Deadline: Fri, 03/15/2024 - 12:00pm Employer: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location: Connecticut Location Detail: Hartford, CT Job Description: As the Forest Protection Program Supervisor, you will oversee our forest Fire Prevention and Control program and training for the State. The Forest Protection Program is within the Division of Forestry. Forest Protection Program staff maintain an active forest fire prevention program and a specially trained force of firefighting personnel to combat fires that burn an average of 500 acres of woodland per year in Connecticut. The Program Supervisor oversees Fire Control Officers who train and mobilize crews and individuals to assist the US Forest Service in controlling large fires across the nation. Fire Departments depend on Program staff for wildland fire training, equipment, assistance, and expertise. This position has statewide personnel supervisory responsibilities with an office location based in Hartford. Part-time telework is possible. This position is 35 hours with typical hours from 8am-4pm, Monday through Friday. Occasional evenings and weekends may be necessary. Duties include: Schedules assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff; Provides staff training and assistance; Conducts performance evaluations; Determines priorities and plans work; Administers federal, state and private grants; Establishes and maintains procedures; Develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards; Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures; Prepares reports and correspondence; Directs, supervises and coordinates compiling and analysis of statistics and data; Analyzes data and prepares project and other reports; Reviews fisheries, forestry, wildlife plans to ensure consistency with program objectives; Acts as a departmental representative at technical and professional meetings; Advises management on pertinent matters; Assists in preparation of financial reports, budgets and federal grant requests; May take an active role in fire control program; Performs related duties as required. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: College training in a field appropriate to forestry may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree. A Master’s degree in a field appropriate to forestry may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience. NOTE: Experience requiring knowledge of scientific fields such as dendrology, silvics and silviculture, engineering, forest economics, forest influences and forest pathology and entomology and the application of their principles to the production of goods and services is interpreted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in application of forest protection state agency policies and procedures and forest protection state and federal laws, statutes, and regulations Experience in application of principles and practices of forest fire control, forest resource protection from fire, insects and disease, silviculture, forest management, prescribed fire for vegetation and wildlife habitat improvement Experience with National Fire Danger Rating System, fuels, fire behavior, and how the National Fire Danger Rating System is affected by changes in fire weather. Experience with fire management planning and its application. Experience with fire organizations under an organized incident command system, including initial attack and extended attack as defined by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). Experience with fire cause investigation, fire law enforcement, evidence preservation, interviewing techniques, and court presentation. Experience using oral and written communication to supervise, train, direct and evaluate employees’ on how to train and direct personnel in fire suppression and firefighting techniques. Experience writing technical reports. Miscellaneous: Before you apply: In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified. Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system. All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov. Important information for after you apply: This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam. Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process. Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency. The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class. Questions about this position should be directed to Mackenzie Robinson at mackenzie.robinson@ct.gov. Salary: $82,299 - $117,991/year How to Apply: https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/sup/BulPreview.asp?R1=240223&R2=2870EE&R3=001&Viewer=Admin&Test=Y
