Fire Safety Manager/Assistant Fire Marshal
Job Description
Position Number:
111746Title:
ManagerFunctional Title:
Fire Safety Manager/Assistant Fire MarshalCategory Status:
33-Exempt RegularApplicant Search Category:
StaffUniversity Authorized FTE:
1.000Unit:
VPA-Environmental Safety, Sustainability & RiskCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The incumbent serves as a Manager in ESSR and is a uniformed Assistant Fire Marshal. This is a management level position responsible for supervision of professional exempt and contingent employees. The position provides management and supervision of a range of daily fire marshal operations with emphasis on the fire inspection, training/education, fire drills, and records management programs.
This position is subject to the Trustworthy and Reliability program and requirements for the NRC Trustworthy and Reliable Increased Controls Orders, including an NRC FBI fingerprint and background check as part of the Trustworthy and Reliability program.
This position is serves in an on-call rotation requiring 24/7 response during the on-call period.
This position is subject to the Trustworthy and Reliability program and requirements for the NRC Trustworthy and Reliable Increased Controls Orders, including an NRC FBI fingerprint and background check as part of the Trustworthy and Reliability program.
This position is serves in an on-call rotation requiring 24/7 response during the on-call period.
Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university.
Experience:
5 years of progressively responsible experience in fire protection or directly related fire service experience with 3 years at the supervisory level.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university.
Experience:
5 years of progressively responsible experience in fire protection or directly related fire service experience with 3 years at the supervisory level.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Must have expert knowledge of federal/State/local fire safety and codes. standards, and regulations, and principles/practices related to recognition, prevention, control, analysis, and investigation of fires and fire hazards.
- Ability to speak in public and communicate effectively with diverse groups.
- Ability to successfully apply appropriate educational methods and strategies.
- Ability to understand construction drawings and specifications and to communicate with architects, engineers, project managers and other construction and planning professionals.
- Must have skill in oral/written communication, interpretation of technical reports and interpretation of technical drawings.
- Ability to plan, organize, and supervise the work of others.
Preferences:
Preferences:
Certification as a fire inspector, Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), or Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Must qualify to be appointed, and maintain appointment, as Special Assistant State Fire Marshal
Certification as a fire inspector, Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), or Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Must qualify to be appointed, and maintain appointment, as Special Assistant State Fire Marshal
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This PositionPhysical Demands
Physical Demands:
The incumbent may be subjected to periods of stress such as testimony in court or public hearings; may be subjected to entering buildings that have been on fire or that contain hazardous materials, may have to climb steps and carry equipment, may have to work at construction sites. The incumbent is subject to working nights, weekends, and holidays and in adverse weather conditions when necessary, Twenty-four hour on-call response capability is required.
The incumbent may be subjected to periods of stress such as testimony in court or public hearings; may be subjected to entering buildings that have been on fire or that contain hazardous materials, may have to climb steps and carry equipment, may have to work at construction sites. The incumbent is subject to working nights, weekends, and holidays and in adverse weather conditions when necessary, Twenty-four hour on-call response capability is required.
Posting Date:
07/03/2024Open Until Filled
YesBest Consideration Date
07/18/2024Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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