Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness Leader

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The Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness Leader will network, coordinate and collaborate with team members, including engineering contractors and other discipline engineers, to deliver specifications and detailed engineering documents related to fire protection. The role is responsible for performing and overseeing fire safety evaluations including code/standards compliance reviews of buildings and industrial complexes to determine not only the risk of fire and explosions, but how best to prevent them.

The Leader will also act as a leveraged resource and provide guidance and expertise to the business and sites regarding emergency preparedness and response planning. This includes working with sites to identify various potential hazards and risks that may arise in the event of an emergency and developing emergency response planning, training and drills for responding to those emergencies. Where mutual aid agreements or tenant shared emergency response teams exist, ensure team capabilities meet legally agreed upon terms. Will occasionally need to interact with local Fire Departments to regulatory agencies on behalf of sites or business. Understanding of NFPA standards related to Emergency Response Team capabilities for first aid and medical responder, industrial fire brigades, hazardous material response and confined space rescue.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop fire protection strategies for protecting company facilities involved in manufacturing, warehousing/storage, R&D, and office activities
• Specify/prepare fire safety systems and equipment design including fire detection, alarm, and fire suppression system, fire pump and water flow, smoke control, emergency lighting, communication, and egress systems
• Evaluate the performance of existing fire protection systems to verify that they are suitable for the hazards they protect
• Provide fire protection system inspection and testing oversight including pumps, fire water storage and distribution systems, alarms, and suppression systems
• Perform fire hazard and risk analysis including hazardous area determinations
• Lead and/or participate in facility fire safety and emergency preparedness audits
• Interpret technical guidance from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) code and provide practical interpretations to engineers, contractors and building owners
• Prepare and write technical reports
• Plan and perform commissioning tests on fire protection systems as needed
• Assist in project process hazard analysis and safety reviews
• Deliver/assist with training and presentations
• Assist with on-site construction quality reviews, site observation, and system testing
• Assist with the development of emergency response plans and procedures
• Act as liaison with code enforcement officials
• Conduct fire cause investigations including root cause failure analysis
• Support development and implementation of electrical safety programs, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Arc Flash Protection, PPE requirements, and associated training
• Assist sites in preparing emergency response plans
• Assist in developing site pre-plans
• Provide guidance on onsite emergency response teams organizational structure, training needs, minimum staffing requirements and duties of team members.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Fire Protection Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related safety field
• 5+ years of safety experience in the electrical, construction, or manufacturing sectors.
• Fire protection system design knowledge for industrial manufacturing or chemical sector
• Expertise with NFPA standards interpretation and practical application
• Understanding and competency in safety and protection systems for fire and electrical hazards.
• Prior fire-fighting experience or emergency response and leadership experience/capabilities

Ideally, a candidate will also have the following:

• Professional certification in Fire or Electrical disciplines preferred
• Experience with fire system modeling and design software preferred
• Experience in reading engineering design drawings (P&ID, PFD, instrument diagrams, etc.)
• Experience in producing technical reports
• Knowledge of fire safety management systems for safeguarding facilities and processes
• Knowledge of fire safety codes OSHA and NFPA 70E, knowledge of electrical safety code IEEE 1342 is a plus)
• Experience defining Arc Flash Protection, and PPE requirements (preferred)
• Knowledge of general construction methods, practices, and terminology
• Proficiency in conducting audits, accident investigations, and root cause analysis.
• Emergency Response Experience or Emergency Response Management (preferred)
• High Hazard Operation Experience (preferred)

Additional Requirements:
The candidate must have a strong interest in project engineering and technological advisement. Strong interpersonal skills are necessary for navigating environments with people of all levels who are geographically and culturally diverse. The ability to work independently, manage multiple jobs simultaneously, organize work and set priorities is also required.

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