Job Description
Position Location and Supervision
The position is located Fort Collins, CO, working in the Facilities Management Department.
This position does not have formal supervisory authority. This full-time, non exempt position will be supervised by Chet Oleson.
Unit Statement
Trades Maintenance Services exist to support Facilities Management, Administration Services Division, and Colorado State University strategic plans. To provide, within the limit of its allocated resources, quality trades maintenance services, which includes all structural, mechanical, and electrical systems, and small construction project management. These services are to create and maintain an aesthetically pleasing and functional environment that meets or exceeds the University’s needs for instruction, research and outreach.
The Fire Systems Group Shop provides quality services including but not limited to; fire alarm systems, fire suppression systems, fire inspections, the life safety reporting system, fire pumps, fire extinguishers, elevator fire department controls and backflow prevention. These functions contribute to life safety, convenience, and quality for the benefit of the University Community to support the goals and objectives of the University, Facilities Services and Trades Maintenance Services.
Position Summary
Serves as the campus technical authority for fire alarm networking systems, specializing in the design, programming, installation, testing, commissioning, maintenance, and repair of NOTIFIER fire alarm and life safety systems. Ensures the reliability and compliance of fire alarm infrastructure through expert troubleshooting, inspections, acceptance testing, preventive maintenance, project coordination, cost estimating, and code compliance with NFPA, ICC, FM Global, and university standards. Provides leadership and technical guidance to technicians, manages complex fire safety projects and system upgrades, and serves as a key liaison between customers, project stakeholders (ie: Capital Construction or Remodel Construction Services) and local fire authorities to support the safety and operational integrity of university facilities.
This will be a 8:30 am to 5:00 pm position.
This position will close at 11:59 p.m. on November 16, 2026.
Job Duties
Develop and carry out planned maintenance schedules and procedures to maximize fire network reliability per the NFPA, ICC, FM Global, and Facilities Services standards and policies.
Generate reports of system conditions that will be utilized for: shop records, Environmental Health Services, future references, and others.
Maintain building floor plans of network pathways and all components used to network fire systems.
Communicate, schedule, and coordinate inspections and outages with customers, maintenance personnel, police department, dispatch, coworkers, and supervisor.
Provide and/or assist with service and repair for university fire/life safety networking systems which include: fire panels, fiber optic pathways, media converters, power
supplies, and other components that interface with the fire networking systems. Service and repair may include: battery replacements, device/component replacements, fiber optic termination, installation of new components to meet current codes and standards, repairs identified by inspections, troubleshooting networking pathways, and service calls.
Install, design, program, test and troubleshoot fire alarm panels, wiring and associated devices. Provides guidance, training and direction to lower level technicians performing NFPA 72 testing and inspections. Performs programming and leads the startup and commissioning process.
Perform initial acceptance testing and verification of fire alarm systems per NFPA, ICC, and Facilities Management standards and policies. Develop, institute, and keep up-to-date acceptance testing records.
Conditions of Employment
Pre-employment Criminal and Motor Vehicle Background Check (required for new hires)
Pre-employment…