Take Your Career Around the World

Looking for more than just your next job? Join a team supporting the U.S. Department of State at American embassies and consulates around the globe.

At MEC, we’re seeking skilled professionals across a wide range of disciplines-including skilled trades, facilities management, logistics, administration, technical services, and operations-to help support the critical mission of U.S. diplomatic facilities worldwide. Every role plays an important part in maintaining safe, secure, and mission-ready environments for American personnel serving overseas.

If you’re looking for meaningful work, the opportunity to live and work internationally, and an outstanding compensation and benefits package, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Join MEC?

• Competitive compensation
• Company-paid housing and utilities overseas
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Paid travel to your overseas assignment
• The opportunity to live and work abroad while supporting an important U.S. Government mission
• Professional growth through unique international experience

Reports to: Electrical Shop Foreman

Basic Functions:

Ensure proper fire and smoke detection, monitoring, and suppression system operation by inspecting, testing, programming, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing networked, addressable digital, electronic, and analog fire detection and suppression systems. Locate and correct deficiencies in electronic fire detection and various other fire suppression and fire alarm systems. Program fire systems to properly detect, transmit, and announce alarm signals.

Fabricate, install, inspect, alter, and repair fire suppression systems including water sprinkler and spray systems, kitchen suppression systems, standpipes, sprinkler risers, and electric and diesel fire pumps.  Perform TDY trips to support outlying Posts as needed.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Performs troubleshooting, repairs, modifications, calibrations, and preventive maintenance on a wide variety of digital and analog fire protection detection systems, pneumatic, mechanical, auxiliary equipment, microprocessors and programmable equipment, and other related fire protection systems and devices.

• Performs troubleshooting, repairs, modifications, calibrations, installations, and preventive maintenance on fire suppression systems, electrical and diesel fire water pumps, and related control systems.

• Performs maintenance on fire extinguishers and related fire safety equipment.

• Conducts fire safety inspections to ensure compliance with applicable codes.

• Maintains detailed records, and produces periodic inspection and work reports as required.

• Performs technical review on construction and renovation projects that involve modification to fire detection or suppression systems, and provide as-built drawings as required.

• Maintains adequate stock of spare parts for fire detection and suppression systems. Initiates orders of parts as required ensuring continued operation of critical fire detection and suppression systems.

• Provides informal training to maintenance, and security personnel on the daily function and operation of fire detection systems.

• Supports other trades as directed.

Job Qualifications:

High school diploma, or the math and language skill set equivalent to that of a high school graduate. Must possess NICET Level III certification in fire alarm system.  Skills and knowledge normally associated with completion of a formal on-the-job training program in a related skilled building trade and/or at least two years of experience as a Building Systems Technician or related skilled trade. A skill set commensurate with journeyman level work is required.  Candidates must have a working knowledge of computer and microcomputer hardware and software used in fire alarm systems and should have experience with addressable fire alarm hardware and software. Knowledge of building systems, life safety and NFPA fire codes.

Candidates must possess trade-related math skills appropriate for this level of work and demonstrate proficiency in written and spoken English.

Must be 21 years of age or older, and possess a valid driver’s license.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance.

Desired:

Experience and formal training in Siemens Cyberus Pyrotronics, and Honeywell Notifier fire alarm systems.

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

If you’re adaptable, thrive in dynamic environments, and are ready to take your career beyond borders, we encourage you to apply today. Join a team that supports the U.S. Department of State’s global mission while gaining valuable international experience and enjoying a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Click the “Apply for Job” button below to begin your journey.

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