Senior Project Manager

Total Fire Protection is expanding rapidly, presenting an exciting and challenging opportunity to bring your fresh ideas, polished expertise, and collaborative attitude to support our growth. The Senior Project Manager – Fire Alarm Division will directly oversee all duties and tasks of this functional discipline. As the Senior Project Manager – Fire Alarm Division, you will report directly to the Senior Engineering Manager – Fire Alarm Division and oversee the discipline and functions relative the daily duties associated with this role.

At Total Fire Protection, our MISSION is simple, “Embracing Relationships, while keeping you safe, and delivering First Class Service.” You won’t just be a team member at Total Fire Protection, but a valuable contributor. Our diverse team members support one another as we work towards our common goal of bringing Fire and Life Safety to our Customers nationwide.

Our Company culture has been built on the foundation of our CORE VALUES that define “Who We Are” and we hold each other accountable to these CORE VALUES. Our Five-Alarm Growth represents our commitment to embracing change, evolutionary action, continuous learning, constant improvement, and full engagement. We place the priorities of our Team First and our team members back it up through Do What You Say! execution. Total Fire Protection believes that Do the Right Thing! builds loyalty, trust, and respect because We Care about our team members, our Customers, and our community.

Every team member brings their own expertise to Total Fire Protection and is encouraged to make their voice heard. We offer a family-oriented culture of teamwork and encourage continuous learning, a diverse atmosphere, and opportunities for career advancement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Live Our Values!
• Understand Total Fire Protection’s strategy, business, and growth initiatives.
• Possesses the knowledge that is relevant to interpret the project scope, schedule, phasing, staging, specific site issues, and pertinent code issues with corresponding project stakeholders.
• Ability to provide a proficient review of a complete set of all construction documents for projects with the ability to identify all code requirements, manufacturer’s specifications, and the general engineering standards of practice.
• Present conceptual, working, and detailed design of fire/life safety systems for new and existing facilities.
• Conduct site surveys, submittal reviews, inspections, responds to RFIs, and generates punch lists, as necessary and the ability to estimate and write project contract change orders as required.
• Detailed project management knowledge as it applies to corresponding systems, including but not limited to, Fire Alarm and relevant detection and notification systems.
• Must be intimately familiar with NFPA 72, including differences between versions, recent updates, and the intent of the code.
• Knowledgeable in array of NFPA codes and standards, including but are not limited to 13, 14, 20, 30, 92, 101, 110, 130, 415, 502 and 2001.
• Familiar with NYC and Long Island local building codes and their fire alarm code requirements
• Proficient knowledge of the complete MS Office Suite including Microsoft Project.
• Has general knowledge of fire system engineering, including suppression, fire detection, mass notification, hazard analysis, egress, code consulting, fire dynamics, smoke management, and egress systems.
• Possesses intricate knowledge of fire alarm system installations for varied applications, involving concept development, design documents, coordinating with design team and officials, shop drawing review, construction administration, etc.
• Candidate should be able to orally communicate complex installation and technical ideas to designers, engineers, contractors, and field technicians as well as people with a nontechnical background, and all relevant stakeholders within and outside of the Company.
• Candidate must possess excellent writing skills, capable of writing reports, letters, and facilitating effective internal and external communication.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Five (5) + years of experience in Fire Protection Project Management related work.
• Five (5) + years proven experience in Fire Alarm Systems, both conventional and addressable type.
• Five (5) + years of experience in interior and exterior wiring and the repair of electrical equipment and circuits.
• A minimum of Five (5) years documented experience in low voltage electrical systems, including Fire/Life Safety systems, Security, CCTV, Access Control, Nurse Call, and Paging systems.
• Certifications (preferred) are to include but are not limited to Project Management Professional (PMP); NICET certification in Fire Alarm; Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS); Additional NICET Certification in Special Hazard Suppression Systems, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems.
• Collaborates and provides support to TFP team members as well as clients, includes interfacing with Building/Fire Officials
• Excellent Industrial Electrical Problem Solving and Troubleshooting Skills.
• Computer fluency in Windows, Excel, and in all other Microsoft products.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and driving record that meets company requirements.
• Ability to travel up to 75% of time depending on assigned geographic location.

Think you have what it takes to be a Total Fire Protection team member? Apply on our careers page at www.tfp1.com to be a part of this dynamic organization!

Total Fire Protection is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.