Fire alarm engineer job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Fire alarm engineer in details. A complete job description concludes Fire alarm engineer key duties/responsibilities, Fire alarm engineer job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Fire alarm engineer duties:

1. Travel between sites on a scheduled basis and provides twenty four (24) hour on call responsibility for technical support and repair for site problems.
2. Bring any critical security issues to the attention of management.
3. Serve on task forces, process improvement initiatives as assigned.
4. Review alarm activity of security systems, prepare reports and plan an alarm abatement strategy. Communicate results to required business groups.
5. Provide and maintain regular reporting of results relating to preventative maintenance, commissioning and post installation inspections.
6. Provide installation, testing, preventative maintenance, and repair to home security devices for Fidelity executives.

II. List of Fire alarm engineer qualifications

1. High school diploma with appropriate work experience is required. Minimum of class D electrical licensing required. Bachelor's degree is preferred. Certifications for appropriate skills and technical training preferred.
2. At least 5 years of experience in a technical security environment with 1 - 3 years in the direct management of construction or security installation projects.
3. Strong analytical and problem solving skills
4. Excellent customer service skills
5. Technical knowledge of Smart Home, CCTV, intrusion alarm, Audio/radio communication and other related systems
6. Expertise in design, maintenance, and troubleshooting an enterprise-wide security environment
7. An ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
8. Proficiency in the use of Fidelity standard software.
9. Familiarity with AutoCAD is preferred.
10. Results oriented
11. Flexibility
12. Political/organizational astuteness with the ability to work and interact with all levels of the organization from administrative assistants to senior business unit leaders
13. Ability to work independently
14. Team player
15. Excellent attention to detail
16. Ability to manage complexity. Well organized.
17. Ability to integrate devices or sub-systems into integrated, enterprise-wide systems
18. Working knowledge of NEC, NFPA and OSHA codes

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.