Division Chief of Community Risk Reduction Fire Marshal

The Division Chief of Community Risk Reduction is a tactical level position which provides leadership direction and coordination of the Community Risk Reduction program. This highly visible position requires significant interaction with various levels of public and private stakeholders which could have a significant impact on the public perception of the City. Additionally the person in this position performs a critical role in the future development of the City. The employee must stay abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of Community Risk Reduction. The hiring range for this full-time exempt position is $119000-$130000/annually (DOQ).

Position Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the Community Risk Reduction Division. Plans and directs the day-to-day fire prevention activities including inspections plan reviews and permits. Supervises fire inspection personnel including scheduling training coaching and evaluating staff.
• Develops knowledge of adopted codes standards and other regulations to perform interpretation and develop enforcement guidelines for residents professional organizations and department personnel. Provides technical assistance and guidance to architects engineers developers contractors building owners city staff and fire department personnel by providing technical interpretations of fire code.
• Reviews civil architectural mechanical electrical plumbing and fire protection system plans specifications and calculations to ensure compliance.
• Conducts fire and life safety inspections of new and existing buildings hazardous activities or operations and witnesses final acceptance testing of fire protection systems to evaluate fire code compliance.
• Develops reviews and evaluates permit processes to ensure streamlined efforts in enforcing and issuing permits required by the adopted fire code.
• Conducts origin and cause investigations fire scene reconstruction system failure analysis and evaluating structures or systems for fire code compliance. Serves as the departments evidence custodian. Testifies in court proceedings as an expert witness when required.
• Assists in the training of fire department personnel in topics related to fire behavior protection prevention inspections and code requirements.
• Ensures accuracy of records relating to commercial occupancies plan reviews inspections and permit data; assists in collecting and inputting data to support pre-incident planning efforts.
• Administers various departmental software platforms related to community risk reduction.
• Establishes and maintains contact with the appropriate federal state county and regional with the State Fire Marshals office regarding inspections re-inspections and inquiries.
• Responds to public inquiries provides information and resolves complaints. Represents the City and Fire Department at meetings with the public other City departments and outside agencies as required.
• Supervises and takes part in the development and implementation of educational programs for schools businesses community groups and the public.
• Communicates effectively in both formal and informal situations; modifies information media and presentation style to fit the needs of the group.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university is required.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of fire service experience is responsible supervisory experience is preferred.
• Certification as a Kansas Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic Advanced or Paramedic or National Registry with the ability to obtain Kansas upon hire.
• Successful completion of the following National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro Board) OR International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) certifications:
  • HAZMAT Awareness
  • HAZMAT Operations
  • Firefighter I
  • Firefighter II
• Fire Inspector and Fire Plan Review Certifications from International Code Council (ICC) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) Pro Board or other approved certifying entity are required within one (1) year of appointment.

Any combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the responsibilities identified in this job posting may also be considered.

Work Schedule

The base schedule for this position is Monday through Friday regular office hours; however this exempt position will occasionally be involved in and required to be available for or attend activities and events that occur in the evening and on weekends and holidays. This exempt position is essentially on call 24 hours a day seven days a week to make administrative and management decisions and/or to assist with emergencies and other issues.

Additional Statements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties responsibilities and qualifications. The City of Shawnee reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities of job descriptions to meet business and organizational needs as necessary. The job description is not a contract or guarantee of employment.

The City of Shawnee complies with federal and state equal opportunity laws. It is the Citys policy to provide an equal employment opportunity for all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to ancestry race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy age national origin disability socioeconomic status genetic information citizenship veteran status or familial status or any other basis protected by state or federal law in regard to hire training promotion transfer layoff dismissal discipline and other conditions of employment. If reasonable accommodation is necessary to apply or further information if needed please contact Human Resources at .

Required Experience:

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