DEPUTY CHIEF - OPS (LANDS SECTION MANAGER) Posting Begin Date: 2025/01/08 Posting End Date: 2025/01/29 Category: Natural Resources Work Type: Full Time Location: Boise, ID, United States Minimum Salary: 39.19 Maximum Salary: 39.19 Pay Rate Type: Hourly Description Idaho Department of Lands The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full time Lands Section Manager – Fire Management position. This position will be located at our Coeur d’Alene Staff Office. Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date. Responsibilities: Serve as a member of the Fire Management Bureau, providing oversight, management, and long-term planning for fire operations. Provide agency coordination for multiple groups including Geographical Area Coordinating Groups and Idaho Office of Emergency Management to fulfill the Emergency Support Function for fire mitigation and suppression (ESF#4, Idaho Emergency Operations Plan). Provide supervision of 3 Zone Fire Managers and the Aviation Program Manager Additional duties will include: o Serving on the Northern Rockies Coordinating Group and the Great Basin Coordinating Group Operations Committees. o Represent Idaho as a member of the Northwest Compact. o Manage and coordinate the State Duty Officer responsibilities and serve as Bureau Duty Officer in rotation with other Bureau employees. o Provide Line Officer Support for Incidents in the field as needed. Minimum Qualifications Experience with management practices; budget development and monitoring; researching, writing and implementing policies and procedures; compiling, organizing and analyzing technical or programmatic information, defining alternatives and preparing recommendations for senior management, administrators, or governing boards. MQ Specialties Fire prevention and planning: Experience in Fire prevention Fire planning Data analysis Reviewing and establishing key performance indicators, standards or strategic planning. Fire operations: Experience in Fire operations Critical incident response Investigation Reviewing and establishing key performance indicators, standards or strategic planning Type I or Type II fire incident management teams. Desired Qualifications Experience: Analyzing land management program issues, making recommendations, and writing reports; Developing programs including establishing goals and strategic direction, budgeting and evaluating results; and working with various groups, individuals and interests to develop understanding, acceptance, and support for a program. Good Knowledge Of: Wildland fire operations, including the use of aircraft; Wildland fire safety practices and procedures; Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide, PMS 310-1; and Wildland Fire Dispatch. Benefits: The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.* EEO/ADA/Veteran: The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [email protected]. Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations. About the Idaho Department of Lands: Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources. The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Plan here. Under the direction of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners (https://www.idl.idaho.gov/about-us/land-board/) , IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner. Managing endowment trust lands (https://www.idl.idaho.gov/about-us/understanding-endowment-land/) is only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation on navigable waterways (http://www.idl.idaho.gov/lakes-rivers/) , and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also aid landowners in managing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.