Security And Fire Alarm Systems Installers/Inspector

Inland Empire Fire Protection

Established in 1984, IEFP has played a significant role in the construction of fire safety systems in some of the Inland Pacific Northwest's most notable facilities including schools, hospitals, shopping malls, community centers, apartment buildings, high rise office buildings, large and small storage facilities, large and small manufacturing facilities, military installations, and more.

Website: http://iefireprotection.com/

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Job Function: Fire Safety
Employment Status: Full-time Regular

Pay/Salary: DOE
Primary Location: Spokane, WA

Job Summary

Inspecting, Install, program, maintain, and repair Security and Fire Alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. Participates in the installation, programming, start-up, and commissioning of Fire Alarm equipment that has been newly installed. Systems include fire safety, mass notification, detectors, and field peripherals. You will communicate design details to customers, installation and service teams, and subcontractors. You will also interface with other trades to successfully complete projects while exceeding customers’ expectations. Applicants must have at least 5-10 years’ experience in Fire Alarm, electrical construction, and 06 low voltage electrical journeyman. Specifically, we are looking to fill positions based out of our Spokane, WA location. Relocation and/or travel assistance are negotiable for qualified applicants.

Primary Job Duties

• Demonstrated technical skills to work independently on all job types from beginning to end.
• Install, maintain, test, troubleshoot, and repair various life safety and security systems with professionalism, confidentiality, and a focus on customer satisfaction.
• Work closely with project managers and other technicians to ensure timely completion of projects within budget constraints.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable state and federal regulations, including OSHA safety standards.
• Maintain company vehicle, uniform, and tools.
• Complete all necessary paperwork accurately and in a timely manner.
• Able to lead a Fire Alarm installation and direct others to their respective roles.
• Work with management to identify areas of improvement and implement those changes.
• Must self-dispatch to sites, ensuring timely arrival to customer’s homes and businesses.
• Travels as required to perform the service needs of the customer.
• Participates in the on-call schedule.
• Operational Testing, Verification, and Acceptance: Run routine reports to review system operation.
• Complete and submit routine written reports. Provide plans and Fire safety system documents to engineering for as-built drawings. Identify code and non-conformance issues and make recommendations for system installation.
• Professional attire and appearance.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
• NICET II - Fire Alarms or higher certification (REQUIRED)
• Valid State Driver's License
• U.S. citizenship due to the level of access to sensitive information and/or restricted facilities
• Valid Electrical 06 license or out of state equivalent

Basic Skills

• Active Learning- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Speaking- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Writing- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Social Skills

• Coordination- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Instructing- Teaching others how to do something.
• Negotiation- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Service Orientation- Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Technical Skills
• Equipment Maintenance- Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Equipment Selection- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Systems Skills

• Judgment and Decision Making- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Systems Analysis- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Systems Evaluation- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Resource Management Skills

• Management of Financial Resources- Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Management of Material Resources- Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Time Management- Managing one's own time and the time of others.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

Physical Qualifications

• Lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ok with ladders and manlifts.
• Walk long distances.
• Capable of entering confined spaces