FLSD/Fire Safety Director - Part Time- Saturday-Sunday/ $26.00 Hr - Manhattan - 28050

$54,080 - $54,080/Yr

Harvard Maintenance - New York, NY

Part-time - Entry Level

New York, NY

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Fire & Life Safety Director (FSD) position at Harvard Protection Services is a part-time role primarily focused on providing exceptional security and life safety services. This position is essential in maintaining a safe environment for all individuals within the assigned facility, including customers, employees, visitors, and guests. The FSD will be responsible for leading a team of security personnel, ensuring that all safety protocols are followed, and that the facility is monitored effectively for any suspicious or unsafe activities. The role requires a professional demeanor and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all stakeholders. As a Fire & Life Safety Director, the individual will maintain a visible presence in the facility, monitor the environment, and be familiar with the traffic of individuals entering and exiting the premises. The FSD will also be responsible for answering phones professionally, permitting authorized individuals to enter the property, and enforcing facility policies and procedures. In addition, the FSD will follow established emergency action plans and safety standards, monitor alarms and systems, and may perform operational functions such as scheduling and training staff. The position also involves conducting inspections of fire safety equipment, preparing reports on inspections and violations, and maintaining records as required by law. The FSD may be called upon to perform firefighting duties during emergencies and assist in fire drills. This role is critical in ensuring compliance with fire safety standards and providing leadership within the security team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a professional demeanor while leading staff and aiding customers, employees, visitors, and guests.
• Maintain a visible presence in the facility/building assigned.
• Monitor the environment, with the ability to detect suspicious and unsafe activity.
• Be familiar with incoming and outgoing traffic, know the customers, tenants, visitors, and guests.
• Answer all phones in a professional manner and demonstrate ability to perform clear and audible announcements.
• Permit authorized persons to enter property and monitor entrances and exits.
• Know the facility/building policies and procedures, and enforce them within the limits of the position.
• Follow established emergency action planning, procedures, fire protection, and safety standards.
• Monitor alarms and systems as required.
• Perform operations related functions including scheduling, overtime management, review of daily logs and incident reports, training and development of staff as required.
• Test and inspect fire extinguishers and other fire protection devices to ensure compliance to fire and safety standards.
• Discuss violations and unsafe conditions with site representative.
• Prepare reports, such as inspections performed, standards violations, and recommendations for eliminating fire hazards.
• Maintain records and logs, as required by law.
• May be called upon to perform fire-fighting duties during emergencies.
• May train others in fire emergency response plans.
• Assist in fire drills, as required.
• May perform other inspections and safety duties as required.
• May perform additional security services functions as permitted under any required Security Officer license.

Requirements

• State or municipality mandated security officer licenses.
• Minimum High School Diploma, GED or the equivalent.
• Must have Fire Safety Directors license.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn fire inspection operations and procedures.
• Must have reliable means of communication and transportation.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Must have a security guard license or be able to obtain one within an acceptable period.
• Previous contract security, law enforcement, fire department, military, customer service experience preferred.
• Good organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to write routine detailed correspondence, including log entries and incident reports.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, customer service environment.
• Good time management skills and the ability to prioritize and problem solve.
• Good computer skills including Microsoft Office.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous experience in contract security, law enforcement, fire department, or military service is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay rate of $26.00
• Health & welfare benefits
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Sick leave
• Vacation
• 401K enrollment benefit opportunities