Requirements
• legal documents to work in the USA and/or in any country assigned. United States Federal regulations require (1) after hire, all applicants must complete and sign Federal Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form; and (2) provide or make available documents of identity and eligibility to work in the U.S.
• current driver’s license
• acceptable DMV report and insurable for auto on corporate excess liability policy
• personal automobile with minimum liability coverage of $300,000
• acceptable security background check
• acceptable medical
• capable of air travel
• capable of physical demands of job: climbing ladders, being in elevated places, being in enclosed spaces, bending to conduct flow tests, lifting equipment up to 40 lbs., jogging up to 50 ft., etc. If the prospective employees has any physical limitations, these must be reviewed in light of the demands of the job.
• excellent verbal communication skills
• ability to work with a variety of people
• ability to work independently
• ability to solve problems
• ability to work or travel any day of the week as required by the assignment
• familiarity with Microsoft office programs and keyboard skill
• demonstrated knowledge of NFPA or FM technical standards
• submission of documentation submitted for a fire protection survey completed within the last 5 years, showing not only technical acumen but also acceptable writing style.

Preferred Skills
• FPE or CFPS or equivalent designation in fire protection; or the attainment of such a designation within 6 months of employment
• minimum of 12 years in property fire protection engineering or related field. Previous work experience should have included some form of account management.
• minimum of 10 years in field survey work of client facilities for fire protection engineering or related field. The majority of this work should have been in industrial type occupancies, with typical location combined value >$50,000,000. A verifiable list of sample previous survey locations should be available.
• majority of previous work experience required in-depth knowledge and application of the standards published by the National Fire Protection Association and/or by Factory Mutual. Previous work experience should include (1) technical evaluation of adequacy of water supplies; (2) technical evaluation of adequacy of sprinkler systems and other fire protection equipment; (3) technical evaluation of common or special hazards, such as Black Liquor Recovery Boilers, heat transfer medium, dust hazards, warehousing, etc.; (4) physical testing and evaluation of fire pumps, fire hydrants, sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, and other related fire protection equipment; (5) plan review for new or revised fire protection.
• majority of previous work experience required completion of documentation. Writing style must be clear, coherent, concise and complete.
• minimum of 5 years experience in working with a computer and common computer programs such as MS Word or WordPerfect (word processing programs), Lotus or Excel (spreadsheet programs), MS Outlook (communications programs).
• familiarity with MS Access or similar database program. Competency with current database program must meet internal standards within 3 months of hire. Note that this requirement could be more intense for employees hired into an Account Management function.
• familiarity with ACAD or similar drawing program. Competency with current drawing platform must meet internal standards within 12 months of hire.
• familiarity with FireACAD or similar hydraulics program. Competency with the current hydraulics platform must meet internal standards within 6 months of hire.