Airport Assistant Fire Marshal

Maryland Department of Transportation; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maryland Aviation Administration, part of the Maryland Department of Transportation, seeks an Airport Assistant Fire Marshal for the Airport Fire & Rescue Department at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). The role focuses on protecting the public through research, inspections, and code enforcement to minimize fire hazards.

Work is outdoors at the airport and at response locations, with exposure to high noise levels.

Responsibilities

• Assist in enforcing fire and life safety codes at BWI and state levels.
• Review plans and modifications through the plan review process.
• Assist in the management of the code enforcement program for the Airport Fire & Rescue Department.
• Inspect fuel farms, fuel trucks and fueling operations for FAR compliance.
• Issue written violations for life safety and fire code violations.
• Inspect, evaluate, test and document fire protection systems and fire alarm systems.
• Investigate, document, and resolve complaints on fire and life safety issues.
• Conduct field inspections of existing facilities for fire and life safety violations.
• Issuing permits in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
• Conducting a review of shop drawings for fire protection and fire alarm systems and preparing correspondence.
• Performing inspections of fuel farms, fuel trucks, and fueling operations for FAR compliance and agency procedures.

Job description

Position Specific Recruitment

This is a position‑specific recruitment open to anyone who meets the minimum qualifications listed below. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this position or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

Description

Open Recruitment

Position Specific Recruitment

The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is the owner & operator of both BWI Thurgood Marshall and Martin State Airports, serving over 27 million passengers annually.

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MAA is currently accepting applications for the position of Airport Assistant Fire Marshal within the Airport Fire & Rescue Department (FRD) at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport).

The Airport Assistant Fire Marshal provides a safe environment for the public and employees at BWI Marshall Airport and throughout the community through research, education, inspections, and code enforcement activities necessary to minimize the danger to life from fire and other hazardous conditions.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To The Following

• Assisting with and ensuring compliance of BWI Marshall Airport construction design standards and other statutory regulations pertaining to Local and State adopted fire and life safety codes including Federal Aviation Regulations pertaining to aircraft fuel storage and handling;
• Reviewing and inspecting new building modifications or construction projects through plans Review process.
• Assisting in the management of the code enforcement program for the BWI Fire and Rescue Department.
• Enforcing all building fire and life safety codes adopted by MAA and the State of Maryland.
• Inspecting fuel farms, fuel trucks and fueling operations for Federal aviation Regulation (FAR 139).
• Issuing written violations for serious life safety and fire code violation.
• Inspecting, evaluating tests and documenting fire protection systems and fire alarm systems.
• Investigating, documenting, and resolving complaints or concerns given a reported situation about fire and life safety issues from employees and the public;
• Conducting field inspections of existing facilities for fire and life safety violations;
• Issuing permits in accordance with the agency’s policies and procedures;
• Conducting a review of plans and shop drawings for fire protection and fire alarm systems and shop drawings for renovations and new construction and preparing correspondence using appropriate documents; and
• Performing inspections of fuel farms, fuel trucks, and fueling operations for Federal Aviation Regulation compliance and the agencies' policies and procedures.
• Work is performed at an airport fire station and at response locations throughout the airport, which are exposed to high noise levels from aircraft. The employee is required to work outdoors in all types of weather. In some emergency situations, the Airport Assistant Fire Marshal wears protective clothing and may be exposed to hazardous situations.

This position is an emergency essential position. All employees designated as emergency essential are required to be available to work during weather, operational, and/or disaster emergency conditions. Furthermore, this position requires work in a 24-hour facility, and you must be available to work any shift as required by the operational needs of the MAA.

This position is located at BWI Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County, MD.