firefighter jobs in Canada

Job description:

This is a unique job. Are you curious what the view is like from the locker room of your favourite sports team? The tunnels under the airports across the country? Going behind the scenes of secure federal facilities, aerospace, hospitals, etc? Does the idea of working for an essential service provider, travelling across the country and meeting with clients excite you?

Our job is to go into all sorts of buildings, document their hazards and safety systems, write an evacuation plan, and train their staff on what to do in case of emergencies.

Not only will you get a chance to see things most people never see, but you do it as part of a small, eclectic team with a great sense of humour!

Side benefit: you make the world a safer place.

Succeeding in this job will require you to develop broad competency across many topics/skills. You don’t need decades of experience – just to be intelligent, hard-working, and adaptable.

Fire Plan Strategies assists with preparing organization's plans for fire emergencies, across Canada. We are a vibrant, 100% Canadian owned and operated business. What started small is now expanding fast, ever-changing and constantly improving.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to get involved with a company that is projecting continued growth for many years.We are looking for a candidate who can support us in the following areas:

Live training (in-person and remote): emergency response, fire extinguisher and custom training to groups between 1 and 60 people.

Site audits to collect information about buildings to write fire safety plans.

Assist with the development and training of our staff in a workplace health and safety capacity.

Other responsibilities suited to your skills and interests as the company evolves.

In these roles, you will interact with our clients, their staff, our suppliers, our administration team, drafting group, fire plan writers, and our senior management.

Skills:

Ability to think strategically and systematically.

Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills

Ability to identify key issues and recommend clearly defined solutions and/or responses and/or targeted questions to ask during site audits.

Quick learner and self-starter who is able to work independently with minimal direction and supervision, as well as within a team.

Adaptable to new situations and able to keep calm under pressure.Proactive and logical approach to information gathering.

Ability to synthesize complex ideas and present information clearly and effectively.

Being results-oriented is a must, with an eye for detail and the ability to be effective in a hands-on role.

Strong leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

Site Audits:

- Perform on-site analysis of buildings to identify and document life safety systems across Canada for many different types of organizations. Including but not limited to high-rise buildings, restaurants, schools, commercial leased spaces, residential buildings, etc.- Annotate floor plans for the drafting group.

Training:

- Develop site-specific evacuation strategies that respect the unique hazards and safety features of sophisticated industrial and commercial complexes.

- Candidate will reference National and Provincial Fire Codes where needed.

- Candidate will be expected to familiarize themselves, utilizing Fire Plan Strategies tools, with various Fire Life Safety protection systems.

- Maintain project awareness of several projects (at different stages) at once, ensuring we can deliver our service on time to our clients.

- Assist with the development of training staff in critical safety measures.

Qualifications:

Must have experience, either academic or work in, Emergency Services/prevention

High School Diploma or its equivalent (diploma or degree preferred)

Strong computer skills

The ability to interpret Floor Plans

Strong attention to detail

The ability to problem-solve when required

The ability to manage tasks and prioritize work as required. There are times when there are pressing projects with tight deadlines and it is important to be able to handle the pressure that may go along with it.

Willingness to learn about the different types of Life Safety Systems that can be found throughout our different projects

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.

We will start calling applicants to schedule interviews immediately. If this sounds like a good fit for you, please send us your application! We would love the opportunity to review it and meet with you! The advertisement will remain in effect until the ideal candidate is selected.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This role is specifically designed for active or recently active firefighters or emergency responders working rotating 12 or 24-hour shifts.

Candidates seeking full-time employment or without real-world emergency response experience should not apply.

Starting wage $38.46-$50.00 hourly

Job Type: Contract; paid upon receipt of an invoice - bi-weekly; standard hours required per project are preset by management and will be communicated ahead of each project.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $38.49-$50.00 per hour

Application question(s):

• Do you have experience, either academic or have worked in, Emergency Response related fields?

Work Location: In person