Clarification from the agency

Internal to an Agency = Open to current permanent ODNI employees Federal Employees = This detail opportunity is for current competitive and excepted service employees only. If you are not a current federal civilian employee you will not be eligible for this position. ODNI Joint Duty Assignments do not apply to members of the Military service or contractors. Applicants from federal agencies may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency.

Lead and provide oversight in the monitoring, identification, and resolution of day-to-day ODNI fire protection and life safety facilities issues, and emergency situations.

Prepare corporate fire protection governance and policy, standard operating procedures, and facility design standards.

Manage agency compliance with nationally recognized building and fire codes and enforce codes by conducting
routine workplace analyses and by reviewing work efforts as they relate to established programs and protocols.

Serve as a liaison with Federal, state, or local agencies or officials regarding ESH fire protection programs.

Support mission partners and advise on the purchase, modification, installation, maintenance, and operation of fire protection systems; installation activities; and equipment troubleshooting, maintenance or repair activities.

Review planning, programming, architectural and engineering designs and specifications, product submittals, calculations, and other technical documents to validate compliance with applicable codes and standards and to identify optimal fire protection solutions.

Inspect new construction and renovation projects to validate compliance with project designs and specifications, and applicable codes and standards, oversee acceptance testing of fire protection systems, and document deficiencies for correction.

Provide program oversight to ensure fire protection features and systems are in operational condition; coordinates with others on conducting fire drills and leads fire prevention programs.

Lead and manage investigations of fires and determinations regarding possible structural, electrical, mechanical, alarm, fire extinguishing, or other systems failure; determine cause of origin; prepares reports as required.

Conduct targeted safety education seminars to train agency employees to become fire safety advocates, ensure
safe workplace conduct and to identify safety concerns for mitigation

Conditions of employment

Must be a current permanent ODNI employee OR must be a current permanent Federal employee with supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment (JDA). JDA applicants must be currently at the grade level specified in the advertisement. No temporary promotion opportunities will be granted for this position. The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.

Joint Duty applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Joint Duty applicants must have a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.

FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS

All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).

1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
2. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.
3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
4. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.

Qualifications

Expert knowledge of building codes, laws, policies, regulations, and standards for fire protection; current developments and strategies in fire protection engineering; techniques and procedures applied by practitioners in fire protection engineering.

Expert knowledge in designing, inspecting, and testing, fire alarm/detection systems, water-based systems, and special hazard systems.

Expert Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, specifically 29 CFR 1910.
Working knowledge of other safety regulations commonly set by OSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), and related agencies.

Expert research, planning, and organization skills, and demonstrated ability to manage changing and competing priorities under strict timelines while maintaining a high level of attention to detail and demonstrated ability to work effectively and independently.

Expert written and oral communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, including demonstrated ability to develop working relationships and networks.

Demonstrated skills in serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ); evaluating and negotiating alternative and equivalent compliance methods.

Superior ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, construction specifications, and other facilities documents, and make informed decisions regarding the interpretations of this information.

Superior ability to prepare comprehensive reports and follow-up inspections that apply to Life Safety, Fire Alarm, Detection, Water-Based, and/or Special Hazard Systems.

Experience: 10 or more years of fire protection engineering experience working with large facilities and/or campuses, preferably within the IC community.

Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Protection Engineering from an ABET accredited program or Degree in Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program.

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Desired Qualifications:

Education: Master's degree in Fire Protection Engineering achieved through an accredited graduate program.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.

A complete application package must include:

a. RESUME: Resumes must be no longer than two (2) pages in length. Resumes longer than two (2) pages will be removed from consideration. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the vacancy announcement, particularly the MDRs, and construct their resume to highlight their most significant experience and qualifications relevant to this job opportunity. You must ensure the resume contains all of the required information and you organize it so we can associate the following information for each experience/position: job title; name of employer; beginning and ending dates of employment (month/day/year format), and hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise stated. Additionally, include a detailed description of job duties, accomplishments, related skills and responsibilities, to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable), and series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position).

b. ESSAY QUESTION RESPONSES: The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question (please see questions in the Requirements section above). By submitting your responses to these questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).

c. COVER LETTER: Applicants must submit a professional narrative as a supplement to the resume to elaborate on their qualifications and previous work performed.

d. POSITION NUMBER: Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted.

e. CURRENT SF-50: Federal Government employees must provide your official most recent SF-50 (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement.) SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" is used to verify to verify current federal status, position, title, grade, and organization of record. If your SF-50(s) does not provide the information needed to make a final determination for qualification, you will be found ineligible for the position.

f. WRITTEN ENDORSEMENT: Applicants from federal agencies must provide written endorsement from the employing agency concurring with the detail.

Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

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