
- NICET certification in relevant fire protection programs.
- Ability to lead project design teams.
- Knowledge of OSHA compliance.
- Fire and smoke software modeling capabilities.
- Construction administration experience.
- Proficiency in Autodesk Revit.
Skills
Fire Protection Systems, Fire Codes, Nfpa Codes & Standards, Osha, Fire Modeling, Autodesk Revit, Building Codes, Life Safety Systems
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