Plan Examiner

Job Description

The Bureau of Fire Prevention cultivates a safer city for its citizens, visitors and first responders by preventing loss of life and property damage from fire and other emergencies. We accomplish this 24/7 by identifying fire and life safety hazards; creating, revising, and enforcing the New York City Fire Code; reviewing plans for critical systems designed to protect and alert building occupants; licensing qualified companies to install and service fire protection equipment and systems; certifying individuals to monitor fire safety conditions; and educating individuals and businesses about fire safety.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in chemical engineering and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in chemical engineering work, or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in chemical engineering technology and three years of full-time satisfactory experience in chemical engineering work, or

3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and a master’s degree from an accredited college in chemical engineering.