Fire Alarm Support Technician

Aplin; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Aplin in Vancouver hires a Fire Alarm Technician to provide on-site support for a commercial retail property. From the Operations Room, you monitor the fire alarm system and coordinate with on-site teams to manage alarms during construction and testing.

You will work with the security and trades teams, maintain logs, assist with testing and system changes, and ensure devices remain correctly enabled or disabled as required.

Qualifications

• Certification in CFAA or ASTTBC is required.
• 2+ years of experience in fire and life safety systems.
• Familiarity with Simplex TrueSite Incident Commander is an asset.
• Ability to read and interpret building drawings is an asset.
• Working knowledge of applicable fire alarm codes and standards.
• Strong communication skills and coordination with security staff, contractors and trades.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the fire alarm system for alarms, trouble and supervisory points from occupied areas, construction activity, and testing.
• Acknowledge alerts and determine whether the warning affects occupied or construction areas.
• Collaborate with trades and the fire alarm install team to make determinations.
• Communicate alerts and track construction-area alerts.
• Support fire alarm operation: bypass activation, deactivation, acknowledgment and reset, device disable/enable requests.
• Assist with testing: graphic verification, bypass changes and device status lookups.
• Maintain a log of outstanding alerts and a register of disabled devices.

Skills

Communication skills

Reading drawings

Education

CFAA or ASTTBC certification

Tools

Simplex TrueSite Incident Commander

Job description

We are hiring a Fire Alarm Technician to provide on-site technical support to a commercial retail property in Vancouver.

Working from the Operations Room, you will monitor the fire alarm system using a Simplex Incident Commander. You will support the Operations and Security teams while coordinating with the on-site construction crew to manage any alarms or alerts.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor thefire alarm system for alarms, trouble and supervisory points arriving from occupied areas, construction activity, and planned system testing.
• Acknowledge alerts and determine whether the warning is for adevices that serve occupied or construction areas.
• Collaborate with various trades (e.g. electrical, sprinkler) and the fire alarm install team to make those determinations.
• Communicate occupied-area alertsand track construction-area alerts.
• Support fire alarm operation such as bypass activation and deactivation, alarm acknowledgement and reset, and device disable and re-enable requests.
• Assist the fire alarm install team during testing when needed, for example with graphic verification, bypass changes and device status look-ups.
• Maintain a log of outstanding alerts
• Keep a register of disabled devices and confirm they stay disabled after any fire alarm program download or system change.
• Receive advance notice of fire alarm testing and collaborate with Security on which alarms are not to be acknowledged or reset.

Qualifications

• Valid CFAA (Canadian Fire Alarm Association)or ASTTBC certification.
• 2+ years of experience in fire and life safety systems.
• Familiarity with Simplex TrueSite Incident Commanders is an asset
• Ability to read and interpret building construction drawings is an asset
• Working knowledge of applicable fire alarm codes and standards.
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to coordinate with security staff, contractors and trades.
• Ability to keep accurate logs and records

At Aplin - together with our brands CompuStaff, Impact Recruitment, and Vantix Systems - we connect great people with great organizations across North America. We believe diverse teams build stronger companies, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We use AI tools to assist in a fair and efficient matching process, helping our recruiters connect the right people with the right opportunities. To be considered, applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any required permits. Our recruitment services are always free for job seekers.Accommodation is available upon request throughout all stages of the recruitment process.