Fire Plans Examiner

Chancellor's Office Statement

Join our team at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor, and make a difference in providing access to higher education. We are currently seeking experienced candidates for the position of Fire Plans Examiner
. The CSU Chancellor's Office, located on the waterfront adjacent to the Aquarium of the Pacific in downtown Long Beach, is the headquarters for the nation's largest and most diverse system of higher education. The CSU Chancellor's Office offers a premium benefit package that includes outstanding vacation, health, and dental plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS);

and 15 paid holidays a year.

The anticipated salary hiring range is up to $120,000 per year, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Administrator II

The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking a Fire Plans Examiner to conduct plan review to ensure compliance with fire and life safety regulations and standards, as adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM). This position will also ensure compliance with CSU internal policies relating to fire and panic safety construction and may represent the campus in interacting with municipal fire departments.

This position is approved for telecommuting (two days telecommuting, three days in office (in-person)) with onsite work at the main headquarters located in Long Beach, California.

• Facilitate, coordinate and track individual plan review/approvals to a timely and code complaint conclusion. Serve as a CSU Chancellor’s Office representative to collaboratively resolve issues relative to fire and panic safety code and regulations. Tracking will include use of OSFM and CPDC’s project database software.
• Engage all stakeholders. Coordinate CSU OFS/OSFM fire safety reviews and approvals, whether directly agency to agency, indirectly as may be authorized by CSU OFS/OSFM MOU or as may be needed.
• Work with the CSU Fire Safety Board (FSB) of outside expert counsel on fire safety and code compliance. The FSB will also provide external peer review assessments of CSU major capital projects.
• Ensure code effective design development and advocate good code compliance practices to individual campus project design teams and external plan review consultants.
• Participate in effective code compliance design reviews. Implement the fire safety plan review process at campus and/or CSU/OSFM locations as needed to realize effective and timely project approvals.
• Demonstrate, promote, and recognize campus, and departmental high standards for excellent client service, effective use of resources, workplace safety, professional development, personal accountability, and continuous improvement. Communicate and promote model campus practices systemwide.
• Propose new or recommend changes to existing fire and life safety policies affecting the CSU and the campuses to assure compliance. Continuously evaluates, recommends, and implements procedures that assure awareness of fire, life & panic safety requirements.
• Participate in the preparation and delivery of CSU fire safety code compliance training.
• Pursue personal continuing education training to build/maintain professional certifications and stay current with changes to fire and building codes and related standards (e.g., NFPA, ICC, etc.).

• Educational background:
  California Licensed Architect, or Fire Protection Engineer, or related bachelor’s degree or other relevant comparable experience in design/compliance/construction field. Relevant comparable training examples:
  Certification as an ICC Fire Plans Examiner, Building Plans Examiner, Fire Inspector, California State Fire Marshal or other local public agency fire authority plans examiner.
• Industry experience: 3+ years of architectural, engineering, construction industry experience on a broad variety of projects.
• Specific field experience: 3+ years of field and plan review experience in performing plan review, technical inspection, and/or supervision of general construction projects including fire, life,…