Life Safety Specialist - Facilities Administration

Florida Health Sciences Center Tampa General Hospital; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Life Safety Specialist to lead the Life Safety Management Program across facilities. The role focuses on fire alarm, suppression, and life safety systems, ensuring NFPA, CMS, TJC, AHCA, and state code compliance.

You will coordinate inspections, testing, and preventive maintenance while advising project teams and leadership. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in fire safety or related discipline, healthcare environment experience, and strong

Qualifications

• Healthcare fire safety experience required within hospital settings.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to organize, analyze, and solve problems.
• Proficiency with computer-based applications is required.
• Professional demeanor and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the Life Safety Management Program.
• Oversee inspection, testing, reporting, repair, and preventive maintenance of fire safety systems.
• Chair life safety committees and conduct rounds and inspections.
• Support construction activities through permitting and ILSM development.
• Advise project teams and hospital leadership on safety compliance.

Skills

Healthcare fire safety

Life safety compliance

Interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Safety Technology

Fire Science and Safety

Occupational Safety

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Database software

Web-based software

Job description

Job Description - Life Safety Specialist - Facilities Administration (260004LK)

Job Description

Life Safety Specialist - Facilities Administration - ( 260004LK )

Description

The Life Safety Compliance Specialist manages and coordinates the Life Safety Management Program while providing technical expertise in fire and life safety compliance. This role oversees inspection, testing, reporting, repair, and preventative maintenance activities related to fire alarm, suppression, and life safety systems, ensuring compliance with applicable NFPA, CMS, TJC, AHCA, and state and local codes. The Life Safety Compliance Specialist supports construction and maintenance activities through permitting, ILSM development, inspections, and advisory guidance, and serves as a resource to project teams, leadership, and staff. This role chairs life safety related committees, conducts required rounds and inspections and supports a safe and compliant environment across hospital facilities in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of Tampa General Hospital.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Fire Safety Technology, Safety Technology, bachelor’s degree Related Discipline or Technical Program
• Fire Science and Safety, Occupational Safety
• Minimum of five years of experience in a healthcare environment within fire safety, life safety, or occupational safety is required.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills are required.
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and problem solving abilities are required.
• Proficiency in computer based applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, database, spreadsheet, and web based software is required.
• Professional demeanor, appearance, and ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams is required.

Primary Location

Tampa

Work Locations

TGH Main Campus 1 Tampa General Circle Tampa 33601

Eligible for Remote Work : On Site

Job

Facilities Management

Schedule

Full-time

Scheduled Days : Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday