This is a skilled position with responsibility to operate, maintain, repair, and upgrade, as directed, the automated fire alarm systems on campus. This position also performs hardware and software preventive maintenance, repairs, improvements, and participates in an on-call rotation.

40% – Repair of Fire Alarm Systems
40% – Maintenance of Fire Alarm and all Safety Equipment
15% – Record Keeping and Administration of All Testing and Inspections of Fire Protection Systems
5% – Construction – In-House

This is a mandatory position as defined in the Adverse Weather and Emergency Event policy. Mandatory employees are expected to report to or remain at work during adverse weather and emergency events and, if deemed necessary, to work a different schedule or shift than normally assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS; OR EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. ALL DEGREES MUST BE RECEIVED FROM APPROPRIATELY ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS.

Additional Requirements

NC Drivers License

Preferred Qualifications

• NICET Level II or higher certification in Fire Alarm Systems.
• Factory certification by at least (2) major fire alarms manufactures in programming and operations of their systems.
• Experience in the review of various phases of building design in reference to life safety systems.
• Experience in conducting system operational testing, inspections, and commissioning, in all aspects of Life Safety access-control systems.
• Experience in prioritizing, scheduling, assigning, and managing workload, including: service orders, preventive maintenance programs, emergency request and backlogs.

About The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

UNC Greensboro, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a higher-research activity university as classified by the Carnegie Foundation. Founded in 1891 and one of the original three UNC system institutions, UNCG is one of the most diverse universities in the state with nearly 20,000 students and over 2,700 faculty and staff members representing more than 90 nationalities. With 17 Division I athletic teams, 85 undergraduate degrees in over 100 areas of study, as well as 74 master’s and 32 doctoral programs, UNCG is consistently recognized nationally among the top universities for academic excellence and value, with noted strengths in health and wellness, visual and performing arts, nursing, education, and more. For additional information, please visit uncg.edu and follow UNCG on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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