Fire Special Hazards Technician (Evergreen) in Alice Springs, Australia

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Fire Special Hazards Technician

Amentum is a premier global government and private-sector partner whose experience, passion and purpose drive mission success.

We currently have an opportunity for a Fire Special Hazards Technician in Alice Springs. If you are looking for a relaxed, community-focused lifestyle, work/life balance, a company that invests in maintaining and developing you and your career, and to work with an exceptional group of friendly, talented people we encourage you to join our team.

The Fire Special Hazards Technician functions as a key member of a multi-skilled team to safely and effectively maintain facility infrastructure and critical systems at OASIS. This role provides a professional service in the execution of technical repair and maintenance of all assigned facility clean agent suppression equipment. This includes elements of planning, organization, coordination, scheduling and resource management associated with the day-to-day maintenance of the facility’s clean agent systems.

You will primarily be responsible for the efficient and timely completion of clean agent system maintenance tasks, identification of deficiencies and repairs as required.

Operating within a small team of technicians, you will be expected to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, supporting the implementation of initiatives and technical advancement. The role will suit individuals who are able to think on their feet, respond to changes in assignments based on site needs and complete assigned tasks to a high standard, whilst working closely with the Facilities Operations Team, other Facilities Maintainers and OASIS departments to enable reliable, consistent and effective maintenance and operation of facility systems.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Inspection, testing and maintenance of fire systems and associated infrastructure in accordance with applicable standards.

• Repairs and installation of associated fire systems and infrastructure.

• Work with operational and maintenance personnel to coordinate life safety system impairments as required for repairs, maintenance and new installations.

• Maintain a complete and current working understanding of all relevant facilities infrastructure, equipment and systems.

• Inspection of fire extinguishers

• Any other reasonable duties as requested.

QUALIFICATIONS ESSENTIAL

• NICET II or III – Special Hazards Systems

• Strong understanding of Work Health Safety (WHS) Act, and EHS policies & procedures

• Demonstrated understanding and experience working within Facility Maintenance or similar technical environment

• Strong understanding and knowledge of technical terminology relating to Electrical infrastructure and electronic equipment

• Strong understanding of facilities equipment and functionality

• Strong understanding of facilities O&M requirements

• Strong understanding of equipment maintenance requirements (preventive, predictive, & corrective)

Desirable

• NICET I or II – Fire Alarm Systems

• NICET I or II – Inspection and Testing of Water Based Systems

• Experience with Notifier systems

• Trade qualification

• Enterprise Resource Planning experience. (SAP, Archibus etc.)

• Microsoft Office Suite experience

EXPERIENCE

• 2 years’ experience in similar role

• Experience with diverse range of fire systems and suppression equipment highly regarded.

Applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks which include referee checks, criminal History checks, a pre-employment medical assessment and drug test.

It is a condition of employment that employees are Australian citizens or USA citizens to obtain and retain the appropriate level of security clearance, applicable to each role as the employee will be required to obtain a security clearance.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) and Labor Laws Posters (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/MI5TC2kqOqsOBPMVfnZ32U) .