Fire Safety Specialist - Environmental Health and Safety

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Job Requisition ID:

R00052648

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

Env Health and Safety

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Fire Safety Specialist - Environmental Health and Safety

Job Summary:

To perform inspections and maintenance on fire detection and suppression systems in accordance with applicable UMMC policies and procedures and state and federal regulations and standards. To provide guidance and training to UMMC personnel concerning safety procedures and the proper use of fire suppression equipment.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:

Degree (Associate's or Bachelor's) and two (2) years' work experience in fire safety, general safety compliance, or emergency management

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: 

HAZWOPER certification required post-hire within one year

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree (Associate's or Bachelor's) in Fire Science, Fire Safety Engineering, Occupational Safety, or Emergency Management. CFI-I certification

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of federal, state, and local fire regulations and protocols.  Knowledge of fire sprinkler systems, wet/dry chemical systems, and suppression systems.  Skills in performing safety inspections on fire detection and suppression systems and ensuring compliance with applicable safety codes and regulations.  Classroom instructional and hands-on training skills.  The ability to work in or around hazardous conditions such as exposure to flames, chemicals, and biological agents (required to wear personnel protective equipment).  The ability to communicate effectively and react calmly in emergency situations.  The ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare and/or present reports.

Responsibilities

• Reviews Life Safety plans.
• Reviews construction documents for all projects, attend meetings, conducts regular construction rounds.
• Maintains life safety documents for accreditation purposes.
• Serves as a leader on the fire response team.
• Serves as person in charge on code red events.
• Available for call after normal business hours including nights, weekends, holidays.
• Conducts periodic routine inspections and/or tests of facilities, fire equipment, and detection and suppression systems.
• Prepares and maintains documentation related to inspections and tests; maintains inventory of and location drawings of fire equipment.
• Ensures compliance with and keeps abreast of changes in state, national fire protection association (NFPA), occupational safety and health administration (OSHA), and other relevant safety codes and regulations.
• Reviews plans for placements of exits, fire suppression systems, and technical features such as automatic closing doors and ventilation flow.
• Conducts fire safety and prevention classes; conducts hands-on training in fire equipment usage.
• Serves as a member of and assists in the training of the UMMC fire brigade.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, frequent working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 100 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, frequent driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, occasional sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more).

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Rotating

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

08/10/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):