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Job Description
job description
Under the supervision of the Fire Assistant Chief, the Senior Fire Protection Engineer
performs the following duties:- Supervises employees engaged in the fire and life safety review of site plans, building plans and inspections.
- Assigns work and evaluates personnel, prepares budget, evaluates proposed legislative amendments, enforcement methods and test procedures.
- Participates in personnel interviews. Prepares administrative reports and procedural memos.
- Consults with elected officials and staff. Maintains a direct liaison with other City departments, and interacts directly with Department heads and section heads.
- Testifies before committees and legislative bodies.
- Meets with or delivers presentations to State and City legislative bodies, homeowners' groups, fire and professional engineering associations, and building industry associations.
- Evaluates, recommends, and determines the approval or denial of administrative variances to local and State fire regulations.
- Interprets the Fire Code, California Code of Regulations Title 19 and 24,
- California Building Code, and adopted standards.
- Conducts, evaluates, or supervises technical training in code enforcement requirements, design trends, new construction methods, departmental policies and regulations, and new fire protection products and devices.
How to apply
Eligible employees who wish to be considered for this emergency appointment
opportunity should fill out the Google Form (linked below) no later than 4 pm on
6/17/2025.
https://forms.gle/zDSvVTNhPad7quPr6
Please use the position title “Senior Fire Protection Engineer - Emergency
Appointment”.
Please submit your resume and Departmental Application:
https://per.lacity.org/DeptApp.pdf when completing the Google Form.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at lafdpss@lacity.org.
Emergency Appointment
An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. No emergency appointment can exceed one year. (City Charter Section 1013).
Closing Date/Time: 6/17/25 -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Los Angeles
Show moreLos Angeles is the second largest city in the United States and has a multi-ethnic population of
approximately four million. It is truly a world-class city that offers a diversified economy and an unparalleled quality of life. Los Angeles continues to maintain its position as an economic power-
house, the entertainment capital of the world, and a major trendsetter in virtually every field of human endeavor.Los Angeles is a charter city and is governed by a Mayor and City Council. The City Council serves
full time and has fifteen members elected by district for four-year terms. Boards of Commissioners, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, oversee several
of the City’s departments and bureaus.The City has 44 departments, bureaus, and offices for which funds are budgeted annually by the
Mayor and City Council. Within those, the City has three departments (the Departments of Water &
Power, Harbor, and Airports) that are financed solely by revenue generated from their operations,
which are governed by Commissions, as well as two distinctly separate pension systems (Los
Angeles Fire & Police Pensions and the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System). -