Fire Life Safety Director - College Campus

About the role

Allied Universal is hiring a Fire Life Safety Director to oversee a College Campus located in Lincoln Center, Manhattan.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all life safety systems and related equipment are fully functional.
• Ensure that all floors have fire safety teams including Fire Wardens, Deputy Fire Wardens, and Building Evacuation Team members.
• Conduct fire alarm drills and maintain a written log of critiques to identify potential or actual weaknesses in response time or life safety systems and related equipment.
• Provide clear direction, information and assistance to client visitors, guests, vendors and employees in a professional, pleasant and courteous fashion on a regular basis and during emergency situations.
• Aid the building security staff in the visual inspection of all visitor, vendor and employee access badges/identification cards to verify that the authorized holder is the individual presenting the badge/id card to prevent unauthorized access to the property.
• Perform CPR/AED and basic first aid if required.
• Maintain surveillance and reporting of any suspicious persons and/or packages.
• Stand or walk constantly (for up to an entire shift) on various surfaces (tile, concrete, carpet) and climb stairs, ramps, or ladders occasionally during shift.
• Bend/twist at waist/knees/neck to perform various duties.
• Lift or carry up to 40 pounds.
• Run as needed.
• Use both hands and arms in reaching/handling/grasping/fingering while using phone, notepad, writing reports, and other administrative tasks.
• Use constant use of both hands and arms in reaching/handling/grasping/fingering while using phone, notepad, writing reports, and other administrative tasks.
• Use constant use of eyes (correctable vision to normal level required) to observe, read, interact with public and co-workers, view security monitors; includes hand/eye coordination.
• Work in various environments including adverse outdoor conditions such as cold, rain or heat.
• Maintain satisfactory attendance and punctuality standard.
• Maintain neat and professional appearance.
• Provide quality customer service.
• Handle both common and crisis situations at the client site, calmly and efficiently.
• Read, understand and clearly speak English; constantly use speech and hearing (correctable to normal level required) in communicating with public/co-workers, giving and receiving instructions, using phones.
• Handle pressure of working with high volume general public (constantly to occasionally depending on assignment).

  Requirements

  • F85/F89 NYFD Certificate of Fitness.
  • 2+ Years of Security Experience.
  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • At least 18 years of age.
  • Effective written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with ability to deal with all levels of personnel and the general public in a professional and effective manner; must be able to use initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines.
  • Ability to frequently prepare written reports and logs in neat, legible handwriting; may require computer skills.
  • Ability to read and understand all operating procedures and instructions.
  • Intermediate computer skills to utilize innovative, wireless technology at client specific sites.
  • Ability to maintain satisfactory attendance and punctuality standard.
  • Ability to provide quality customer service.
  • Ability to handle both common and crisis situations at the client site, calmly and efficiently.
  • Read, understand and clearly speak English; constantly use speech and hearing (correctable to normal level required) in communicating with public/co-workers, giving and receiving instructions, using phones.
  • Handle pressure of working with high volume general public (constantly to occasionally depending on assignment).
  • Licensed by the New York State Department of State.

  Qualifications/Requirements

  • Qualified applicants for the Fire Life Safety Director position will meet the minimum requirements, as described below:
  • A high school diploma or equivalent required.
  • At least 18 years of age.
  • Effective written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with ability to deal with all levels of personnel and the general public in a professional and effective manner; must be able to use initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines.
  • Ability to frequently prepare written reports and logs in neat, legible handwriting; may require computer skills.
  • Ability to read and understand all operating procedures and instructions.
  • Intermediate computer skills to utilize innovative, wireless technology at client specific sites.
  • Ability to maintain satisfactory attendance and punctuality standard.
  • Ability to provide quality customer service.
  • Ability to handle both common and crisis situations at the client site, calmly and efficiently.
  • Read, understand and clearly speak English; constantly use speech and hearing (correctable to normal level required) in communicating with public/co-workers, giving and receiving instructions, using phones.
  • Handle pressure of working with high volume general public (constantly to occasionally depending on assignment).
  • Licensed by the New York State Department of State.

  Benefits

  Allied Universal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law. For more information: www.aus.com

  Pay

  $25.55 - $26.55 / hour

  Schedule

  Full Time
  Work Shift Available: Morning and Overnight
  Work Days Available: Candidates should be flexible Sunday - Saturday