Address: 1110 W Washington St, Ste 500 Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: $72,099 - $78,500 Annually 

Grade: 23

Closing Date: October 29, 2026 

**This position is only open to current DFFM employees.**

This position reports to the State Fire Marshal serving as a key strategist for data collection, reporting, and analysis to ensure statewide compliance with the Arizona State Fire Code and National reporting standards. This position supervises and mentors subordinate staff.

• Oversees and administers the Arizona Fire Code Compliance System (AFCCS) database and inventory, ensuring its data architecture and administrative life cycle. This role manages the ingestion, normalization, and validation of multi-source datasets originating from the ADOA, State School Facilities Board, and all 15 county jurisdictions to ensure real-time regulatory alignment. Additionally, this position directs the regulatory oversight and compliance frameworks for specialized certifications, including trampoline courts and food truck submissions, while administering the data tracking, governance, and reporting required for the Fire Fighter Relief Pension Fund (FFRPF).
  
• Acts as the primary coordinator for Audit and Compliance, ensuring the seamless delivery of the accountability plan and manages the end-to-end audit response process. Maintains organizational transparency by preparing quarterly reports and detailed inspection summaries.
  
• Ensures all compliance deliverables are met accurately and on time.
  
• Oversees and supervises the National Emergency Reporting Incidents System (NERIS) program and staff.
  
• Represents the OSFM at meetings as requested, develops reports for division performance measures and expected outcomes for budget submittal, and other specialized reports as needed. Oversees the OSFM budget and purchasing process.
  
• Assist as requested with OSFM Policies, Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs) and Fire manuals.
• Special projects as assigned.
  
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge of:

• Reporting automation and business process improvement methodologies
  
• Statistical concepts and data analysis techniques
  
• Principles and practices of leadership and supervision.
  
• Auditing, monitoring, and investigative techniques.
  
• Records management, documentation standards, and confidentiality requirements

Skills in:

• Proficiency in utilizing computer software such as Microsoft Office/Google Suite products and other relevant technologies and dashboards.
  
• Data Analysis and report preparation.
  
• Identify, document, and communicate software bugs and feature requests to IT staff and software vendors.
  
• Creating comprehensive user guides for end users.
  
• Written and verbal personal and interpersonal skills used in formal and informal modes of presentation to the public, specific groups, the fire service etc.
  
• Research and problem-solving skills.
  
• Project management.
  
• Creating Standard Operating Procedures.
  

Ability to:

• Optimize built-in system logic to eliminate fire inspection and plan submission bottlenecks.
  
• Identify whether an issue is application/user-related or an IT infrastructure, network, or hardware problem, and escalate appropriately.
  
• Audit system data to find user data-entry errors, missing fields, or broken workflow paths.
  
• Assist end-users with software navigation and password resets.
  
• Listen and communicate effectively with a diverse group of people including users, managers and vendors to address concerns and recommend alternatives.
  
• Ensure proper security and information release policies and procedures are followed.
  
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships.
  
• Maintain Confidentiality.
  
• Drive on State Business.

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

• Bachelor’s Degree, Five or more years of professional experience in regulatory compliance, data system administration, fire prevention, or project management.
  
• Project Management Professional (PMP), International Code Council (ICC) or NFPA Fire Inspector Certification.

• Valid Arizona Drivers License
  

Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
  
• Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
  
• 10 paid holidays per year
  
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program, learn more at hr.az.gov/family-leave-expansion).
  
• Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
  
• Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
  
• Deferred compensation plan
  
• Wellness plans
  
• Tuition reimbursement eligible after one year of employment

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

• Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).
  
• Participation is a mandatory condition of employment for all employees who meet the eligibility and membership criteria as defined in statute.
  
• Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.
  
• The current contribution rate is 11.98%

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Selene Rojas at srojas@dffm.az.gov for assistance.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (623) 236-6664. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.