FLEX Fire Protection Specialist

Marriott•Bethesda, MD

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of Marriott Fire Protection & Life Safety (FLS), this position is responsible for insuring compliance of fire protection standards for all Lodging Brands and products in the Americas, including new builds, conversions/acquisitions, re-positioning, and renovations in order to provide a superior level of life safety and protection to our guests, associates, and assets from the perils of fire, natural disasters, and terrorism. Provide project management and life safety expertise to ensure compliance with the standards through the design and construction of new and converting hotels.

Requirements

15 years of fire protection experience, or Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering combined with relevant experience.
Good working knowledge of the International Building Code and NFPA Standards.
Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel. Outlook
Willingness to travel extensively (approximately 70%).

Nice To Haves

Construction and Plan Review experience preferred.
Basic to working knowledge of construction means and methods, facilities operations, and contracting.
Demonstrates the capability to contribute productively within a team-oriented environment, fostering collaboration and effective communication with colleagues to achieve project goals.

Responsibilities

Responsible for delivery of high quality FLS support services to business units within Global Design, Lodging, Development, Operations, Brand, Lodging Engineering, Risk Management, Ownership Franchise Services and various other Marriott businesses for all assigned projects.
Act as a liaison to insurance companies, code officials, architects, owners, consultants.
Direct adaptations and modifications throughout design process and installation of systems.
Discuss with supervisor and team members fire protection and life safety issues or problems that have high financial impact.
Develop and maintain independent relationships with customers; anticipate needs of customers; negotiate work deliverables and timing for small initiatives.
Assist in the building of team core values of integrity, accountability, respect, and value.
Remain current with emerging technologies, national codes and best methods for automatic sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, life safety, and smoke control.
Oversee and manage FLS aspects of new development projects from feasibility to opening.
Conduct fire protection and life safety survey building assessments and writing survey reports.
Routinely interacts with franchisees, building owners, clients, customers, officials, contractors, and others.
Perform design reviews for egress, building construction, automatic sprinkler, fire alarm, and mechanical smoke control systems to ensure compliance of Marriott standards, system performance, equipment selection, constructability, maintainability, building code conformance, and sequencing.
Provide construction support services including fire protection system project control functions (change-order analysis and schedule impacts), cost reduction analysis, submittal reviews, mid-construction site review and report, transition planning (construction to operations), and acceptance testing.
Monitors project schedules, manage construction documents, and confirm project completion.