Fire Safety Specialist

5 months ago


Surrey, Canada PHSA Full time

**Fire Safety Specialist**

HEMBC, Surrey BC

The Fire Safety Specialist provides fire safety advice and guidance to health authority leadership, management and staff.. The Specialist consults with a range of internal and external partners, including health authority leadership, fire departments, WorkSafeBC, and BC Office of the Fire Commissioner, to ensure fire safety plans and procedures are consistent with international standards and best practices. The Specialist advises on fire safety compliance for Lower Mainland health authorities, and provides guidance for capital projects including redesign and development of health care facilities. The Specialist develops provincial fire safety education and leads fire drills and training.

**What you’ll do**
- Provides advice and guidance to health authority leadership, ensuring that fire and life safety principles are central to decision-making and that best practices are implemented at health authority facilities.
- Leads the development of fire safety plans for health authorities that are consistent with FPOABC guidelines and relevant, applicable and useable for the healthcare facility, and include comprehensive building and fire safety information. As part of this service, the Specialist advises and consults with projects and planning leadership to ensure timely updates and changes are made to plans following construction and renovation.
- Leads the development of fire safety plans for health authorities that are consistent with FPOABC guidelines and relevant, applicable and useable for the healthcare facility, and include comprehensive building and fire safety information. As part of this service, the Specialist advises and consults with projects and planning leadership to ensure timely updates and changes are made to plans following construction and renovation.

**What you bring**

**Qualifications**:

- A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in emergency management, the social sciences, geography, business administration and/or a related field and five (5) years’ recent related experience in a large institutional or campus environment working with fire and life safety education.
- Fire Prevention Officer Certificate and/or Certified to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards is preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of BC Fire Code & Building Codes; NFPA 101 Life Safety Code; NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities; NFPA 10, Portable Fire Extinguishers
- Demonstrated knowledge of the standards, systems and response agencies related to fire and life safety and emergency management.

Skills & Knowledge
- Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).

**What we bring**

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too - offering health, wellness, development programs to support you - at work and at home.
- Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations - offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
- Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
- PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
- Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

**Job Type**:Casual full-time hours (37.5 hours per week)

**Location**:V3V1Z2**
**As per the current Public Health Order, full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment with PHSA as of October 26, 2021.**

**What we do**

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people - Be compassionate - Dare to innovate - Cultivate partnerships - Serve with purpose.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

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