Job Details
Job Location
Glastonbury Town Hall - Glastonbury, CT

Position Type
Full Time

Education Level
High School

Salary Range
$79,735.50 - $107,620.50 Salary/year

Job Category
Government

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Under general direction of the Director of Planning and Land Use Services, incumbent is responsible for leading the Fire Marshal Division. Oversees a comprehensive plan review, fire inspection, investigations, prevention and education program, in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes and Connecticut State Fire Safety Code. Serves as the Town’s Open Burn Official.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Ensures a respectful and safe work environment for all by fostering a culture of mutual respect, accountability for ethical behavior and positive leadership, aligning policies, procedures and training with such values. Sets high professional and customer service standards for staff and ensures accountability with those standards.

• Supervises the daily activities of assigned staff; provides performance feedback both formally and informally. Ensures training on and enforces compliance with best practices for safe work practices, with attention to risk management and loss control. Administers policies and procedures.

• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow, evaluating and standardizing procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Maintains records of fire and inspection activity and completes related reports.

• Reviews construction building plans, specifications and fire protection system designs for conformance with applicable fire codes and provides comment to Building Official for permit approval. Provides consultation to developers, contractors and owners on corrective action to be taken. Performs inspections during construction and provides comment to Building Official for certificate of occupancy.

• Performs inspections for conformance with applicable fire codes of
• buildings and facilities, as required by law

• day care centers, medical centers, and liquor permit premises, certifying for state licensure

• various facilities and services, including, but not limited to, fireworks displays, heaters, fuel stations, outdoor amusements, storage tanks used for fuel oil, gasoline and liquid propane gas

• open burning requiring a permit

• Regulates the use of hazardous materials in Town; issues permits for the use, transportation and storage of explosives. Inspects all vehicles registered in Town that transport flammable and combustible liquids.

• Investigates the origin, cause and circumstances of fires, explosions, and burn injuries within the Town and prepares reports to the State Fire Marshal. Follows up on suspicious fires to determine possible wrongdoing and recommends enforcement action as appropriate.

• Investigates and resolves customer service issues. Takes corrective action and maintains records of concerns and resolutions.

• Coordinates fire safety programs and activities, including, but not limited to fire prevention in the schools, senior housing communities, and other public venues.

• Serves as a technical resource to the Director of Planning and Land Use Services, and other staff as applicable.

• Assures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds and personnel; monitors revenues and expenditures and drafts annual Division budget.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Assists in employee selection.

• Performs other duties as required.

CONFIDENTIALITY:

• Maintains confidentiality of records and information as appropriate

CONDUCT:

• Observes safe work practices
• Observes state traffic laws
• Represents the Town in a professional and courteous manner at all times

DEPENDABILITY:

• Regularly attends and is punctual for work
• Work evenings and weekends as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE:

• Knowledge of
• Public administration principles and practices of a specialized work unit
• Connecticut State Fire Safety Code and related General Statutes
• Principles and practices of fire investigation
• Firefighting practices as they relate to fire investigation
• Principles and practices of fire inspection and code enforcement
• Building construction as related to fire safety
• State traffic laws

• Ability to
• Interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form
• Interpret federal, state, and local codes, regulations and standards relating to building construction
• Communicate findings in writing, accurately, clearly and concisely
• Verbally explain technical information to lay persons in an understandable way

• Skilled in

• Interpersonal communication in order to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Leadership in order to provide a respectful, equitable and ethical work environment
• Providing a high level of customer service while executing regulatory duties
• Supervision in order to provide guidance for staff and ensure accountability for performance

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Physical exertion such as walking over rough or difficult terrain; recurring standing, stooping, climbing or walking; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items weighing approximately 25 pounds.
• The environment involves potential risk exposure to dangerous situations or unusual environmental stress that requires a range of safety and other precautions
• Ablity to
• See distant objects, as in driving; close objects, as in observing evidence on a fire scene or reviewing building plans
• Discriminate color, such as in distinguishing flame color
• Hear normal sounds with background noise, as in conducting an oral investigative interview
• Perceive smells, as in identifying fuel sources
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Communicate verbally and in writing so others understand
• Use deductive and inductive reasoning; quickly make sense of information by combining and organizing different pieces of information into a meaningful pattern
• Detect a known pattern (e.g., figure, object, word or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material
• Visualize how something would have looked before it was moved or when parts were rearranged

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Graduation from high school, vocational school or GED
• Six (6) years of experience working as a Certified Fire Marshal or Deputy Fire Marshal
• Two (2) years of supervisory experience
• Experience in fire suppression, desirable

LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION:

• Connecticut Fire Marshal Certification
• Driver’s License

NOTE: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task and responsibility. Incumbent must be able to perform essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

POSTING INFORMATION
POSTED 9/2/2022, WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $79,735.50 - $107,620.50 per year

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