Fire Safety Officer

Reporting to the Fire Safety Manager, the Fire Safety Officer will support and coordinate activities related to fire and life safety programs, ensure compliance with fire safety protocols and evaluate existing and new fire protection systems and make recommendations to the Fire Safety Manager for adequacy and regulatory compliance. Specific functions include:

• Serving as the institutional liaison with local fire safety authorities and assisting the Fire Safety Manager in the administration and management of both the comprehensive fire and life safety programs for the University.
• Coordinating inspections, managing licenses, permits, etc. to ensure compliance with fire safety protocols and making recommendations of any necessary corrective actions and ensuring implementation of those corrective actions.
• Assisting in the development of fire and life safety plans, providing OSHA emergency evacuation training, organizing and leading drills and exercises.
• Assisting University personnel with understanding of requirements for the effective use of related plans, procedures, guidelines, Federal, State and local requirements and consensus codes;
• Inspecting facilities to identify any potential hazards needing correction, including occupancy loads, building egress paths and patterns, life safety equipment access and impairments, emergency signage, and unique hazards present in research laboratories, administrative, academic and residence-style buildings.
• Working closely with Facilities Services to ensure that all construction and fire prevention related permits are filed in a timely manner with the local fire safety authorities including but not limited to hot work permits, smoke detector bagging permits, NFPA 241 affidavits, special event and assembly area permits, temporary dumpster placements, food trucks, portable generators, fuel storage, and tents.
• Sharing on-call responsibilities with other members of EHS team and being available to respond to emergency alerts 24/7 (one week per month)