Fire Detection Technician

Job ID: 13469

Location: Newport News, VA

Category: Environmental Safety

Division: Facilities & Logistics Mgt

Position Type: Regular

Education: High School Diploma

Experience Required: 5 years

Relocation Provided: No

Position Description

Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.

Position Posted: 11/06/24

Salary Range: $52,800 - $83,400 (Tech II)

Work Location Type: Dedicated On-site (100% working on-site)

What Your Job Will Be Like

As a member of the Facilities Fire Protection Group, the Fire Detection Technician is responsible for the organization and quality of moderately complex work relative to the inspection, testing, and maintenance (IT&M) and minor system modifications of the installed fire detection and alarm systems and flammable gas detection systems located throughout Jefferson Lab facilities. This individual works under supervision of the department Subject Matter Expert and will be trained to plan their work for short and intermediate durations.

In This Role You Will

• Inspect, test, and maintain (IT&M), installed fire detection and alarm systems and flammable gas detection systems located throughout the facilities, conducting minor system modifications as required. The maintenance component of this role is high volume and involves extensive, hands-on field work in a fast-paced environment.
• The primary activity is field service work related to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) required Inspection Testing & Maintenance (IT&M) of fire alarm systems. Field service work includes troubleshooting of the systems. Jefferson Lab employs a variety of fire detection technologies to protect the business and industrial occupancies of the approximate 163-acre site.
• Conducts field work to accomplish minor alarm and detection system modifications under the direction of the Fire Marshal
• Conducts field work to assist Jefferson Lab security technician, electricians, HVAC mechanics and general maintenance employees to accomplish Preventive Maintenance (PM) service
• Utilize Jefferson Lab work planning tools to schedule and coordinate planned inspections and tests and record completed inspections and test data using computer-based data recording mechanisms.
• Partner closely and work effectively with the Fire Suppression Technician to ensure adherence to corrective and preventive maintenance schedule.
• Accurately record completed work using computer-based data recording tools that will include, but is not limited to, Excel Workbooks, Access database and Maximo work orders.
• Apply technical knowledge of each detection system which can be gained by reading the equipment manufacturers Operations and Maintenance manuals.
  

Qualifications We Require

• High School Diploma
• 5 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• NICET Level I Certification within 1 yr
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Demonstrated experience performing multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to identify schedule conflicts within the group and provide solutions.
  
  

About Jefferson Lab

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community.

A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab

Benefits

At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (vacation, holidays, sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Hybrid & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast
  
  

Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA’s equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA’s equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities. JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @ jlab.org or call (757) 269-7100 to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.