Designated Campus Fire Marshal

Responsibilities

1. Serves as highest-level organization subject matter expert in designated EH&S field or is assigned duties in specific official capacities.
2. Develops, recommends and implements EH&S programs, policies and procedures.
3. Serves as UCSF subject matter expert on fire and life safety technical, regulatory and legislative issues on campus, including Title 19 California Code of Regulations, Title 24 California Building Standards Code and associated standards.
4. Provides professional, technical and regulatory consultation to the Lead DCFM, professional colleagues, and UCSF campus executives to support UCSF and/or UC system-wide planning.
5. Evaluates fire safety risks on campus, and proposes and implements fire safety programs, policies and procedures to effectively control those risks.
6. Creates new and complex solutions applying advanced level knowledge / expertise of best practices within multiple technical, professional, scientific, and applied disciplines and makes recommendations and presentations based on accepted scientific methodology.
7. Performs construction plan review, construction observation and code enforcement on behalf of OSFM.
8. Understands and applies OSFM adopted California Code of Regulations (CCR) and appropriate standard requirements to develop creative solutions to complex fire and life safety challenges.
9. Provides consultation to the design and project management teams during the design and construction phases to confirm that the proposed fire and life safety plan meets applicable codes.
10. Conducts reviews of plans, specifications, calculations, Alternate Methods of Compliances (AMCs), Post Approval Documents (PADs) and other submittal documents for UCSF campus facilities’ fire and life safety systems and construction requirements including, but not limited to, exiting systems, smoke removal systems, automatic fire/smoke detection and alarm systems, automatic fire sprinkler/suppression systems, fire resistive/rated building construction and all related fire and life safety work.
11. Maintains facilities files current for each assigned facility and for each construction project from start to finish.
12. Advises project architects, engineers, construction contractors and facility administrators and designated representatives on code related matters.
13. Makes technical and code compliance decisions related to the reviews conducted, corresponds and communicates with facility project personnel as to the status of the project reviews, and consistently cites code authority for all proposals, plans, specifications and other submittal documents deemed to violate applicable codes.
14. Consults with, makes recommendations, and provides technical assistance to professional engineers, architects, building and fire officials, campus administrators and their designated representatives, construction contractors, OSFM plan review and construction observation staff and state and local officials regarding planning concepts, design, building regulations, etc.
15. Ensures compliance with the documentation requirements of OSFM. Responds to fire scenes as appropriate. May perform fire cause and origin investigations and limited arson investigations, if/as directed by OSFM officials or the Lead DCFM.
16. Helps manage the institution’s response to unplanned fire events and other emergencies. Conducts appropriate follow-up on these events to determine causes and impacts and identify prevention opportunities.
17. Develops and maintains an effective fire and life safety program for UCSF facilities and operations. Reviews existing facilities and identifies deficiencies with respect to their fire and life safety features and other code requirements. Prioritizes deficiencies based on a realistic assessment of their impact on the fire and life safety of the occupants. Develops reasonable options for mitigating deficiencies, documenting their benefits, operational implications and preliminary cost estimates. Presents options for deficiency mitigation to UCSF.
18. Negotiates changes to legal interpretation of laws and regulations within field(s) of authority. Proposes new, or recommends changes to, fire and life safety policies affecting the institution and community to assure safety and compliance.
19. Ensures implementation of quality control procedures according to all regulations in subject area. Monitors and reviews the work of other staff on the EH&S Fire and Life Safety Team to ensure consistency, practicality and regulatory compliance in all Fire and Life Safety Team guidance to stakeholders.
20. Travels to Sacramento or other sites to participate in pertinent portions of OSFM staff meetings, trainings, and other related events.
21. Monitors and controls the organization's EH&S standards in accordance with regulations. Reviews EH&S fire safety guidance documents and enforcement directives and provides peer-to-peer training to ensure consistent, practical and compliant interpretation and enforcement of applicable fire safety regulations and codes.
22. Makes sure the UCSF fire equipment Inspection, Testing and Maintenance (ITM) program in UCSF campus facilities is effective. Generates reports of findings.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., Environmental Health and Safety, Engineering, Architecture, etc.)
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in EH&S, preferably in a university setting.
• Proven ability to develop, recommend, and implement EH&S programs, policies, and procedures.
• Experience in evaluating fire safety risks and proposing and implementing fire safety programs, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of and experience with Title 19 California Code of Regulations, Title 24 California Building Standards Code, and other relevant codes and standards.
• Ability to provide professional, technical, and regulatory consultation to various stakeholders.
• Experience in conducting construction plan reviews, construction observations, and code enforcement.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of professionals and stakeholders.
• Ability to make technical and code compliance decisions and communicate them clearly.
• Experience in negotiating changes to legal interpretations of laws and regulations within the field of authority.
• Experience in developing and maintaining an effective fire and life safety program for facilities and operations.
• Experience in managing and responding to unplanned fire events and other emergencies.
• Experience in providing peer-to-peer training and ensuring consistent, practical, and compliant interpretation and enforcement of applicable fire safety regulations and codes.
• Experience in monitoring and controlling the organization's EH&S standards in accordance with regulations.
• Experience in reviewing and generating reports on the effectiveness of the UCSF fire equipment Inspection, Testing and Maintenance (ITM) program.