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.