Consultant or Senior Consultant- Fire

The Senior Consultant - Fire provides value-added consulting services to clients and meets the service guidelines stated in the client account servicing instructions, baseline servicing instructions, and fire practice procedures.

General Requirements

• Surveys - Conduct property loss control surveys to evaluate the property and business interruption exposures at client facilities based on NFPA Standards and others as appropriate.
• Develop recommendations based on standards to include loss estimates before and after completion of the recommendations.
• Evaluate automatic fire protection and water supply systems.
• Report and evaluate building construction, occupancy, special and natural hazards.
• Develop loss estimates based on scenarios such as the Maximum Foreseeable Loss
• Provides training and peer review for other consultants; serve as a technical resource to other consultants
• Services provided to clients include training, manual and program development, code or regulatory interpretation.
• May prepare and present proposals, develop service instructions, solicit client feedback and prepare stewardship reports.
• Work assigned is typical of higher technical need as well as being in direct contact with upper client management, including risk managers, financial managers, and other decision-makers.
• Professional conduct and excellent written/verbal communication skills are required as the position requires direct contact with upper client management, including risk managers, financial managers, and other decision-makers
• Provide project management services to include special visits, plan reviews, and oral/written presentations to clients.
• Actively manage your work assigned in the database.

Functional Requirements

• Review and respond to communication from clients and internal communication
• Carry out fieldwork, report writing, consulting, and plan review.
• Review workloads and revise accordingly
• Must be able to: climb ladders; lift/carry up to 50 lbs; stoop, crouch, crawl; traverse catwalks.

Educational Qualifications & Experience:

• Four Year College Degree
• May hold any of the following certifications or be working toward Professional Engineer License (PE), Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS).
• 10+ years of consulting experience
• Experience in servicing major accounts
• Come to a sound conclusion based on information collected and the applicable standards/guidelines required.
• Gather and communicate information in a clear and concise report/letter/e-mail.
• Ability to manage your own workload
• Recognized technical expertise
• Computer literate

Additional Information

TÜV SÜD Global Risk Consultants (GRC) is the leading unbundled property loss control provider worldwide, offering a complete portfolio of services including Fire Protection Engineering, Boiler & Machinery Engineering, Infrared Thermographic Surveys, Jurisdictional Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspections, Natural Hazards Analysis, Diversified Services, and Loss Control Training. For over 60 years, GRC has gone beyond the parameters of traditional property loss control services and continuously strives to provide our clients with solutions to help achieve and maintain a highly protected status

This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer – Disability and Veteran

TÜV SÜD America, Inc. is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, marital status, genetics, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status and those laws, directives, and regulations of Federal, State, and Local governing bodies or agencies. We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the following: Labor Law Posters