Field Inspector

City of New York • New York City, NY

22d

About The Position

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) seeks four full-time Associate Inspectors (Electrical), Level 2, in the Bureau of Fire Prevention. The position is restricted to candidates serving permanently in the civil service Associate Inspector (Electrical) title or candidates who have filed for the upcoming Exam #6020.

The Bureau of Fire Prevention works to reduce fire-related deaths and property damage by identifying fire and life-safety hazards; creating, revising, and enforcing the New York City Fire Code; reviewing plans for critical safety systems; licensing fire-protection companies; certifying individuals who monitor fire-safety conditions; and educating the public. It also assists the Bureau of Fire Operations and Bureau of Fire Investigations and coordinates with other City agencies on fire- and life-safety matters.

The selected candidates will conduct complex inspections of life-safety and emergency systems in large areas, super-high-rise buildings, and mixed-use buildings. They will ensure compliance with applicable City codes and rules and national standards, and direct complex phased installations, including life-safety systems in super-high-rise buildings over 420 feet, facilities over one million square feet, and mixed-use occupancies with multiple networked life-safety systems. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• The position is open only to candidates serving permanently in the civil service Associate Inspector (Electrical) title or candidates who have filed for the upcoming Exam #6020.
• One qualifying pathway: six years of full-time satisfactory experience as an electrician, designer, or inspector of electrical installations for light, heat, and/or power distribution, traffic signals, fire alarm detection, or communication systems.
• Alternative pathway: four years of the specified experience and either 60 credits toward a degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology from an accredited college or university, or two years of full-time training in an acceptable electrical program at an accredited technical school.
• Alternative pathway: completion of an electrical trade or electrical inspection apprentice program at least three years in length, plus either three years of the specified experience or one year of that experience and 60 credits or two years of education described in the prior pathway.
• Alternative pathway: a license as a professional engineer or registered architect issued under New York State Education Law.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to one of the listed qualification pathways may be accepted.
• For Assignment Level II, candidates other than licensed professional engineers or registered architects must have at least one year of the specified experience in a supervisory capacity after meeting the minimum requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct highly complex inspections of life-safety and emergency systems in large areas, super-high-rise buildings, and mixed-use buildings.
• Ensure compliance with applicable New York City codes and rules and national standards.
• Direct complex phased installations, including life-safety systems in super-high-rise buildings over 420 feet, facilities over one million square feet, and mixed-use occupancies incorporating several networked life-safety systems.
• Perform related duties as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed