Fire Alarm Systems Manager
Job Description
At ACI we build our company and our culture not by counting people, but by making our people count!
Atlantic Constructors is seeking dynamic, motivated, career minded individuals to join our expanding team! Atlantic Constructors has been recognized as an industry leader in the Mid-Atlantic Region for over 50 years.
Benefits:
- Medical Insurance Plans
- Dental Insurance Plan
- Vision Insurance Plan
- 401(K) Retirement Plan with Generous Company Matching
- Health Savings Plan
Atlantic Constructors offers competitive benefits, for more information check out our comprehensive list on our website.
Summary/Objective:
The Fire Alarm Manager is responsible for the overall administration, organization and implementation of fire alarm systems on construction/service/inspection projects as well as supervising and mentoring less experienced personnel.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for evaluating customer's requirements
- Set customer expectation vis-a-vis program scope and contractual obligations
- Formalize program expansion and modification requirements based on the customer's needs
- Provides each customer with program status, progress and service level reports
- Helps communicate problems and their resolution between the customer and technical staff
- Serves as the central point of escalation for all program-level issues
- Program plan of actions based on the contractual and operational requirements
- Identify and resolve any scheduling, materials, budget or personnel conflicts
- Supervise preventative and corrective maintenance of the system, additional systems installation, performance enhancement and moves, ads and configuration changes
- Maintain the staffing plan in accordance with the program direction and the contractual obligations
- Supervises all procurement, shipping, receiving, and other logistical functions and processes
- Ultimately responsible for materials inventory; to identify and escalate any potential materials, staffing and/or budgetary issues.
- Performs other job related duties as directed
Supervisory Responsibility: Yes
Job Requirements
- 5-10+ years of fire alarm experience in a supervisory role and/or equivalent combination of vocational training and experience in a construction environment
- Progressive responsibility working with Fire Alarm Systems projects
- Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the Fire Alarm industry
- Experience with technical writing and proposals, creating and managing budgets, estimates and schedules
- Extensive knowledge of NFPA 72, NEC, Fire Alarm System Theory, OSHA Requirements, and Industry Standards for Fire Alarm systems installation.
- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production methods, estimating, and the coordination of manpower and resources
- Experience with a variety of system manufacturers including Notifier, Siemens, EST, Gamewell, Honeywell, etc.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with the ability to create and revise complex Excel spreadsheets, tables, charts and graphs
- Must be proficient and organized multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment without easily getting frustrated
- Ability to interact and have positive working relationships with all levels of the organization, and external customers
- Must be able to pass post-offer pre-employment drug screen, and may be required to satisfactorily complete additional background checks as required (i.e. DMV, criminal history)
- Must adhere to all company policy and procedures
- Must be available, and have the means to report to multiple job sites as assigned, to include working varying schedules
The work environment and physical demands required would be representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, and may include, but are not limited to the following:
Work Environment:
- Works in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment
- Position may require visits to construction site
Physical Demands:
- This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopier, filing cabinets and fax machines
Travel:
- May require travel
Preferred:
- AA Degree in General Business or a related discipline
- Fluent in Spanish
- Experience in Viewpoint and/or MJOB
- NICET III certification in Fire Alarm Systems
- Prior military experience
