Fire Protection Superintendent

About the Role

Manages day‑to‑day operations for the new construction fire protection field trade. Provides guidance, supervision, and direction to fire protection staff consisting of journeymen, mechanics, and apprentices/helpers. Ensures safety, job quality, ACI standards, productivity, and customer satisfaction are maintained at every stage. Strong relationship‑building skills with management, staff, customers, and vendors help cultivate a positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fire protection field manpower to ensure construction efforts are executed in accordance with design, budget, and schedule.
• Supervise day‑to‑day fire protection field personnel, ensuring quality, standards, and productivity.
• Document and relay changes and problems; serve as both team member and leader.
• Communicate with the construction team regarding open issues and progress during planning and build phases.
• Focus on quality of output to meet the company’s vision.
• Establish and maintain departmental standards.
• Interview, hire, train, assign, and direct fire protection employees; appraise performance, reward, discipline, address complaints, and resolve problems.
• Ensure proper safety and incident‑reporting procedures are followed and bring problems to supervisors, safety, or HR.
• Oversee total fire protection field trade construction effort to ensure project compliance with design, budget, and schedule.
• Ensure all company, client, and project policies, procedures, and standards are followed by field staff.
• Maintain fire protection personnel logs and documentation files.
• Provide direction to planning, scheduling, and engineering functions as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 6+ years of commercial fire protection supervision.
• 10+ years of hands‑on fire protection trade work, or an equivalent combination of vocational training and experience.
• Proficiency in fire protection field supervision.
• High regard for safety standards and strong organizational skills.
• Extensive knowledge of fire protection system installation.
• Ability to multi‑task, work with minimal supervision, follow written and oral instructions, attend to detail, and solve problems.
• Adherence to all company policies and procedures.
• Clean driving record.
• Availability and means to report to multiple job sites as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• OSHA 30 certification.
• First Aid/CPR certification.
• Fire Protection Master’s License (DPOR).
• Prior military experience.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance Plan (Employee‑Only, $0.00 cost)
• Dental Insurance Plan (Employee‑Only, $0.00 cost)
• Vision Insurance Plan
• Short‑Term Disability Plan (Employee‑Only, $0.00 cost)
• Life Insurance Plan (Employee‑Only, $0.00 cost)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with generous company matching
• Health Savings Plan with generous company matching
• Wellness programs
• Company vehicle & gas card
• Phone allowance

Work Environment & Physical Demands

The role may require work in varying temperatures, both indoors and outdoors, including inclement weather, heat, humidity, cold, and dampness. Exposure to moderate to high noise levels, fumes, dust, and airborne particles is possible. Employees may need to work in confined spaces or at heights.

Physical demands include frequent use of construction equipment, heavy machinery, hand and power tools, climbing, bending, lifting up to 50 lb, standing or walking for long periods, and the ability to identify color‑coded cables and wires. Travel is typically local and not overnight.