Mission Statement of the Office of State Fire Marshal: To uphold the law and provide for the protection of life and property from the hazards of fire or explosion, to ensure the safety of our citizens in the constructed environment, to provide equal access to disabled individuals and to promote the efficient use of energy in commercial buildings. This position is located in Enforcement--Area 3 and only open to permanent State Fire Marshal employees. Domicile will be within Area 3 territory.

Selected Preferred Competencies:
Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change. Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Demonstrating Initiative: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.
Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
Driving Results: The ability to identify important goals and work to achieve them.
Influencing Others: The ability to have an intentional effect on aligning stakeholder opinions and behaviors with the goals of the organization.
Managing Conflict: The ability to recognize and navigate disagreements in a rational, unbiased, and productive way.
Managing Performance: The ability to direct and to evaluate the work of employees.

All qualifying options will also require an approved certification at the time of appointment (hire) or promotion:

Six years of experience in a criminal justice field, arson/criminal/fire investigations or inspections, a fire service field, building codes enforcement, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field; OR

An associate’s degree in any field plus five years of experience in a criminal justice field, arson/criminal/fire investigations or inspections, a fire service field, building codes enforcement, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field; OR

An associate’s degree in a criminal justice field, a fire service field, a construction field, architecture, or an engineering field plus four years of experience in a criminal justice field, arson/criminal/fire investigations or inspections, a fire service field, building codes enforcement, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field; OR

A bachelor’s degree in any field plus three years of experience in a criminal justice field, arson/criminal/fire investigations or inspections, a fire service field, building codes enforcement, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field; OR

A bachelor’s degree in a criminal justice field, a fire service field, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field plus two years of experience in a criminal justice field, arson/criminal/fire investigations or inspections, a fire service field, building codes enforcement, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Advises higher level personnel on problems involving the relationship of work units to other broader programs and the impact on such programs; recommends action plans and reports on progress.
• Delegates authority to subordinates and holds them accountable for the accomplishment of work unit goals.
• Supervises inspection and/or investigation activities for an assigned area. Performs quality control functions for an assigned work unit.
• Coordinates and evaluates all problem activities for a work unit and resolves issues. Prepares various reports as required.
• May work on special projects as assigned.