CAMPUS LIFE SAFETY MANAGER

UM23 Bowie State University (BSU); United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowie State University is seeking a Campus Life Safety Manager to lead life-safety initiatives, ensure compliance with NFPA 101, and oversee inspections across facilities and events.

The role collaborates with Facilities, EHS, University Police, Emergency Management, Residence Life, Risk Management, and campus partners to identify hazards and improve emergency preparedness. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in fire/life safety, safety management, facilities operations, emergency management, or related field.
• Knowledge of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and related requirements.
• Ability to coordinate inspections and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain the Campus Life NFPA 101 Life Safety Program.
• Conduct and coordinate life-safety inspections of facilities, laboratories, student spaces, and event areas.
• Monitor means of egress, emergency exits, corridors, stairs, fire doors, exit signage, emergency lighting, and other life-safety features.
• Identify deficiencies and coordinate corrective actions.
• Prepare periodic life-safety compliance reports for Campus Life leadership.
• Coordinate inspections with Fire Marshal, Facilities, Environmental Health and Safety, and Public Safety.

Skills

NFPA 101 knowledge

Life safety expertise

Inspection coordination

Documentation skills

Job description

CAMPUS LIFE SAFETY MANAGER (Open)

Department: Buildings & Maintenance, PM
Position Type: Regular
Open Date: 10-09-2026
Close Date: $65,000 - $75,000

The Campus Life Safety Manager provides leadership and operational oversight for life safety, emergency preparedness, safety compliance, and risk-management activities supporting campus-life facilities, programs, events, and student services. A primary responsibility of the position is to support the university's implementation and operational compliance with the NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, as adopted and applied by the university and applicable authorities having jurisdiction. The Manager works collaboratively with Facilities, Environmental Health and Safety, University Police/Public Safety, Emergency Management, Residence Life, Risk Management, and other campus partners to identify life-safety concerns, coordinate corrective actions, improve emergency preparedness, and promote a safe environment for students, employees, and visitors. The position serves as a campus-life subject-matter resource for life-safety practices and helps ensure that safety requirements are incorporated into daily operations, building use, student activities, and special events.

Responsibilities:

NFPA 101 & Life Safety Implement and maintain the Campus Life NFPA 101 Life Safety Program. Conduct and coordinate life-safety inspections of facilities, laboratories, student spaces, and event areas. Monitor means of egress, emergency exits, corridors, stairs, fire doors, exit signage, emergency lighting, and other life-safety features. Identify deficiencies and coordinate corrective actions. Compliance & Reporting Maintain life-safety inspection, testing, PM, drill, and corrective-action records. Monitor overdue inspections and unresolved deficiencies and escalat significant concerns. Prepare periodic life-safety compliance reports for Campus Life leadership. Support inspections by Fire Marshal personnel, Facilities, Environmental Health and Safety, and applicable authorities. Laboratory Life Safety Coordinate life-safety inspections and corrective actions in research and instructional laboratories. Identify concerns involving egress, fire protection equipment, combustible materials, emergency access, and laboratory emergency procedures. Coordinate technical laboratory and hazardous-material concerns with Environmental Health and Safety. Life Safety Equipment Maintain an inventory and schedule for required life-safety inspections, testing, certifications, and preventive maintenance. Schedule and coordinate inspections and PMs for fire alarms, sprinklers, fire extinguishers, emergency lighting, exit signs, fire doors, emergency communication systems, and other applicable life-safety equipment. Track completion, deficiencies, repairs, retesting, and overdue activities. Maintain inspection reports, service records, certifications, and corrective-action documentation.

Minimum Qualifications:

Three years of experience in fire/life safety, safety management, facilities operations, emergency management, or a related field. Working knowledge of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code and applicable fire/life-safety requirements. Experience conducting or coordinating life-safety inspections, testing, and preventive maintenance. Experience coordinating contractors, corrective actions, and compliance documentation.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Working knowledge of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code and applicable fire/life-safety requirements. Knowledge of life-safety systems, inspections, testing, and preventive maintenance. Ability to identify deficiencies and coordinate corrective actions. Ability to manage inspection and preventive-maintenance schedules. Knowledge of emergency evacuation, fire prevention, and life-safety practices. Ability to assess campus facilities and laboratories for life-safety concerns. Strong organizational, documentation, communication, and recordkeeping skills. Ability to coordinate with Facilities, Environmental Health and Safety, Fire Marshal, Public Safety, and contractors. Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and exercise sound judgment during emergencies.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Candidates selected for employment may be subject to medical inquiries and/or medical examinations to determine ability to perform the job. Valid Maryland Non-commercial Class C or equivalent driver’s license may be required. This position is an essential function/employee position. Employees in this classification will be required to report to work or remain at work during inclement weather and/or other campus events or emergencies. Union Position.

Additional Job Information:

• medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance
• paid time for paid sick leave, annual leave, and personal leave
• 12 paid holidays per year, tuition remission
• employer-funded pension and supplemental retirement accounts

Bowie State University shall not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or veteran status. All policies, programs, and activities of Bowie State University are and shall be in conformity with all pertinent Federal and state laws of nondiscrimination including, but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination Act, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Federal Executive Order No. 11375, and Article 49B of the Annotated Code of Maryland. This commitment applies in all areas and embraces faculty, staff, and students. Equal opportunity of access to academic and related programs shall be extended to all persons. Bowie State University shall have as its firm objective equal opportunity in recruitment and hiring, rate of pay, all other promotions, training, retention and dismissals, for all employees and applicants for employment. The University will stress equal access for employees and applicants for employment to all programs and services provided by the University both on and off campus. The University will also provide equal opportunity and an atmosphere of nondiscrimination with respect to women and members of minority groups in all its operations. In addition, the University shall promote equal opportunity and equal treatment through a positive and continuingAffirmative Action Program. The University makes, and will continue to make, reasonable accommodations to promote the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the University's business. In addition, employees and applicants will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination because they have engaged in, or may have engaged in, activities such as filing a complaint, assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance review or hearing, or opposing any act or practice made unlawful, or exercising any other right protected by Section503 of the RehabilitationAct of 1973, as amended or the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended.

Founded in1865, Bowie State University (BSU) is Maryland’s oldest Historically Black College or University (HBCU) and is one of 12 constituent institutions of the University System of Maryland. One of the nation's Top20 HBCUs, and top 10 among public HBCUs. BSU provides high-quality and affordable educational opportunities for students with ambitions to achieve and succeed. BSU offers 27 undergraduate majors, as well as 18 master’s, 2 doctoral programs, along with doctoral and advanced certification programs, with special focus on science, technology, business, education and related disciplines. BSU is the among the nation's top graduate school programs in Nursing (MSN), Computer Science, Education and Public Affairs (U.S.News & World Report). With an enrollment of more than 6,000, BSU is a diverse university whose students, faculty and staff represent many ethnic and cultural backgrounds. BSU is centrally located in one of the nation’s most exciting metropolitan areas within easy reach of Washington, DC, Baltimore, and Annapolis, and boasts a serene campus on a 300-acre suburban wooden tract.