Lead Fire Alarm Technician

NextGen; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Education & certification reimburse

Medical & dental & vision

Retirement plan with company match

Job summary

NextGen Technologies in the Savannah area is seeking an experienced Fire Alarm Technician to join our service crew. You will install, service, inspect, and program commercial fire alarm systems, troubleshoot panels, and coordinate with AHJ.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on experience (3+ considered), NICET II preferred, valid driver's license with clean MVR, and solid low-voltage knowledge. We offer company vehicle, paid education, and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on commercial fire alarm experience (3+ acceptable for right candidate).
• NICET II preferred; not required; company pays for you to get it.
• Strong low-voltage fundamentals (conduit, terminations, schematics).
• Valid driver's license with clean MVR.

Responsibilities

• Install, service, inspect, and program commercial fire alarm systems (Notifier, Silent Knight, Fire-Lite).
• Run service calls; troubleshoot panels, NACs, IDC/SLCs.
• Perform annual inspections and testing to NFPA 72.
• Read prints, pull permits, document the job.
• Coordinate with the AHJ on acceptance tests.

Skills

Fire alarm experience

Troubleshooting panels

NFPA 72 knowledge

Low-voltage fundamentals

Driver's license

Education

NICET II (preferred)

Tools

Notifier panels

Silent Knight

Fire-Lite

Job description

Fire Alarm Technician

NextGen Technologies has been doing commercial fire protection and low-voltage in the Savannah market for 20+ years. We're adding an experienced Fire Alarm Technician to our service crew. If you can troubleshoot a panel, knock out an NFPA 72 inspection, and work independently, we want to talk.

What you'll do

• Install, service, inspect, and program commercial fire alarm systems (Notifier, Silent Knight, Fire-Lite, etc.)
• Run service calls. Troubleshoot panels, devices, NACs, IDCs/SLCs
• Perform annual inspections and testing to NFPA 72
• Read prints, pull permits, work clean, document the job
• Coordinate with the AHJ on acceptance tests

What we need

• 5+ years of hands-on commercial fire alarm experience (3+ considered for the right candidate)
• NICET II preferred. Not required. We'll pay for you to get it.
• Solid low-voltage fundamentals (conduit, terminations, schematics)
• Valid driver's license and clean MVR

What you get

• Company vehicle, take-home once cleared to run calls independently
• Paid continuing education, including NICET, certifications, and exam fees
• Performance and certification bonuses
• Medical, dental, vision
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability and life insurance
• Simple IRA with company match
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Boot allowance after 1 year