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Washington State Department of Natural Resources Helitack Assistant Base Manager - Training, Wildland Fire Management Specialist in Tumwater, Washington
Helitack Assistant Base Manager - Training, Wildland Fire Management Specialist Anticipated Seasonal Appointment is 9-11 months Location: Tumwater, WA
Work Hours flexibility may be available and considered Salary: $4,299.00 - $5,643.00 Monthly *Review of applications is ongoing. *We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 11/06/2024. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.
Training/Preparedness/Staff Management
- Assists in the development and execution of air operations plan based on fire suppression and preparedness program budget and deliverables.
- Analyzes training needs required to meet Incident Command System and appropriate National Wildfire Coordination Group (NWCG) and Interagency Aviation Training (IAT) position qualification and readiness levels per DNR Aviation Training Manual.
- Implements Helicopter Manager and Air Crew Member aviation training, ensuring staff, resources, equipment, and facilities are available and ready to meet standard operating plans and objectives.
- Assigns work plans to staff and monitors performance.
- Ensures Helicopter Managers' aircraft and staff training documentation is completed, accurate, and provided to appropriate division staff within expected timeframes.
- Responsible for professional use and upkeep of assigned helicopter staging bases: pre-, during, and post-season.
Supervision
- Personnel management of program staff with direct supervision of three Wildland Fire Management Supervisors (Helicopter Managers) and indirect supervision of managers' subordinate staff.
- Interview and recommend Wildland Fire Management Supervisors (Helicopter Managers) for hire, as well as participate in the hiring of managers' subordinate staff.
- Responsible for providing Helicopter Managers with comprehensive onboarding.
- Responsible for ensuring Helicopter Managers' performance, effectiveness, and timeliness of overall job duties.
- Prepares and provides Helicopter Managers mid-season review followed by annual performance evaluations.
- Maintains oversight and development of all assigned personnel for training and qualification needs monitoring Position Task Books (PTBs) and seeking out training opportunities and assignments that will grow the organization.
- Reviews documentation written by subordinate staff, including TARs, A-20s, MERs, credit card logs, cost reports, initial incident reports, and fire situations narratives.
Accountability of Assigned State-Owned Assets
- Responsible for managing and tracking assigned equipment.
- Recommends purchase and replacement, ensuring reporting of lost or damaged equipment.
- Responsible for assuring aviation equipment is serviceable and maintained.
- Maintaining and assigning inventory at the assigned duty station.
- Submit annual resupply orders needed for staff and other cache equipment.
- Completed and submitted IIRs for all unit equipment.
Wildland Fire Suppression
Analyzes, determines, and recommends aerial suppression action needed on Type 3, 4, and 5 wildland fires; develops and implements appropriate suppression response as required. Ensures the assignment of appropriate fire suppression resources meets the operational plan, directs or oversees the progression of suppression work to extinguishment or until transition to another level of fire staff.
Protects human life and natural resources on department-protected lands while minimizing resource loss and fire costs.
Ensures safe and effective use of helicopter resources.
Participates in wildland fire suppression a