Fire Alarm Support Technician - On-Site & Team Collaboration

Impact Recruitment; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Recruitment is seeking a Fire Alarm Technician to provide on-site technical support for a commercial retail property in Vancouver. From the Operations Room, you will monitor the fire alarm system using a Simplex Incident Commander and coordinate with on-site construction crews to manage alarms and alerts.

The role requires CFAA or ASTTBC certification and 2+ years of experience in fire and life safety systems; familiarity with Simplex TrueSite is an asset.

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor the fire 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 a devices 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 alerts and 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.

Skills

Strong communication

Logs & records

Reading drawings

Education

CFAA/ASTTBC certification

Tools

Simplex TrueSite Incident Commander

Job description

Impact Recruitment is seeking a Fire Alarm Technician to provide on-site technical support for a commercial retail property in Vancouver. From the Operations Room, you will monitor the fire alarm system using a Simplex Incident Commander and coordinate with on-site construction crews to manage alarms and alerts.

The role requires CFAA or ASTTBC certification and 2+ years of experience in fire and life safety systems; familiarity with Simplex TrueSite is an asset.