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State of Montana Program Supervisor - Area Assistant Fire Management Officer in Missoula, Montana
/The DNRC believes employees are their most important asset. The DNRC empowers employees to exercise professional judgment in carrying out their duties. Employees are provided with the training and tools necessary to achieve the mission. Both team effort and individual employee expertise are supported and sustained./ Job Overview: This position is the Area Assistant Fire Management Officer for the Land Office. The position works under the direction of the Area Fire Management Officer to administer the Fire Program within the assigned Land Office jurisdictional areas to protect lives, property and natural resources on state and private lands by providing resources, leadership and coordination to ensure safe and responsive fire suppression. This includes implementing the fire program and coordinating resources by creating successful working relationships with other wildland fire suppression organizations and by providing or arranging for personnel, resources, leadership and inter-agency coordination. This position may also help with various Trust Land Management Division (TLMD), Good Neighbor Authority (GNA), and Forestry Assistance duties. The position has primary responsibilities to assist in planning and intelligence support at the Area level. The position also coordinates area wide training to support the Land Office, Units, Aviation, and local government. Essential Functions (Major Duties or Responsibilities): These job functions are the essential duties of the position and are not all-inclusive of all the duties that may be assigned to the incumbent. * Fire Program Management/Administration: * Manages and administers the Fire Program within the assigned Land Office jurisdictional areas to protect lives, property and natural resources on state and private lands by providing resources, leadership and coordination to ensure safe and responsive fire suppression. * *Fire Program Implementation and Resource Coordination: Implements the fire program and coordinates resources to achieve the DNRC mission of and protecting lives, property and natural resources by creating successful working relationships with other wildland fire suppression organizations and by providing or arranging for personnel, resources, leadership and inter-agency coordination to ensure safe, cost-effective and responsive fire suppression. * Fire Suppression: * Perform fire management suppression and pre-suppression duties based on agency needs and individual qualifications and certifications on national, regional, or local interagency incident management overhead teams. This includes providing backup for the supervisor as duty officer. *Supervision: Supervise area fire staff including permanent FTE, seasonal, temporaries, and contractors to ensure the area has adequate trained personnel to meet fire prevention and suppression program requirements. Physical and Environmental Demands: Essential functions occur in both office and field settings. Field work involves exposure to varying weather conditions, terrain, and road conditions; travel in mountainous terrain by vehicle or on foot; and arduous amounts of walking up and down hills. Wildland fire-suppression oversight involves exposure to smoke, dust, and related fire hazards and low-level flight in light helicopters over mountainous terrain. Overnight travel and staying onsite is required. APPLICATION MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION ARE: * * Online State of Montana application * Cover Letter * Resume *Please apply through the state of Montana website mt.gov Home (mt.gov) Approximately 10% travel time with occasional overnight travel. What are some benefits that you can expect from working at DNRC? * Health Care & Benefits * Retirement * Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays If you are interested in a complete job *description, please contact HR at Stacey.Gabrio@mt.gov. Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience): Requires education and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree in forestry, fire management/suppression, public administration or a related field and three (3) years experience or a High School diploma and six (6) years experience including Incident Command System (ISC) training and related fire program management experience, and supervisory experience. Ability to attain certification as an Incident Commander Type 3 or Incident Commander Type 2 (command and general direct) upon hire. * Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices of Wildland Firefighting; emergency management; natural resources; program administration; adult education and training; and fire management including suppression, protection, planning, and prevention. * Requires knowledge of State and Federal fire protection and natural resources laws including the Departments legal responsibilities to personnel, cooperative personnel, and volunteers; wildfire and structural fire protection techniques relating to WUI; volunteer group organization and management; local government organization, jurisdiction and authorities; equipment management and maintenance; fire budgeting, billing and auditing methods and procedures; communication systems; safety management methods and procedures; public administration; research methods and techniques; and program goals, objectives, and requirements . * Supervisory responsibilities require knowledge of Department and State personnel procedures and policies, organizational theory, employment law, and personnel management practices. SPECIAL INFORMATION: Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. A valid driver's license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent completed 36 months. ELIGIBILITY TO WORK: In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the person selected must produce within three days of hire documents that show authorization to work in the United States. Examples of such documentation include a birth certificate or Social Security card along with a driver’s license or other picture I.D., or a U.S. passport, or a "green card". Title: Program Supervisor - Area Assistant Fire Management Officer Location: Missoula Requisition ID: 24140403