Cardinal Consulting Group

Fire Alarm Technician

Schenectady, NY • Posted Yesterday • $30 - $34 per hour
Onsite Full Time General

Fire Alarm Technician

Cardinal Consulting Group is recruiting a Fire Alarm Technician on behalf of our client in Schenectady, NY.

Pay and schedule
Pay is $30-$34 per hour. Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-3:30 PM. Benefits from day one, 3 weeks vacation, and up to approximately $5,000 relocation bonus may be available.

The role
You will install and service commercial fire alarm and fire suppression systems, working as part of a low-voltage team.

What you will do
- Install commercial fire alarm systems and related low-voltage work
- Read blueprints, diagrams, schematics, and software programs
- Work with fire alarm panels, devices, and system programming (programming experience is a plus; training is available for the right candidate who can ramp quickly)

Requirements
- 2+ years of commercial fire alarm or fire suppression systems experience
- Low-voltage and fire alarm installation experience, with a low-voltage electrician skillset
- Ability to read blueprints, diagrams, schematics, and software programs
- Must be clearance-eligible (background/character, criminal history, employment, and credit checks)

Preferred
- NICET certification
- Electronics certification (technical school or military)
- Programming experience (a plus)

Equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Fire Alarm Technician in Schenectady at Cardinal Consulting Group

Typical pay
$68,120–$71,240

For context, most alarm systems installers earn between $68,120–$71,240 a year according to Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data. What this particular role pays is set by the employer — check the description above.

This position is listed as full time and onsite. It was posted yesterday.

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