Fire Safety Specialist - Palm Desert (Finance)
The Riverside County Fire Department (RCFD) seeks a Fire Safety Specialist for their Palm Desert Office. The Fire Safety Specialist will primarily be responsible for plan review, including entitlement and land use approval. The incumbent will review plans ensuring safety protocol is followed and up to code. The Fire Safety Specialist will also train and accompany inspectors on complicated inspections.
Completion of the California Office of the State Fire Marshal Fire Inspector series courses IA, IB, IC, and ID is highly desired. Competitive candidates will know the fire code and code application along with experience in plan review, field inspections, and annual state-mandated inspections.
Meet the Team!
The Riverside County Fire Department is one of California's largest integrated, cooperative, regional fire protection organizations. The Department, a unique partnership between State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the County of Riverside, serves 19 partner agencies and 1 community service district. The Department has five core values: Leadership, Competence, Integrity, Safety, and Customer Service.• Reviews, researches and evaluates fire protection plans and equipment for effectiveness in fire prevention and protection; recommends alternative and/or improved fire protection plans and devices.
• Studies and evaluates building and development plans and specifications for conformance with applicable laws, codes and regulations concerning fire protection and life safety.
• Assists in the preparation and updating of the Riverside County Master Fire Plan; analyzes community fire problems and develops improvement programs, determines the resolution of specialized fire prevention and fire protection problems.
• Reviews fire sprinkler system plans and fire protection equipment systems; determining water requirements for fire protection.
• Conduct special inspections and investigations of existing structures as it relates to fire codes.
• Reviews commercial, industrial, and multi-unit building plans and specifications for occupancy and structural requirements as it relates to fire code.
• Coordinates plan checking with other departments and makes recommendations relative to use, changes and adoption of codes, ordinances and departmental standards.
• Supervise the daily activities of Fire Prevention Technicians; interprets fire code and regulations relating to Fire Protection.
• Conducts and assists in the evaluation of personnel; counsels employees; and reviews and interprets department policies, procedures and safety practices with personnel.Experience: Two years experience performing fire safety inspection, building construction inspection, or plans examination; An Associate Degree in Fire Protection or Building Construction Technology may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
Completion of the California Office of the State Fire Marshal Fire Prevention series courses IA, IB, IC, and ID is highly desired.
Knowledge of: Must possess technical knowledge of codes and standards, fire safety protection system methods, procedures and building codes, and fire code requirements as they relate to construction for fire protection and fire apparatus access.
Ability to: Read and interpret construction plans and specifications and prepares accurate reports; interpret codes and regulations for the public; establish and maintain effective working relationship with fellow employees, subordinates and the general public; delegate, plan and supervise the daily tasks and assignments of subordinate prevention personnel; and make public presentations.
Other Requirements
License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver's License.
May be required to successfully complete the Penal Code 832 course.
Possession of a valid Fire Inspector I Certification issued by the California State Fire Marshal or the International Code Council or the equivalent within one year.
Ability to obtain valid Fire Inspector II and Plans Examiner Certifications issued by the California State Fire Marshal or the International Code Council or the equivalents within two years.What's Next?
This recruitment is only open to County Of Riverside employees.
Applicants who are current Riverside County Fire Department (RCFD) employees may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted. Include relevant work experience details on resume and/or application.
Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.
Proof of Education
If using education to qualify, upload a copy of your education documents (degree/transcripts) to your profile in Government Jobs at the time you apply. Official or unofficial transcripts will be accepted.
If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services ( NACES ) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. ( AICE ).
Reasonable Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/.
For more information regarding the position, please contact the recruiter Joe Olivares at 951-955-9554 or via email at jomendoz@rivco.org
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