Fire Safety Technician
Job Description
NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY
Full-Time
Location: NYC-ALL BOROS
Exam May Be Required
Department: Fire Safety
Salary Range:$74,041.00 – $85,147.00
Job Description
Under general supervision, provides oversight and planning of the installation, alteration, repair, inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire and life safety protection systems and equipment. Fire Protection Technicians are tasked with detecting and correcting violations of the laws, rules, and regulations of the City of New York, FDNY, and NYCHA policies and procedures and is intended to reduce or eliminate fire hazards or assist in extinguishing fires.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:- Perform highly responsible technical and administrative work overseeing a borough-wide inspection program and maintains logs and records covering a broad area of responsibility for a largenumber of public buildings.- May supervise and evaluates the work of subordinate personnel and assists in training of staff members.- Review and recommend for approval payments and requisitions submitted by contractors.- Investigate appeals of contractors on rejection of equipment, materials or workmanship; prepares work orders, scope of work, routine specifications, cost estimates, correspondence andreports, as required.- Review plans and specifications for fire protection system installations. Confers with technical staff and engineers to obtain clarification of design and interpretation of specifications.- Set priorities, schedules and coordinates work by contractors and in-house personnel. Regularly visits and inspects sites.- Provide field oversight and QA/QC review of contractor work and verifies compliance with applicable Codes and Standards. Witnesses and conducts inspections and tests to verify thatinstallations and repairs are completed in a workmanlike manner and follow good engineering practices.- Survey and inspect systems and equipment to determine maintenance/repair needs and methods of repair. Using basic hand tools, may conduct minor repairs and conduct testing to verify theoperational status of the system.- Provide technical assistance to management with regard to highly technical repair jobs and provide technical guidance and training regarding fire protection systems installations, maintenanceand repair procedures, methods, standards, government rules and regulations and agency policies and procedures.- May issue change orders to original specifications to accommodate changing field conditions or to correct specification errors or omissions; upon Supervisory approval of recommendations,prepares change orders.
NOTES:1. For NYCHA employees: employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (ifapplicable).2. All personnel perform related work and may drive a motor vehicle in performing these duties.3. A Motor Vehicle Driver's License valid in the State of New York is required and this license must be maintained for the duration of employment.4. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.
Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and one of the following:
1. Four years of full-time satisfactory experience in the installation, repair and/or inspection of mechanical equipment in the areas of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, elevators, and/or plumbing in buildings, facilities, structures and grounds, at least two years of which must have been experience in a building or facility of at least 100,000 square feet or a number of buildings of at least 3 stories each, adding up to a total of at least 100,000 square feet; or
2. A satisfactory combination of education and experience that is equivalent to the four years of experience required in "1" above. College education leading to a baccalaureate degree in engineering or engineering technology may be substituted for the required experience in "1" above on the basis of 5 semester credits for two months of experience. However, to qualify candidates must have at least two years of the required experience as described in "1" above in a building or facility of at least 100,000 square feet or a number of buildings of at least 3 stories each, adding up to a total of at least 100,000 square feet.
Preferred Skills
1. NICET Level II certification or higher in the Inspection, Testing, or Maintenance of Fire alarm systems, Water based-fire suppression systems, or Kitchen suppression and special hazards suppressions systems 2. Be able to obtain FDNY COF F78 or S78, S12, S13, S71, S98 within 12 months of hire. 3. Direct, related experience as a technician installing fire alarms, fire sprinklers and standpipes, or kitchen suppression systems. 4. NYS / NYC Code Enforcement or Building Code Official and or experience with the NYC Fire and Building Codes, Rules of the City of New York, and applicable NFPA Standards. 5. Certification as an NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) 6. NFPA certificates of training in NFPA 13, 25, 72 7. Fire alarm manufacturer certificates in installation and programming of systems
55a Program
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
NYCHA has no residency requirements.
