Region Environmental & Prescribed Fire Manager

Job Description and Duties

For questions related to the duties of the position, please contact Staff Chief Drew Coe by phone at Show phone number or by email at View email address on calcareers.ca.gov.

This position is located in Redding, CA.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

The incumbent typically is required to perform psychologically stressful and/or physically demanding duties consistent with firefighting, disaster response, and emergency medical response, including working in isolated areas, walking or running on uneven rough terrain, and remaining on duty 24 hours or longer without a break while performing these duties.

May be subject to working nights, weekends or holidays in support of emergency incidents.

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a(n) California Registered Professional Forester License. You will be required to provide a copy of your license prior to being hired.

The incumbent is required to wear respiratory protection equipment (including self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). The use of such equipment may place a physiological burden on the incumbent that varies with the type of equipment used, the job and workplace conditions in which the equipment is used, and the medical status of the incumbent. As such, Cal/OSHA requires that the incumbent be annually medically cleared to be fit-tested for respiratory protection equipment. This clearance process consists of a comprehensive medical evaluation including a review of the incumbent's medical history, a complete physical examination, and vision, hearing, spirometry, and exercise treadmill test.

Must  complete CAL FIRE Fighter Academy (FFA) and Company Officer Academy (COA) training during probationary period as a condition of employment or show proof of completion.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Possession of a valid Driver License of the appropriate class issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. 

Must have thorough knowledge of forest management principles and practices, forest protection and fire prevention, forest management plan, forest products harvesting and sales, forest mensuration principles and practices, the fundamentals of land surveying, and forest ecology.

Must have the ability to write technical reports and the ability to communicate with specialists, special interest groups, and the public. Also required is a thorough knowledge of the Forest Practice Act, Board rules, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and other State and Federal Environmental, Forest, and Fire Laws. Must have a thorough knowledge of law enforcement principles and techniques.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

This classification is eligible for the following pay:

$9897 - $12843 Base Salary (paid every month)

$1851 Recruitment and Retention Differential (paid every month)

$140,976 – $176,328 Annual Compensation

In addition to the above pay items, employees are eligible for medical benefits (health, dental, vision) and may be eligible for other pay differentials.

Additional Information

Please include the position number 542-101-1041-005 on your STD 678 form.

Candidate may be selected by resume review.

Applicants are highly encouraged to complete a Recruitment Questionnaire, located at: 

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Other - Authorization to Release Information Form (PO-299).  This form may be found at: 
• Other - Copy of the front and back of your valid Driver’s License of the appropriate class issued by the Department of Motor Vehicle
• Other - Copy of your valid Registered Professional Forester license.