DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL 1 - COMMERCIAL/FIRE PLAN EXAMINER - Kitsap County, WA

KITSAP COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (DCD) – Building and Fire Safety – Fire Marshal

We are currently recruiting to hire a Commercial/Fire Plan Examiner to accomplish plan review on a variety of commercial occupancies, land and site development, and fire protection systems, as it relates to the International Fire and Building Codes. 

The position may be filled as a Technician, or Inspector 1 depending on qualifications. This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in joining the Community Development Building and Fire Safety team regardless of your level of experience. The ideal candidate will possess a current ICC Fire Plans Examiner and ICC Building Plans Examiner Certification. The Community Development Inspector series provides development and training through an approved automatic progression process, enabling employees to automatically promote after meeting progression requirements.

DCD focuses on enabling and assisting our Kitsap residents in building quality, affordable, structurally, and environmentally safe developments in the Kitsap Community. We provide our team the opportunity to learn and grow within our positive and innovative work environment; we empower our team to make decisions and pride ourselves on a culture of continuous improvement. Please learn more about the department at: https://spf.kitsapgov.com/dcd. 

Depending on qualifications, we will bring you on at one of the following levels in the Inspector series:
 
TECHNICIAN GENERAL OVERVIEW
This category is designed as an entry level, trainee/apprentice position to progress through the inspection series. Incumbents will develop skills in performing commercial, fire, and site development plan review, fire prevention and life safety inspections of commercial uses, and assisting with code compliance activities. ($24.35/hr - $34.41/hr)
 
INSPECTOR 1 GENERAL OVERVIEW
An employee in the Inspector 1 classification performs commercial, fire, and site development plan review, basic general and discipline specific on-site inspection work in support of a variety of existing residential (multi-family and transient accommodations), or commercial, fire protections or other special and operational permits and applications, or compliance actions. Maintains records in electronic and paper formats as required.  ($26.25/hr - $37.08/hr)
 

DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL 1 GENERAL OVERVIEW
 An employee in the Deputy Fire Marshal 1 classification performs journey level plan review and inspection of all classification of existing residential (multi-family and transient accommodations), and commercial occupancies, fire protection systems, operational and special use permits, code enforcement actions, or application plan review to assure compliance with the applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations. Issues or denies permits and coordinates with other department staff assigned to project teams to assure that building use and construction remains compliant with code requirements. Applies risk reduction strategies and techniques to existing occupancies and uses and answers citizen requests for information. May present educational programs and assists with and receives training in completing fire investigations as needed.  ($28.14/hr - $39.78/hr)  

This position will be posted continuously until filled.  

The first screening will take place the week of September 24th

with virtual interviews tentatively scheduled the week of October 8th.