Fire Chief

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for DHA for Defense Industrial Base (DIB) &Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTF) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date.Click here for more information on SRC for Firefighters (Secondary) Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: managing a comprehensive fire protection and emergency services program for a military installation, municipality, or large organization; leading firefighting and emergency services personnel; developing polices and procedures overseeing training certification program; managing emergency preparedness and response procedures and providing technical guidance to subordinates and/or leadership on fire protection and life safety requirements.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, applicants must also possess Fire Officer IV Fire Inspector II Fire Instructor II HAZMAT Incident Commander Airport Firefighter Certified through DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certification System, International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), or the Fire Service Professional Qualifications System (PRO-Board) in accordance with DoD 6055.06-M.

Major Duties:

• Serves as the installation Fire Chief and is responsible for management and supervision of fire prevention and protection programs for Yuma Proving Ground
• Establishes workload priorities and initiates assignments based on the difficulty, complexity, type of work and employee capabilities.
• Prepares the division's annual budget estimates and controls expenditures.
• Prepares for future Fire Protection Division growth and expansion i.e., future fire stations, training sites and facilities, crash, structural and emergency rescue vehicles, equipment and personnel
• Delegates authority to subordinate supervisors and holds them accountable for the performance of their organizational element.