Prescribed Fire Crew Technician
SALARY GRADE: $14.00/HR
FLSA STATUS: Subject
EMPLOYMENT DATES: January 6, 2020 - December 4, 2020
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Applications are now being accepted. A pd-107 state job application will have to be completed before an offer of employment can be made.
This position is subject to the fair labor standards act.
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Prescribed Fire Crew Technician participates in operations, restoration, maintenance, and management. This may include the following functions:
Participates in prescribed fire, which may include; burn unit prep, fire operations, managing staff and volunteers, maintenance of equipment and supplies, mop up, and monitoring.
Participates in restoration efforts with thinning, planting, and monitoring.
Maintains parks and buildings, which may include; maintaining tools and equipment, repairing fences and gates, posting boundaries, and maintaining grounds and structures at historical sites.
Standard work week will be Monday-Friday, 40 hours a week, but may change often and on short notice. Workweek may occasionally exceed 40 hours during fire operations
Based at Cliffs of Neuse State Park in Seven Springs N.C.
Housing is available
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualified as or able to meet qualifications for Fire Fighter Type 2.
Experience operating and maintaining various types of equipment and vehicles.
High school diploma and 6 months to 1-year training in science-related field or related experience in land management. Prefer a bachelor’s degree in forestry, biology, ecology, natural resources management or related field, or active and ongoing study toward such a degree and/or two years related work experience or related experience in land management.
Ability to operate various types of equipment in a safe and efficient manner (e.g.: chainsaw, ATV, tractor and implements, leaf blower, radio, hand tools, drip torch, etc.)
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions from co-workers.
Ability to develop timeframes and then complete tasks within timeframes.
Willingness to work in a group for problem solving situations.
Ability to perform physical work, sometimes under adverse conditions, inclement weather and rough terrain.
Ability to navigate to remote sites with maps, written directions, and GPS.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The Prescribed Fire Crew Technician participates in wildland fire operations which include ignition, control, mop-up, suppression, monitoring, etc. The Prescribed Fire Crew Technician will participate in preparing fire lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring and other tasks. Will do project work and other preserve management duties when conditions are not conducive to prescribed fire.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Qualified as or able to meet qualifications for FFT2,
Ability to operate various types of equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
Ability to follow instructions from colleagues.
Ability to perform physical work, sometime under adverse conditions or in inclement weather.
Ability to achieve physical fitness standard as determined by local Fire Management Officer.
COMPLEXITY/PROBLEM SOLVING:
Resolves issues with supervisor.
May resolve management problems independently or as delegated.
Consult with supervisor to develop plans for resolution of unusual or complex problems.
Monitor the progress of work groups toward achieving preserve management and restoration goals.
DISCRETION/LATITUDE/DECISION- MAKING:
Consults supervisor on unusual or complex issues.
Make day-to-day decisions affecting individual work and work of the fire crew.
RESPONSIBILITY/OVERSIGHT – FINANCIAL AND SUPERVISORY:
Receives detailed instructions to complete required tasks.
May work under close supervision or independently on delegated tasks.
COMMUNICATIONS/INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:
Ability to interacts with preserve visitors and convey basic preserve information.
Make day-to-day decisions affecting individual work and work of the fire crew.
Consults with supervisor in event of any unusual circumstance, problem or question that falls outside of general preserve management realm.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT:
The Prescribed Fire Crew Technician may work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances. These conditions:
Present frequent possibility of injury.
Require long hours in isolated settings.
Require physical exertion, outdoors, in all weather conditions and on difficult and sometimes hazardous terrain.
Require the ability to operate heavy machinery.
Require willingness to travel frequently.
Fill out a North Carolina State employment form PD-107: https://files.nc.gov/ncoshr/documents/files/pd107ltr-April-2019_4.pdf
Send application along with a cover letter, resume and references to: Andrew.slack@ncparks.gov
For more information contact Andrew Slack 984-289-3446.