Fire Safety Officer

Fire Life Safety Director - Union

At Tishman Speyer, we are building a better tomorrow. The firm’s visionary leadership team and on the ground experts are unparalleled in their ability to foster innovation, anticipate global and local needs, and cultivate new initiatives, such as its tenant amenities platform Zo., and its flexible space and co-working brand Studio. For us, real estate is more than buildings. We focus on the intersections that matter most. The intersection of real estate and people, real estate and technology, real estate and your local neighborhood. We build community and connection. Designing living rooms to labs, boardrooms to breakrooms, we put the customer at the center of everything we do. We build timeless communities that serve neighborhoods and cities with affordability, public space and easy accessibility.

Since its inception in 1978, Tishman Speyer has acquired, developed, and operated 420 properties, totaling 184 million square feet, with a combined value of approximately $97 billion (US). Its current portfolio includes many iconic communities and assets such as Rockefeller Center in New York City, The Springs in Shanghai, TaunusTurm in Frankfurt, and the Mission Rock neighborhood currently being realized in San Francisco.

Summary of the Position:

Tishman Speyer is seeking to hire a certified Fire Life Safety Director (FDNY CoF-89) - Union. The Union Fire Life Safety Director will be responsible for the safety of our customers (tenants), visitors, and guests in one of New York’s most iconic locations. This position requires hands-on engagement within our fifteen (15) fire alarm command stations and frequent communication with our Global Security Operations Center (GSOC). Daily tasks include, but are not limited to, activities such as inspecting and resetting each fire command station, ensuring that fire alarm devices are operational or properly disarmed and rearmed during construction periods, responding to fire alarms and medical emergencies throughout the Center as the lead member of our Fire Brigade, assisting the NYPD & the FDNY during emergencies and reporting all incidents to our security supervisors, conducting inspections of various Life Safety equipment, and administrative tasks as required by your supervisor. The Union Fire Life Safety Director will be in charge of enforcing rules to protect the property and the safety of all people on the premises while creating a welcoming environment for our customers (tenants), visitors, and the community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all Life Safety systems and related equipment are fully functional by walking through each property at Rockefeller Center and physically inspecting each building’s fire command station for Trouble and Supervisory messages.
• Immediately respond to all fire alarms and coordinate the response of the FDNY, if necessary.
• Assist the other Fire Life Safety Directors to ensure that all construction related floors are properly armed or disarmed and fireguards are posted.
• Inspect construction sites and special event venues for safety hazards.
• Assist with the training of the Protection Officers as Building Evacuation Supervisors.
• Assist with the training of lobby personnel and our corporate staff.
• Provide assistance with the semi-annual fire drill training for all our customers (tenants).
• Provide clear direction, information and assistance to client visitors, guests, vendors, customers (tenants), and employees in a professional, pleasant, and courteous fashion on a regular basis and during emergency situations.
• Collaborate on fire alarm and emergency action plan drills.
• Provide critiques to identify potential or actual weaknesses in response time or life safety systems and related equipment.
• Maintain written records and logs.
• Assist at all medical emergencies and perform CPR/AED and basic first aid if necessary.
• Assist with the monthly self-inspections (fire extinguishers, AED packs, stairways, elevators).
• Check all e-mail messages and take necessary action as directed by immediate supervisor.
• Communicate with engineers, security, and property management as needed.
• Maintain the health and safety of the building on par with Tishman Speyer standards.
• Ensure the safety of all our customers (tenants), visitors, and the community.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Previous Life Safety experience in a campus style facility setting is beneficial.
• Previous military, law enforcement, or firefighting experience is helpful.
• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office (Outlook and Word).
• Ability to make clear and concise voice announcements via the buildings public address system.
• Effective oral, reading, and written communication skills.
• Active listening skills.
• Ability to assess and evaluate situations effectively.
• Ability to identify critical issues quickly and accurately.
• Passion for maintaining safety standards while creating a hospitable and welcoming atmosphere.

Education/Experience & Certifications/Licenses:

• Must possess a current Certificate of Fitness - Fire Life Safety Director (CoF-89) issued by the Fire Department, City of New York.
• Must possess or obtain the FDNY CoF-01, 03, 04, and 40.
• Must agree to obtain additional FDNY Certificates of Fitness, if necessary.
• Possesses a New York State Security Officer License.
• Pass any State-required training or other qualifications for licensing.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Physical Requirements:

• Present a professional appearance and engage with our hospitality program.
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, walk, stretch, and reach.
• Some office work on a fixed PC while sitting followed by considerable walking throughout our fifteen (15) properties.
• Fast walking or running, if necessary, based upon life threatening conditions.
• Ability to climb and descend stairs, as necessary, for inspection, training, or evacuation.
• Provide strong verbal commands during stressful emergency incidents.
• Must be able to lift 20-pound fire extinguishers and re-hang the extinguisher as needed.
• Able to lift and re-hang stand-pipe fire hose located in our stairways.
• This position has both interior and exterior duties year-round and exposure to both summer heat and winter cold is likely, with varying temperature ranges from 0 -100 .
• Ability to render aid to others with the possibility of physically aiding an individual in medical distress to the floor.
• Carry medical equipment, as needed.
• Must be able to move large boxes of supplies and equipment within our office and stock room up to a maximum of 35 pounds without assistance.
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment that may be required when working near or walking through areas of renovation/redevelopment to perform FLS tasks, such as but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses, disposable gloves, hearing protection, face mask for infectious disease control, nuisance dust mask, closed shoes with non-slip soles.

Tishman Speyer is deeply committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce which promotes different views and perspectives. We expect our leaders and employees alike to champion diversity and inclusion practices. Tishman Speyer has several employee affinity and interest groups that provide employees opportunities to develop professional relationships across the business and identify opportunities for development and advancement.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and treat all applicants for employment equally based upon job-related qualifications and without regards to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, disability, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $21.48 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location