Fire Protection Inspector

Fire Protection Inspector

Northstar Fire Protection of Texas is a Texas based company. Northstar has been on the forefront of the fire protection industry since 1980. With offices in Austin, Lewisville, Houston, San Antonio, and Atlanta, GA we have grown to be a nationally recognized company. Northstar engineers, fabricates, and installs fire sprinkler systems for structures including commercial, government, healthcare, high-rise condominiums and mixed-use projects.

We joined Shambaugh & Son, L.P., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. and together we perform more than $1 billion of construction projects per year with over 4,000 employees throughout 50 states from our home office in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

We recognize people as our most important resource and it is our mission to produce the industry's highest level of quality services and productivity on every project in order to develop repeat customers, maximize return on investment, and provide professional growth opportunities for people in the organization.

Job Summary

Northstar Fire Protection is looking for a Fire Protection Inspector Lead. In this role you will be responsible for technical oversight, planning, execution, and documentation of quality control activities related to fire sprinkler and alarm systems. This role ensures compliance with NFPA codes, contract documents, and industry standards across all phasesfrom design validation and submittals through installation, testing, and commissioning.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the fire protection and alarm plan across all project phases, aligning with project specifications and codes.
• Lead the execution of technical inspections and quality audits on fire protection and alarm systems.
• Coordinate the review and approval of submittals, shop drawings, redlines, and as-built documentation.
• Perform inspections in daily field inspections, reporting, and documentation of compliance.
• Interface with field superintendents, system programmers, and subcontractors to resolve installation deficiencies.
• Collaborate with Commissioning Authority, General Contractor, and Owner's Rep to schedule and execute final acceptance testing.
• Attend QA/QC, commissioning, and safety meetings; provide status updates and resolve escalated issues.
• Generate and maintain reports, test sheets, punch lists, and device tracking logs, closeout documentation, and final test results.
• Ensure traceability of all system components (model numbers, serials, batch codes).
• Mentor technicians and conduct ongoing training on NFPA requirements, inspection techniques, and system troubleshooting.
• Track quality KPIs, nonconformance trends, and ensure corrective/preventive actions are executed and logged.
• Verify contractor and in-house team adherence to code requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Fulfill all other duties as assigned and needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or state-recognized GED, associate or bachelor's degree, or higher education preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in commercial/industrial fire protection and life safety or related industry.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of local and national fire alarm codes (NFPA, IFC, ADA, UL, IBC, IEC, NEC, etc.) and regulations as well as the ability to read and understand drawings and specifications.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Autodesk Construction Cloud, AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, Procore, Building Connect and Microsoft Project.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and mathematical aptitude, with attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and handle multiple priorities under time constraints.
• Flexible to be available as needed to travel to client sites.
• NICET-certified individuals preferred.
• Regular and reliable attendance, including the ability to work extended hours and weekends as required.

Pay Range: $25-35 per hour

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