Supervisory Fire Protection Specialist

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This position is located with the Directorate of Emergency Services, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.

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.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience of which prepared you to do the work in this job.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) overseeing work in controlling and extinguishing fires, emergency medical and HAZMAT situations 2) distributing, coordinating, and monitoring work assignments of others; and 3) managing, planning, and evaluating the departments fire training program.

Selective Placement Factor: In addition to the specialized experience required to qualify for the GS-11 level you must also possess and maintain ALL the following Department of Defense (or reciprocal equivalent) certification, 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.

Must possess and maintain DoD Firefighter Certifications: Fire Officer III Fire Inspector III Fire Instructor II HAZMAT Incident Commander Airport Firefighter NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of ALL the required certificates to your application package.

Major Duties:

• Serve as the Assistant Chief of Fire Prevention for the Fire and Emergency Services Division.
• Assist with plans, organizes and administers the activities of the Fire Prevention Branch at JBLM in conjunction with the Deputy Fire Chief.
• Supervise overall fire prevention program with specific fire prevention responsibilities for the installation.
• Supervise subordinate fire inspectors providing daily direction, oversight, and evaluation of work performed.
• Determine the priority of work assignments within the fire prevention branch.
• Perform as the Directorate of Emergency Service (DES) Environmental Compliance Officer (ECO) for the department.
• Organizes training activities with other organizational offices/staff, surrounding communities and other military installations.
• Formulate pre-fire planning and prearranged operating procedures for the control of unforeseen fires.