Fire & Life Safety Manager

Description

Position Summary:

Maintain regulatory compliance/documentation for all Fire/Life Safety in accordance with all federal and state regulations and the National Fire Protection Association codes for all properties located across the United States.

I. Position Responsibilities: Essential

• Oversees 3rd party inspection of all property locations and building structures for fire hazards and conformance with County fire codes.
• Interprets various laws, ordinances, and regulations in enforcing safety regulations and fire prevention codes in accordance with national, state and county standards.
• Advises and instructs General Managers and Regional Operations Manager in fire prevention methods in the removal of fire hazards, and makes recommendations for reducing potential hazards.
• Reports violations of fire safety regulations and establishes safety standards to appropriate leadership and prepares written notices for follow-up.
• Receives, responds to and investigates common complaints regarding fire code violation; provides direction to comply.
• Maintains current knowledge of trends and developments in the fire/life safety field for application to functional areas of responsibility.
• Conducts pre-construction inspections on new properties to ensure fire and life safety codes compliance in the final construction.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

II. Essential Skills/Credentials/Experience/Education

• High School diploma or GED; supplemented by three years’ experience in fire prevention and suppression functions, two of which shall be at the Fire Inspector Technician level or equivalent.
• Certified Fire Inspector is strongly preferred but not required.

III. Mental and Physical Demands

Physical Demands:

• While performing the essential functions of this job, the incumbent is frequently required to lift, move or carry objects over 50 pounds; ascend or descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles; utilize feet and legs or hands and arms; maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or navigating narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces; bend body downward and forward by bending spine and legs; move about on hands and knees or hands and feet; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; and to reach with hands and arms.

Mental and Physical Demands Continued:

• While performing the essential functions of this position the employee is occasionally exposed to fire, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic substances, excessive noise, temperature extremes, and dampness/humidity. While performing the essential functions of this job, the incumbent is occasionally exposed to possible bodily injury from falling from high places; exposed electrical currents; confrontational persons; and moving mechanical parts of equipment, tools, and machinery

Travel Demands:

• Must be able to travel with prior short notice given. Approximately 25 % overnight travel required; flying and/or driving to properties located across the US.

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by managers/supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent an expressed or implied contract of employment nor does it alter your at-will employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)