Overview
Fire Alarm System Programmer Jobs in Doha at NAFFCO Fire Fighting Equipment Safety Systems
Career Opportunity – Fire Alarm System Programmer
Location: NAFFCO Qatar
Responsible for programming, configuring, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting fire alarm systems, including control panels, detection devices, alarm devices, and system interfaces. Ensures proper system operation, cause-and-effect programming, compliance with applicable fire safety standards, and successful system integration and handover.
Key Responsibilities:
- Program, configure, test, commission, and troubleshoot addressable fire alarm systems.
Support and guide technicians during installation, testing, and commissioning.
- Program and commission Voice Alarm / Voice Evacuation systems.
- Configure and test Fireman Telephone systems.
- Program and commission FM-200 / Fire Suppression systems, including releasing panels and interfaces.
- Configure and test VESDA / Aspirating Smoke Detection systems.
- Program and commission PAVA / Public Address systems and fire alarm interfaces.
- Configure cause & effect, device addressing, loops, interfaces, networking, and system logic.
- Integrate fire alarm systems with BMS, SCADA, graphic systems, and third-party gateways.
- Troubleshoot hardware, communication, loop, and programming issues.
- Perform testing and commissioning with consultants, clients, contractors, and QCDD/Civil Defence.
- Maintain programming backup files, configuration databases, and commissioning documentation.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Minimum 5 years hands-on fire alarm programming/commissioning experience.
- Strong experience with fire alarm, voice alarm, fire telephone, suppression, VESDA, and PAVA systems.
- Good knowledge of NFPA 72 and QCDD requirements.
- Ability to read drawings, wiring diagrams, and cause-and-effect matrices.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Manufacturer training/certification is highly preferred.
- QCDD certification/previous QCDD project experience is an advantage.
- Qatar/GCC experience preferred.
Work Location: In person
Title: Fire Alarm System Programmer
Company: NAFFCO Fire Fighting Equipment Safety Systems
Location: Doha
