Fire & Life Safety Reviewer at Mercor

Fire & Life Safety Reviewer | $45–60/hr | Remote (US)

Join a growing project building high-quality evaluation tasks for the construction and property industry. You'll draw on your real-world fire and life safety expertise to author structured tasks — egress analyses, correction lists, plan review decisions — grounded in actual drawings, documents, and site photos. Every task you create is peer-reviewed by another expert in your discipline before it ships.

What You'll Be Building

Tasks rooted in authentic fire and life safety review work, including:

• Egress and life safety plan checks
• Fire access plan review
• Fire alarm review (design engineer and fire marshal perspectives)
• Sprinkler review (engineer, fire marshal, and property insurer perspectives)
• Hazardous materials control area review
• Fire occupancy video inspection
• Firestop penetration photo verification
• Fire system inspection, testing, and maintenance report review

Who We're Looking For

• Currently or recently serving in a fire and life safety review role: fire marshal, fire prevention plan reviewer, fire protection engineer, or sprinkler/fire alarm designer-reviewer
• Fire marshal appointment, NICET Level III or higher, or PE in fire protection
• Minimum 3 years of experience (8+ years strongly preferred)
• US-based, working to IBC, IFC, and NFPA standards
• Able to mark up plan sets and interpret hydraulic calculations and device layouts

What Makes Someone Excel Here

The best contributors don't just cite the standard — they know which occupant load, travel distance, or coverage gap gets flagged versus waived. Standout candidates have often:

• Trained junior inspectors or reviewers
• Written department correction language or SOPs
• Conducted acceptance testing in addition to plan review
• Worked across multiple NFPA editions and can articulate what changed and when it applies

Probably Not a Fit

• Firefighters or fire officers without plan review or inspection responsibility
• Sprinkler installers without design or review experience
• Alarm technicians focused on service rather than design
• General safety or OSHA specialists

Compensation: $45–$60/hr based on experience, with opportunities to grow your rate as the project scales.