Lead Fire Alarm Technician

Lead Fire Alarm Technician - Baltimore

Guardian Fire Protection Services, LLC is a leading provider of fire protection, life safety, and security solutions, proudly serving the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southeast regions for more than 45 years. Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, Guardian operates 24 offices across 8 states and supports more than 90,000 customers across a wide range of industries. Guardian delivers comprehensive, end-to-end service across the fire, life safety, and security industries.

Our capabilities include fire sprinklers, fire alarms and monitoring, fire pumps, extinguishers, special hazards systems, marine fire protection, and integrated security solutions that include access control systems and CCTV. Our continued growth is fueled by deep technical expertise, trusted customer relationships, strong business performance, and a disciplined acquisition strategy that ensures consistent quality and service across all locations.

At Guardian and our affiliated companies, our people are the foundation of our success. We're committed to hiring and developing talented, passionate professionals who share our mission to protect lives and property. As we continue to grow, we offer meaningful career opportunities within a dynamic organization focused on customer service, technical expertise, collaboration, and long-term success.

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Guardian is seeking an experienced Lead Fire Alarm Technician to perform fire alarm system service, inspection, troubleshooting, repair, installation, programming, testing, and commissioning for commercial customers.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on fire alarm experience
, with advanced knowledge of fire alarm systems and a strong understanding of applicable NFPA and local code requirements.

Experience with
special hazard systems, including FM-200 and Halon
, is preferred, and NICET certification is a plus.

This position will be responsible for both service and installation activities, including leading and supporting new fire alarm system installations, system modifications, device replacements, system expansions, and retrofit projects. The Lead Fire Alarm Technician will be expected to read and interpret fire alarm drawings, coordinate installation activities, properly install and terminate system components, program and configure systems, and complete testing and commissioning to ensure systems operate properly and comply with applicable codes and manufacturer requirements.

The Lead Fire Alarm Technician will work directly with customers, general contractors, project managers, and other trades and may be responsible for providing direction and technical guidance to other technicians and apprentices on installation and service projects. The position requires strong technical, organizational, communication, and customer service skills and must be available for scheduled on-call rotation.

• Hourly pay; rate is dependent on candidate's experience and qualifications
• Potential quarterly bonuses
• Any hours worked between 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. are paid at time-and-a-half for every day of the week
• Paid 4-hour minimum at the time-and-a-half rate for emergency service calls
• Paid 4-hour minimum at the double-time rate for emergency service calls on recognized holidays, in addition to 8 hours of holiday pay at the regular rate

• Lead and perform installation of commercial fire alarm systems, including new construction, retrofit, expansion, and system replacement projects.
• Read and interpret fire alarm system drawings, wiring diagrams, specifications, and installation documents.
• Install fire alarm control panels, initiating devices, notification appliances, modules, power supplies, batteries, annunciators, and other related equipment.
• Install and terminate fire alarm wiring and associated raceway, conduit, cable, and components in accordance with approved plans, applicable codes, and manufacturer specifications.
• Properly identify, label, terminate, and test wiring and system components.
• Program and configure fire alarm control panels and associated system components.
• Perform device addressing, point-to-point testing, system configuration, and system startup.
• Conduct functional testing and commissioning of newly installed or modified fire alarm systems.
• Identify and correct installation deficiencies, wiring issues, programming problems, and equipment malfunctions.
• Coordinate installation…