Total Fire Protection is expanding rapidly, presenting an exciting and challenging opportunity to bring your fresh ideas, polished expertise, and collaborative attitude to support our growth. The
Assistant Project Manager – Fire Alarm Division will directly oversee all duties and tasks of this functional discipline. As the
Assistant Project Manager – Fire Alarm Division , you will report directly to the Senior Project Operations Manager – Fire Alarm Division and oversee the discipline and functions relative the daily duties associated with this role.
At Total Fire Protection, our
MISSION is simple,
“Embracing Relationships, while keeping you safe, and delivering First Class Service.” You won’t just be a team member at Total Fire Protection, but a valuable contributor. Our diverse team members support one another as we work towards our common goal of bringing Fire and Life Safety to our Customers nationwide.
Our Company culture has been built on the foundation of our
CORE VALUES that define
“Who We Are” and we hold each other accountable to these
CORE VALUES. Our
Five-Alarm Growth represents our commitment to embracing change, evolutionary action, continuous learning, constant improvement, and full engagement. We place the priorities of our
Team First and our team members back it up through
Do What You Say! execution. Total Fire Protection believes that
Do the Right Thing! builds loyalty, trust, and respect because
We Care about our team members, our Customers, and our community.
Every team member brings their own expertise to Total Fire Protection and is encouraged to make their voice heard. We offer a family-oriented culture of teamwork and encourage continuous learning, a diverse atmosphere, and opportunities for career advancement.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities- Live Our Values!
- Understand Total Fire Protection’s strategy, business, and growth initiatives.
- Provide Assistance to the Fire Alarm Project Operations Manager in managing projects from start to finish, including preparing project schedules, managing project budgets, and overseeing the project's day-to-day operations.
- Ability to provide a proficient review of a complete set of construction documents for projects with the ability to identify project scope of work, manufacturer’s specifications, and the general standards of practice.
- Present conceptual, working, and detailed design of fire/life safety systems for new and existing facilities.
- Conduct submittal reviews, provides responses to RFIs, generates punch lists as necessary and the ability to estimate and write project contract change orders as required.
- Detailed project management knowledge as it applies to corresponding systems, including but not limited to, Fire Alarm and relevant detection and notification systems.
- Familiarity with NFPA 72, including differences between versions, recent updates, and the intent of the code.
- Familiarity with NYC and Long Island local building codes and their fire alarm code requirements
- Proficient knowledge of the complete MS Office Suite including Microsoft Project.
- Possesses knowledge of construction projects for various applications, involving concept development, design documents, coordinating with design team and officials, shop drawing review, construction administration, etc.
- Candidate should be able to orally communicate complex installation and technical ideas to designers, engineers, contractors, and field technicians as well as people with a nontechnical background, and all relevant stakeholders within and outside of the Company.
- Candidate must possess excellent writing skills, capable of writing reports, letters, and facilitating effective internal and external communication.
Required Skills And Experience- Five (5) years of experience in administrative related work.
- Prior experience in the fire alarm industry or a similar field is highly preferred.
- Collaborates and provides support to TFP team members as well as clients, includes interfacing with Building/Fire Officials
- Possesses Excellent Problem Solving/Troubleshooting Skills and the ability to work under pressure.
- Computer fluency in Windows, Excel, and in all other Microsoft products.
- Proficiency in project management software and tools.
Think you have what it takes to be a Total Fire Protection team member? Apply on our careers page at www.tfp1.com to be a part of this dynamic organization!
Total Fire Protection is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.