Fire Manager

The Nature Conservancy

Prescribed Fire Manager overseeing fires, mentorship, and conservation goals at The Nature Conservancy. Requires NWCG certifications and experience in fire management with a focus on Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75,000 - $115,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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

Comp & perks

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

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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