Fire Protection Technician

The fire protection technician keeps facility fire and life safety systems working: fire suppression, sprinklers, fire alarm and detection, extinguishers, and related life safety equipment. This is a field role. You inspect, test, troubleshoot, and support the installation and commissioning of systems that protect people and high-density computing. GPU racks and industrial processes can and do catch fire.

Responsibilities

Inspect, test, and maintain fire and life safety systems (sprinklers, suppression, alarms, detection, extinguishers) and close out deficiencies; Support installation, upgrades, and commissioning of fire protection systems: walkdowns, device checkout, punch lists, functional tests, and turnover; Verify that installed systems stay in working order and that impairments are logged, mitigated, and restored; Work with facilities teams, fire contractors, and the authority having jurisdiction (fire marshal) on inspections, permits, impairments, and certifications; Read drawings, submittals, and test reports well enough to follow a job in the field and flag what does not match; Keep inspection, test, and corrective-action records so audits and AHJ visits have a clean paper trail; Respond to impairments, leaks, trouble signals, and after-hours issues as the site requires

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency certificate; 2+ years installing, inspecting, testing, and/or servicing fire protection systems (sprinkler, fire alarm, and/or special suppression); Willing to work extended hours as needed, including the current 6-day / 12-hour construction cadence; Willing to travel to site for the shift (this is a travel-to-site technician role, not a design-office role)

Nice to have

Working knowledge of NFPA standards and basic building/fire code requirements for systems you work on (for example NFPA 13, 25, 72); NICET certification in Inspection and Testing, Water-Based Systems, Fire Alarm, or Special Hazards; Hands-on time with ESFR, fire pumps, preaction, clean agent, or other industrial / warehouse / data-center suppression; OEM or vendor experience (Simplex, Siemens, Notifier, Viking, Reliable, or similar); Construction or commissioning experience on active jobsites; OSHA 10/30 or equivalent site-safety training