Director, Fire and Life Safety

Director, Fire and Life Safety

The Director, Fire & Life Safety is responsible for leading Paramount Pictures Studio's fire prevention, emergency preparedness, and life safety operations across its 65-acre lot. This role ensures compliance with local, state, and national fire codes and regulations, oversees fire safety for productions, facilities, and special events, and maintains strong partnerships with regulatory agencies including the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and California State Fire Marshal (OSFM).

Overview & Responsibilities :

• Leadership & Oversight : Lead the Fire and Life Safety Department and manage a team of 5 certified Fire Safety Officers (FSOs). Develop and implement fire safety strategies aligned with Paramount's mission of emergency prevention and preparedness. Serve as the primary liaison with LAFD, OSFM, and other regulatory bodies.
• Production & Set Safety : Collaborate with Paramount Production Services, set designers, and construction coordinators to ensure fire safety compliance during set construction and filming. Vet and approve Special Effects Operators and Drone Filming Operations. Oversee fire safety planning for audience shows and ensure compliance with exiting and seating requirements.
• Facilities & Infrastructure : Partner with Facilities Operations on capital improvement projects involving fire protection systems, including : fire alarm panel replacements, fire sprinkler upgrades, fire hydrant and main replacements, special extinguishing systems (Halon, FM 300, Sapphire) and elevator installations and upgrades.
• Compliance & Inspection Programs : Administer the Chief's Regulation 4 Inspection Program for fire life safety systems. Conduct daily, weekly, monthly, and annual inspections of hazard sites, sound stages, and office buildings. Manage the Hot Work Permit Program (600+ permits annually) and ensure standby FSOs are present during operations.
• Emergency Preparedness : Lead tabletop exercises and emergency response planning. Stay current on NFPA, building, and fire codes related to the motion picture industry. Hire, train, and certify new FSOs.
• Special Events & Crowd Safety : Provide fire safety oversight for large-scale events (e.g., LA Times Food Bowl, Cinegear, Grammy New Artist). Ensure safe cooking operations, crowd control, and emergency evacuation procedures.

Basic Qualifications :

Additional Qualifications :

Hiring Salary Range : $155,000.00 - 175,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.

What We Offer :

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability / vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits / programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

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