• Ability to develop and provide public presentations
• Provide mentorship and strong mediation and conflict resolution skills
• Make sound decisions in a manner consistent with the essential job functions
• Interpret and apply Federal, State and local laws
• Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Maintain a flexible, cooperative customer service attitude and work well cross-departmentally
• Supervise and manage others
• Manage a budget

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Any combination of the following education and experience requirements would provide the required knowledge, skill, and ability to perform this role:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry, Fuels, Wildfire Ecology, or Wildland Fire Management
• Five years of increasingly responsible experience performing wildfire prevention and mitigation
• Two years of supervisory experience

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Special Requirement: Valid CA driver’s license.

Preferred qualification:

• Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist (CWMS) by National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
• Registered Professional Forester (RPF) by California Board of Forestry

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to prepare clear and comprehensive written reports and correspondence.

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and basic statistics such as ratios and percentages.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in a given situations. Ability to interpret, integrate and effectively apply a variety of instructions and knowledge.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; intermittently twist to reach equipment surrounding desk; perform simple grasping and fine manipulation. The employee may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Employee must possess sufficient hearing to hear conversations in person and on the telephone; and ability to speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation and on the telephone, and in addressing groups.