Fire Management Officer - Canberra, Australia - ACT Government

ACT Government

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Canberra, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

These positions sit within the Fire Management Unit (FMU) and are specialised technical roles with primary responsibility for managing a range of bushfire management mitigation activities across the EPSDD and TCCS estate.

The primary responsibilities for this position are:

Under direction, assist with the coordination, facilitation and delivery of a range of fire management programs identified in the annual Bushfire Operations Plan, including:

- physical removal, prescribed burning (including ecological and cultural burning), slashing, grazing, infrastructure development, fire trail maintenance and construction, research utilisation, fuel hazard assessments and data collection

Assist in data capture for research projects and bushfire management information systems, including GIS.
Develop and enhance the fire unit's communications capability focussing on the web, social media and other technology.
Provision of timely and succinct technical reports
Assist in fire management policy and systems development
Contract management and procurement
Liaison and supervision of field staff and contractors to ensure high quality outcomes
Maintain a number of fire related reporting systems including GIS, budgets, audits, purchase orders and training / equipment data bases
Liaise with the community, government agencies and stakeholders on matters relating to fire management;
Undertake fire management, fire suppression and any other emergency activity with the ability to achieve higher competencies in the fire management and/or incident management roles within the Parks and Conservation Service; and
Assist with other projects as required.

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_Note__ - Under the ACT Public Sector Technical and Other Professional Enterprise Agreement, bushfire related activities, including bushfire suppression and rostered standby, are mandatory components of the position. Any offer of employment to the position will be conditional upon successful completion of a nationally recognized firefighting task-based fitness assessment._

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

Recognised tertiary qualifications in a land management or science discipline, or relevant experience.
Registration, or ability to obtain a registration under _the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011._
Be currently able and prepared to undertake and maintain the Arduous level of the national fire fighting task based assessment (fire fitness)
Be prepared to wear a uniform and work a shift roster, weekends, public holidays or evening shifts at any PCS worksite on an 'as needs' basis
Possess a current manual driver's licence

Desirable