Fire Operations Supervisor

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Are you committed to global excellence in wildfire management and response services and want to help ensure communities, infrastructure and natural resources are protected from wildfire? If so, then do not miss this exciting opportunity!
As an integral member of a dynamic, collaborative team with the fire management program, you will have the opportunity to help meet our increasing future fire management challenges.

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About the job

• lead, plan, coordinate and implement the operational and technical aspects of the fire management program
• lead a team of professional and technical staff
• build strong partnerships and stakeholder involvement and awareness in fire management strategies and tactics, prevention and fuel management activities

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What you bring to the team

Leadership skills:

• you have the ability to build effective and diverse team(s) by creating a positive and inclusive work environment, promoting understanding and treating employees equitably and respectfully
• demonstrated leadership skills to lead, manage, plan and coordinate operational and technical aspects of the fire management program
• knowledge of supervisory techniques to foster a team environment to deliver results
• demonstrated skills in managing budgets and all components of human resources

Technical knowledge and skills:

• knowledge of fire behaviour, fire ecology and impacts of fire on landscape, suppression strategies, prescribed burning, weather indices and suppression equipment capabilities and requirements on fires
• ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation such as the Forest Fires Prevention Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act and other regulations and guidelines
• demonstrated technical skills and knowledge of resource management theories and practices

Interpersonal and communication skills:

• ability to maintain relationships across the organization as well as external partners
• interpersonal, presentation and communication skills to provide customer service, make presentations, hold open houses and deliver training courses, workshops and seminars
• written communication skills to prepare short and long range plans and prepare reports

Decision making and judgment skills:

• proven decision making and judgment skills to carry out command and control responsibilities
• ability to make decisions in critical and time sensitive situations

General skills:

• understanding of administrative, human resource and financial functions
• ability to prepare work plan, provide program delivery and work within financial controls and guidelines

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Additional information:

Note:

• N-NR-125694/18

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.