MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
OPTION I: A Certificate of Registration* as a Fire Protection Engineer - AND - One year's professional** fire protection engineering experience.
OPTION II: Graduation from an accredited college*** with specialization in civil engineering, fire protection engineering, fire protection administration or fire technology related field - AND - Two years experience performing professional** fire protection engineering work.
OPTION III: Two years experience at the level of Los Angeles County Fire Prevention Engineering Assistant II****.
LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
*CERTIFICATE INFORMATION:
Applicants for this position are required to include a copy of required certificate(s) and license(s) at the time of filing or within fifteen (15) calendar days of submitting their online application. If you are unable to attach your documents, you may email them to Fire-Examination@fire.lacounty.gov or fax them to (323) 264-7159. Failure to provide any required documentation will result in application rejection. Please include your name, exam number, and exam title on the submitted documents.
**Professional fire protection experience is defined as work experience gained in a professional occupation or classification subsequent to receiving a bachelor's degree or certificate of registration as a Fire Protection Engineer.
***Note: Applicants for this position must provide this information at the time of filing or within fifteen (15) calendar days of filing your application online.
In order to receive credit for any college course work, or any type of college degree, such as a Bachelor degree, or higher, you must include a legible photocopy of your official transcripts to verify course work from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization. Applicants for this position must include this information at the time of filing or within fifteen (15) calendar days of filing your application online. Internet transcripts are not acceptable.
****Experience at the level of Los Angeles County Fire Prevention Engineering Assistant II refers to under general supervision, performs professional** fire protection engineering work involving review and approval of complex construction plans (e.g., Complex construction plans include large public assemblages, large Business (B), Factory (F), Storage (S), Mercantile (M), Institutional (I) and H-Occupancies, and high rises), fire alarm and/or sprinkler plans, and inspection of building sites for compliance with fire protection codes and regulations.
Applicants claiming out-of-class experience to meet the requirements should describe their out-of-class duties in detail in the Work Experience sections of their application. Applicants are also encouraged to submit any supporting documentation such as out of class/additional responsibility bonuses, verification of experience documents, and performance evaluations in order to assist staff’s review of applicants' qualifications.
PHYSICAL CLASS III:
3 - Moderate: Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting object weighting over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
EXAMINATION CONTENT:
PART I: A multiple choice and/or simulation assessment(s), weighted at 50%, assessing:
- Management Potential
- Working to High Quality Standards
- Responsibility
- Achievement
- Willingness to Learn
- Accepting Others
- Showing Courtesy
- Working Relationships
- Analyzing Information
- Learning Quickly
- Compliance with Rules and Regulations
- Adapting to Change
- Controlling Emotions
- Working Energetically
- Verbal Ability
PART II: An Evaluation of Training and Experience (T&E), weighted at 50%, assessing:
- Professional/Technical Knowledge of:
- Government regulatory fire codes
- Building construction design and systems related to fire prevention and fire control
- Types of building projects
- General engineering terminology
Using Technology
Applicants must meet the Minimum Requirements and achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the combined scores for Part I and II in order to be placed on the eligible list.
STANDARDIZED MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.
TRANSFER OF SCORES:
Applicants who have taken identical components recently for other exams may have their scores automatically transferred to this examination.
Note: All important notifications including Notice of Non-Acceptance, invitations letters and Final Test Result notices will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add Norma.Cabrales@fire.lacounty.gov, Fire-Examination@fire.lacounty.gov, AOganesyan@hr.lacounty.gov, noreply@governmentjobs.com and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address book and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.
Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from Los Angeles County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County.
Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.
It is your responsibility to take the above steps to view correspondence. Los Angeles County will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason for late test administration or rescheduling of a test component.
Test scores cannot be given over the phone.
TEST PREPARATION:
Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. An interactive, Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at http://hr.lacounty.gov/. Please click on Find a Job, then click on Job Search Toolkit. While test study guides will help in preparing for the test, we advise you review ALL related materials that you deem necessary.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE:
The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Minimum Requirements. Please fill out your application and supplemental questionnaire completely and correctly to receive full credit for any related education, training, and job experience. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your actual job title, beginning and ending dates, description of work performed, total number of hours worked (full or part time). Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for this job. Your application will be rejected if it is incomplete. We may reject your application at any time during the selection process.
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
The names of candidates receiving a passing grade on the examination will be placed on the eligible list in order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.
SPECIAL INFORMATION:
All County workforce members must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Successful candidates for this position will be required to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request an exemption for qualifying medical or religious reasons during the onboarding process. Candidates should not present proof of vaccination until instructed to do so by the hiring department.
BACKGROUND CHECK AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION INFORMATION:
Candidates who are extended a conditional offer of employment will be required to complete a background check, including a review of any criminal convictions, which requires a fingerprint scan. A candidate with a conviction history which has a direct and adverse relationship with the duties of the Supervising Fire Prevention Engineering Assistant position may undergo the process for his/her conditional offer of employment to be rescinded. If rescinded, a candidate's name will be removed from the certification list pursuant to Civil Service Rule 6.04.
In addition, candidates must successfully complete a medical examination and be able to perform all of the essential functions of the Supervising Fire Prevention Engineering Assistant classification. A candidate who does not successfully complete a medical examination or is unable to perform all of the essential functions of the Supervising Fire Prevention Engineering Assistant classification may have his or her conditional offer of employment rescinded and be removed from the certification list pursuant to Civil Service Rule 6.04.
AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Any Shift - Appointees must be willing to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
VACANCY INFORMATION:
The eligible list resulting from this examination will be used to fill the Supervising Fire Prevention Engineering Assistant vacancies in the County of Los Angeles Fire Department, as they occur.
APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Applications must be filed online only. We must receive your online application by 5:00 p.m. (PT), on the last day of filing. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person will not be accepted. Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button, when it becomes available, at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website. If you are unable to access the website, you may enter the following link to access your profile: http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty.
NOTE: We must receive your application and additional documents, if any, by 5:00 p.m. (PT), on the last day of filing. Please check your application to ensure that the documents are uploaded by logging on to County of Los Angeles Department of Human Resources website and reviewing your submitted application. Applicants must submit all documents to be considered (official diplomas, official transcripts, certificates, etc.) during or within fifteen (15) calendar days of application submission. All documents must be clear and legible. Although resumes may be uploaded as attachments to the online application, resumes cannot be accepted in lieu of completing the online application. If you are unable to attach documents, you may email them to Fire-Examination@fire.lacounty.gov or fax the documents to (323) 264-7159 at the time of filing or within fifteen (15) calendar days of submitting your online application. Failure to provide the documentation will result in application rejection. Please include your Name, the Exam Number, and the Exam Title on the faxed documents.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT. Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ONLINE FILING:
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
It is important that you provide your own Social Security Number (SSN) at the time of filing to ensure your application is processed accurately. Please include your SSN for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a SSN.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For applicants who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County. Refer to their website for more information: https://lacountylibrary.org/reopening.
NO SHARING OF USER ID, EMAIL, AND PASSWORD:
If you do not already have an account/profile with the County of Los Angeles, you will need to create one. All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using someone else's user ID and password may erase the original candidate's application record.
TESTING ACCOMODATION:
If you need accommodation to take the assessment, let us know by contacting the ADA/Testing Coordinator at Fire-Examination@fire.lacounty.gov. The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can respond to your request and keep you moving through the process.
ADA Coordinator Phone: (213) 466-5500
Teletype Phone: (800) 735-2922
California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922
Department Contact Name: Fire Examination Section
Department Contact Phone: (213) 466-5500
Department Contact Email: Fire-Examination@fire.lacounty.gov
Department Fax: (323) 264-7159
