Fire Manager

Role Overview

• 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