OPS Compliance Officer

Requisition No: 872421 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: OPS Compliance Officer

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 4371007 

Salary:  $25.00 

Posting Closing Date: 04/02/2026 

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***OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY***

DIVISION: STATE FIRE MARSHAL

BUREAU: FIRE STANDARDS AND TRAINING

CITY: FT. WALTON

COUNTY: OKALOOSA

SPECIAL NOTES:

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid Driver’s License
• Two (2) or more years’ experience conducting and documenting safety related investigations in the fire service.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience with fire safety related issues or concerns and compliance inspections.

Preferences:

• Instructor I
• Live Fire Instructor
• Florida Firefighter II
• Associate of Arts (AA) in General Studies or Associate of Science (AS) in Public Safety or related field

Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.

• Knowledge of safety and occupational safety and health programs and objectives.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication
• Knowledge of the methods of data collection.
• Knowledge of fire safety and prevention statutes, rules and codes.
• Ability to evaluate and manage a safety program, including occupational safety and health.
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to conduct safety investigations and inspections to identify problems, take corrective action and prepare reports
• Ability to collect, evaluate, and analyze data relating to a safety program and to ensure accreditation is met.
• Ability to prepare reports relating to safety inspections and investigations, accreditation and reaccreditation.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to a safety program or occupational safety and health standards.
• Ability to formulate policies and procedures.

This position will be in Ft. Walton and cover areas from Pensacola to Tallahassee.

This position will be filled at $25.00 per hour, 29 hours per week. 

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle. 

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment. 

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process. 

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Investigate firefighter line of duty deaths, and certain serious injury events, and prepare reports to determine what suitable devices, safeguards, or other means of protection for the prevention of occupational diseases must be adopted; and adopt reasonable rules for the prevention of accidents, the safety, protection and security of firefighter employees engaged in interior firefighting, and the prevention of occupational diseases.  NOTE: Investigations may require entry into a hazardous area to obtain needed information in a timely manner.  

• Conduct inspections of employer facilities and employer equipment to ensure compliance with adopted workplace safety, uniform rules and adopted standards.  Assist in developing, implementing, maintaining policies, procedures, practices, rules and standards that reduce and/or prevent the incidence/number of firefighter employee accidents, occupational diseases, fatalities, accidents and provides for the safety, protection and security of firefighter employees engaged in interior firefighting, and governing workplace safety committees per FS 633.

• Continuously study firefighter employee occupational diseases and the ways and means for their control and prevention, provide recommendations for adopting necessary rules for such control and prevention,   Assist in the development of safety related courses and state-wide safety and occupational health program for all political subdivisions of the state, instruct safety courses, conduct presentations to the Department’s safety committees and chief officers relative to employer roles and responsibilities in administration of Florida Firefighter Occupational Safety and Health and recommend firefighter employee safety training programs and supervision.

• Assist with the safety related grants managed and awarded by the Division to include but not limited to grantee pre award site and equipment inspections along with post award progress monitoring.  Research and complete grant related applications in support of the Division.

• Participate in emergency operations as a member of the department’s disaster response team and perform other related assignments when necessary or required by higher authority.  This position is a member of the DFS’ disaster response team and in that capacity may be required, on short notice, to perform duties and necessary attendant travel in support of disaster relief efforts. Performs related work as required.

• Conduct inspections of certified training facilities and their equipment to ensure compliance following a complaint. Investigate complaints regarding state testing and the conduct of field examiners.

Other duties as assigned

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the   State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.