Fire Alarm Technician; Level I- III

High School Diploma and three years (3) experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Facilities Development and Management seeks a Fire Alarm Technician (Level I- III) to install, test, maintain, perform shutdowns, modify and repair fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, and other fire systems.

This involves low voltage systems and networks related to fire alarms and sprinkler systems, security systems, and access control systems along with the central monitoring station.

This position is based at ASU’s Tempe campus and will require working from other campuses depending on operational needs.

This posting will remain open until filled.

• Applicable NFPA 72 and NFPA 25 requirements for assigned work, ASU standards, and manufacturer procedures.
• Routine fire alarm inspection, testing, preventive maintenance, basic troubleshooting, repairs, and verification of normal operation after work.
• Operation of panels, initiating and notification devices, signaling circuits, power supplies, batteries, wiring, and alarm transmission.
• Operating fundamentals of sprinklers, valves, waterflow and supervisory devices, fire pumps, preaction, and supported special-hazard systems; inspection and testing support within assigned qualifications.
• Alarm, supervisory, and trouble signal recognition; understanding central monitoring and dispatch interfaces and connected building equipment.
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), approved access, impairment notifications, interim protection, and safe work practices.
• WebTMA records, test and deficiency documentation, technical communication, customer service, teamwork, and emergency reporting.

Experience:

• 2+ years of experience
• NICET or equivalent certification
• Basic testing, troubleshooting & repair.

• Diagnostics and repair:
  Independently diagnose device, circuit, ground-fault, power, and notification faults; select corrective actions and verify results.
• Communications:
  Isolate radio, wired, wireless, cellular, and IP alarm transmission faults and coordinate monitoring issues.
• Routine programming and backups:
  Use manufacturer software to interpret approved sequences of operation, create and verify system backups, and make authorized device, point, and parameter changes; validate affected functions.
• Suppression interfaces:
  Interpret operating sequences and diagnose waterflow, valve supervisory, fire pump, and releasing-interface faults; support qualified inspection and testing activities.
• Acceptance testing and interfaces:
  Perform acceptance and functional tests against approved sequences, including suppression, HVAC shutdown, smoke control, doors, elevators, emergency power, and specialized equipment interfaces; document results and support commissioning.
• Technical judgment:
  Apply codes, ASU standards, drawings, and test results to identify deficiencies and issues requiring qualified design or authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) review.

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience
• NICET II or greater
  
  Advanced diagnostics, inspections, programming, compliance support

• Advanced programming and recovery:
  Use manufacturer tools for approved cause-and-effect logic, sequence changes, and multi-panel or system integrations; manage configuration versions, restore and validate programs from backups, and plan reacceptance testing.
• System diagnosis:
  Resolve recurring or intermittent failures involving logic, networks, or interacting equipment using operating history and test data.
• Integrated…