Fire Safety Technician II - North Liberty

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics department of Engineering Services is seeking a Fire Safety Technician II. This position will have a primary schedule of 8a.m. to 4:30p.m. Monday-Friday including weekends and holidays as scheduled for on-call.

The new University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus will open in the Spring of 2025. This 469,000 square foot facility will be home to UI Health Care's nationally recognized Orthopedics service line, offering comprehensive, coordinated, and accessible care across the outpatient, inpatient and surgical venues. These state-of-the-art clinical facilities will also include a full-service community imaging center, laboratory services, physical therapy, retail pharmacy, and emergency department as well as an array of support services. The facility has been designed to support a superior patient and staff experience; excellence across our patient care, teaching and research missions; convenient access to services; and engaging community partnerships. UI Health Care is seeking a welcoming, highly-skilled and collaborative workforce to be a part of the opening team for this superb new campus, and to help further our mission of: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs all characteristic duties and responsibilities of Fire Safety Technician I.

• Installs, repairs, replaces and calibrates complex life safety equipment and support systems.

• Promotes and participates in discussions and programs on safety, health, fire prevention, and related manners with supervisors, staff, and faculty.

• Interacts with city, state, federal safety and health agencies to ensure compliance with safety and health codes, standards, or regulations.

• Maintains and updates computer database used for inspection purposes.

• Troubleshoot and repair devices associated with fire alarm, fire sprinkler, or suppression equipment.

• Advises supervisor of non-compliance items and emergencies requiring immediate action or further evaluation.

• Provides emergency response to the University as needed.

• Coordinates and prepares routine inspection reports, as required. Maintains complete historical records of required inspections.

• Assists with training/educating University staff as required.

• Interacts with multiple integrated systems and components, associated with sprinkler, fire alarm and suppression systems such as doors, smoke mitigation, etc.

• Performs required NFPA Testing of Fire Alarm, Protection, and Suppression Systems.

• Provides emergency response to the University as needed.

• Performs other duties as assigned by appropriate department or administrative personnel

MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Two years of experience in electrical or control trade, including apprenticeship; or two years related experience, which includes regular participation in activities such as project planning, designing, ensuring code compliance, estimating project costs, investigating problems, recommending actions; or an equivalent combination of training and experience totaling four years.

• Certified as NICET II in Fire Alarm Systems or NICET 1 in Water Based Fire Protection or NICET 1 in Special Hazards.

• Must possess and maintain NIMS 100, 200, 700, and 800 certificates.

Application Process:

Please attach a resume (under submission relevant materials) as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Please contact Joseph Beebe at joseph-beebe@uiowa.edu with any questions.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Fire Safety Technician II

• Appointment Type: Merit

• Schedule: Full-time

Compensation

• Pay Level: 13
• Starting Salary Minimum: 46510.24
• Starting Salary Maximum: 69251.84

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare

• Contact Name: Joseph Beebe

• Contact Email: joseph-beebe@uiowa.edu