Fire Alarm Technician 3 - Chantilly, VA

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company’s capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Why join M.C. Dean? Our people are inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.

The Fire Alarm Technician 3 supervises and performs FA system upgrades and installations, provides advanced troubleshooting and complex programming.

• Perform high level troubleshooting of fire alarm systems of all makes and models
• Perform complex programming of FA systems
• Perform complete site survey for FA system upgrades and new installations; identify needs to bring system up to Code. 
• Perform intermediate level calculations including battery, NAC panel and system standby
• Create redline drawings for as-built preparation
• Troubleshoot complex networked fire alarm/mass notification systems
• Develop PITCO plan and lead PITCO process
• Create submittal packages for permits
• Develop as-built drawings
• Lead installation projects for FA system upgrades and new installations.
• Supervise and train crewmembers on-site.

• High School Diploma (required) 8 years of experience in Fire Alarm or
• 2 years technology degree with 6 years of experience in Fire Alarm
• Work overtime as directed by supervisor.
• Must be willing to work on M.C. Dean, Inc. projects anywhere.
• Must be able to pass a background check.
• Must be able to pass random drug screening.
• Must have valid driver's license, good driving records to operate a MC Dean vehicle as part of this job requirement.
• Must consistently report to work on time, work well with other employees to accomplish a common goal, and maintain a safe work environment.
• Advanced troubleshooting including researching online, system manuals to resolve problems.
• Knowledge of NFPA 72, NEC, Fire Alarm System Theory, OSHA Requirements, and Industry Standards for Fire Alarm systems installation.
• This position has been identified as requiring an additional client background check.

Certifications

• Posses NICET II in Fire Alarm Systems  Or
• Pass NICET II in Fire Alarm Systems  exam within 90 days of employment. 
• NICET III (Highly Preferred.)
• Any other NICET certification is a plus
• ICC/NAFED Certified Portable Fire Extinguisher Technician or equivalent certification is a plus. 

Tools / Software Applications

• MS Office Suite of products
• SharePoint
• Calculations – Battery Sizing, Voltage Drop
• Silent Knight FA programming software
• Keypad programming for various FA Systems
• Bluebeam

Other Qualifications

• Above average level of attention to detail and professional work ethic.
• Commitment to excellence and a high quality of work.
• Ability to function in a controlled, effective manner under stress.
• High level of customer service.
• Strong desire to continuously increase your skill set and take on more responsibility.
• Above average communication skills with customers, other field personnel, office staff and sub-contractors
• Excellent decision-making skills.
• Strong leadership skills

Abilities

• The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to [50 pounds] on a regular basis. Candidates must demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including but not limited to, loading, and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of various materials. Proper lifting techniques and safety protocols must be followed to ensure personal and team safety.
• Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
• Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
• Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
• Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
• May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
• Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.  It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.