Fire Protection Trainer/Operator - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Permanent Expat Relocation Package

aramco; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Expat Relocation Package

Housing Allowance

Career Development

Job summary

Aramco is seeking a Fire Protection Trainer/Operator to lead instructional design and field delivery, obtaining 3rd party accreditation for test instruments in line with NFPA standards. The role requires relocation to Saudi Arabia and involves operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting fire training facilities and equipment.

The candidate will have a Bachelor’s in Fire Science or related field, 10+ years in frontline fire-rescue, at least 5 years in developing curricula, and Pro Board/IFSAC

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Science or related field is required.
• 10+ years in frontline fire-rescue operations with a comparable risk profile.
• 5+ years developing and delivering industrial fire and rescue curricula.

Responsibilities

• Lead instructional design from concept to field delivery.
• Obtain 3rd party accreditation for test instruments per NFPA standards.
• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot fire training facilities and equipment.
• Coach and mentor instructional staff for workforce development.

Skills

Fire Service Operations

Instructional Design

NFPA Standards Knowledge

Pro Board/IFSAC Certification

Leadership & Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fire Science or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Training Facility Equipment

NFPA Testing Instruments

Job description

This position requires full relocation to Saudi Arabia. It is a permanent full time Expat Relocation Package.

Job Overview

We are seeking a Fire Protection Trainer/Operator to join our Engineering & Training Services Division under Fire Protection Organization.

The Fire Protection’s Engineering & Training Services Division is responsible for providing 3rd party accredited training, development and professional certification opportunities to the Saudi Aramco Fire Protection’s workforce from initial recruit to Chief Fire Officer. In support of this mission, the division operates a National Board for Fire Service Professional Qualifications and International Fire Service Accreditation Congress accredited certification system and delivers training primarily through one of its three designated training centers.

Your primary role is to lead programs from the instructional design phase through to field delivery and obtaining 3rd party accreditation of the relevant test instrument phase of the learning process in line with the latest published edition of the appropriate National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard. Additionally, you will operate, maintain, and troubleshoot various fire training facility related processes, firefighting systems and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Perform and demonstrate at a role model level of proficiency, all skills required of trainees within the training course being delivered, under adverse environmental conditions such as extreme heat, humidity within Immediately Dangerous to life or Health (IDLH) live fire and technical rescue environments.
• Operate, inspect, maintain, test, and service field training resources, systems, and facilities assigned to the fire protection’s training centers and grounds.
• Facilitate safe and effective training and assessments.
• Perform training needs analyses and assessments on fire and rescue training and development programs.
• Coach, mentor and develop instructional faculty that serve in roles below the incumbent’s level for purposes of workforce development, career progression and succession.
• As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor’s degree in either Fire Science, Emergency Management, Occupational Safety or similar field from a recognized and approved program. An advanced degree is preferred.
• You will have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in frontline fire-rescue response operations, with an organization that has a comparable risk profile of Saudi Aramco, including at least 5 years’ experience in developing and delivering industrial fire and rescue accredited curricula. Industrial operations experience is preferred.
• You will be able to demonstrate mastery-level knowledge, skills, and abilities in fire-rescue operations.
• You will have the ability to meet the organization’s physical fitness requirements.
• You will have at a minimum either Pro Board or IFSAC Accredited Certification as Fire-Fighter-I/II, Hazardous Materials Operations Level, Fire Service Instructor Level-II and Fire Officer Level-II.
• Additional Pro Board or IFSAC certification in areas of Haz-Mat, Technical Rescue, ARFF, are preferred.
• It is also necessary that you have suitable technical aptitude in operations and maintenance of fire service equipment, systems, and processes.

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.