Job Purpose

We are looking to hire Fire Department Manager,

This job role is to ensure Fire Manager, herewith, the primary responsibility is to ensure the safety and efficiency of firefighting and emergency services operations. The roles involve coordinating and managing fire suppression efforts, designing, and implementing fire and rescue prevention strategies, and leading a team of firefighters and emergency regulations.

Key Accountabilities:

The  Fire Department Manager who will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Developing and implementing fire safety protocols and procedures to prevent and mitigate potential fire hazards.
• Conducting regular inspections of buildings and facilities to identify and address fire safety concerns.
• Collaborating with local authorities, such as fire departments and emergency services, to coordinate fire response plans and resources.
• Training and educating staff on fire safety protocols, evacuation procedures, and the proper use of firefighting equipment.
• Maintaining and inspecting fire suppression systems, including fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems, and fire alarms.
• Leading and supervising firefighting teams during emergency situations, ensuring effective communication and coordination.
• Analyzing fire incident reports and implementing corrective actions to improve fire safety standards.
• Conducting fire drills and simulations to test organization individual's and teams' readiness and response capabilities.
• Managing resources related to fire safety, including equipment testing, procurement, and maintenance.
• Keeping up to date with industry trends, best practices, and fire safety and emergency regulations.
• Ensuring effective fire safety procedure and response within an organization in building positive relationships and fostering a culture of fire safety awareness in the organization by promoting clear communication, training, and education, collaborating and teamwork, regular inspection, and maintenance, as well as continues improvement to help a safety working environment for everyone.

Working Relationships:

Internal Interactions: 

•  ISF team, HSE, all IMI stakeholders as required.

External Interactions:

• Clients, suppliers, and external stakeholders and professionals 

Who we are looking for

Education:

•  Bachelor’s degree in sciences or equivalent.

Experience:

•  At least 15-20 years related experience.

Professional Qualifications (Certifications & Accreditations):

• Fire and Safety Engineering Technology
• Occupational Safety and Health
• Certified Fire Inspector
• Fire Manager experience Certificate

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• Strong leadership to be able to lead a team of firefighters and rescue emergency teams to maintain a safe and effective workplace.
• Confident in decision-making to make fast and accurate respond quickly to an emergency effectively with appropriate action to ensure the safety of the team and environment by assessing and analyzing the situations.
• Alertness of emergency response for immediate coordination and manage the deployment of resources and setting up of commands accordingly.
• Strong understanding of firefighting techniques and strategies to effectively response of emergency rescue with proficient in the use of firefighting equipment’s (hoses, ladders, fire extinguisher, firetrucks, and other tools.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with clients, suppliers, and stakeholders and professionals to expand the network of organization to establish connections with peers and expertized.
• Confident effective communication dealing and strong skill negotiation with external parties to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes and maintain business relations external teamwork and fostering a collaborative environment to achieve the common goals.

Languages:

• English. (Mandatory)
• Arabic / Others (desirable)