SENIOR FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER

Job Description:

SENIOR FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER

Description

job description

Under the supervision of the Fire Assistant Chief, the Senior Fire Protection Engineer

performs the following duties:

• Supervises employees engaged in the fire and life safety review of site plans, building plans and inspections.
• Assigns work and evaluates personnel, prepares budget, evaluates proposed legislative amendments, enforcement methods and test procedures.
• Participates in personnel interviews. Prepares administrative reports and procedural memos.
• Consults with elected officials and staff. Maintains a direct liaison with other City departments, and interacts directly with Department heads and section heads.
• Testifies before committees and legislative bodies.
• Meets with or delivers presentations to State and City legislative bodies, homeowners' groups, fire and professional engineering associations, and building industry associations.
• Evaluates, recommends, and determines the approval or denial of administrative variances to local and State fire regulations.
• Interprets the Fire Code, California Code of Regulations Title 19 and 24,
• California Building Code, and adopted standards.
• Conducts, evaluates, or supervises technical training in code enforcement requirements, design trends, new construction methods, departmental policies and regulations, and new fire protection products and devices.

How to apply

Eligible employees who wish to be considered for this emergency appointment

opportunity should fill out the Google Form (linked below) no later than 4 pm on

6/17/2025.

https://forms.gle/zDSvVTNhPad7quPr6

Please use the position title “Senior Fire Protection Engineer - Emergency

Appointment”.

Please submit your resume and Departmental Application:

https://per.lacity.org/DeptApp.pdf when completing the Google Form.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at lafdpss@lacity.org.

Emergency Appointment

An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. No emergency appointment can exceed one year. (City Charter Section 1013).

Closing Date/Time: 6/17/25