Fire Manager
The Nature Conservancy
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Alabama • Louisiana • United States
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Salary
💰 $75,000 - $115,000 per year
About the role
- Provides support to the Alabama/Mississippi/Louisiana BU for fire management activities related to prescribed fires, wildfires, fire training and fire qualifications.
- Reviews and approves fire management plans, prescribed burn plans, and contractor qualifications.
- Mentors, supports, evaluates, certifies, and designates burn bosses.
- Provides Ignition Authorizations for Conservancy prescribed burns.
- Ensures Conservancy fire management requirements and guidelines are met or exceeded and keeps senior leadership informed of fire program activities, needs, risks and accomplishments.
- Modifies or exempts specific fire management guidelines as defined in the Fire Management Manual, with written justification.
- Ensures that fire personnel qualification records are annually collected for and maintained in the IQCS database.
- Ensures timely notifications are made for all reportable fire incidents and annual reporting of the program's fire management activities.
- Reviews proposed contracts and agreements related to fire management activities and provides comments to TNC legal counsel.
- Oversees internal reviews and designs and implements fire safety standards specific to the programs overseen.
- Builds strong partnerships with public and private partners to further the goals of the Conservancy in their area of responsibility.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years’ experience in fire management or natural resource management or similar field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Must meet NWCG qualifications for RXB2 (Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2), including coursework and experience requirements.
- Experience in developing strategies.
- Experience in reviewing prescribed burn unit plans and site fire management plans.
- Experience in training and curriculum design.
- Supervisory experience.
- Experience leading effectively in stressful situations.
- Experience using applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Web Browsers.
- Experience communicating effectively with internal colleagues, partners, and or media.
- Must achieve physical fitness standards as set by the local Fire Manager and TNC Fire Management Manual.
- Fire Manager Qualification must be approved and designated in writing by the Conservancy Fire Management Coordinator.
Benefits
- Health care benefits
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match
- Parental leave
- Accrued paid time off
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Employee assistance program
- Other life and work well-being benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
fire managementprescribed fireswildfiresfire trainingfire qualificationsfire management plansburn planscurriculum designstrategic developmentphysical fitness standards
Soft Skills
mentoringevaluationleadershipcommunicationpartnership buildingstress managementorganizational skillssupervisory skills
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeNWCG RXB2 qualificationFire Manager Qualification