DEAN | FLUOR Life Safety Technician 1

Overview

Dean-Fluor offers an excellent benefits package including a competitive salary; medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; paid time off; tuition reimbursement; 401k Retirement Plan, and Military Reserve pay offset.

Responsibilities

• Perform testing and inspection of fire alarm systems per NFPA and local code standards, noting existing and potential deficiencies.
• Functionally test Initiating Devices, Notification Appliances, and all other peripherals and system components.
• Communicate system performance and deficiencies to customers for accurate and efficient quoting of recommended repairs.
• Perform under supervision pre-testing and final inspections for assigned projects.
• Determine materials needed for repairs and order them.
• Perform all duties required to successfully complete projects within estimate and according to specifications.
• Respond to service requests, diagnose system malfunctions of fire alarms and adjust, repair or replace equipment as needed to bring into compliance.
• Perform under supervision installation of low voltage systems.
• Perform under supervision PITCO activities.
• Read blueprints and drawing
• May require some overtime hours at night, on weekends, and at a moment’s notice for emergency calls.
• Must be flexible in adapting to changes in priorities, work assignments, and other interruptions that may impact pre-established courses of action for completing or progressing with projects and assignments.

Qualifications

• A High School diploma or GED with at least 4 years of experience.
• Lift at least 100 pounds at one time and 60 pounds for an extended period.
• Relocate a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
• Work at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and all types of ladders.
• Walk, climb, lift, squat, crawl, kneel, push, pull and reach overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
• Must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance.

Desired Skills:

• Excellent troubleshooting skills including, researching online, and system manuals to resolve problems
• Ability to operate various types of test equipment including audibility and intelligibility test equipment.
• Exceptional work ethic and attention to detail
• Exceptional communication skills with customers, other field personnel, office staff and sub-contractors.

Abilities

• Lifts at least 100 pounds at one time and 60 pounds for an extended period of time.
• Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
• Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
• Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
• Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
• May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
• Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.