Director, Fire School

Bucks County Community College•Croydon, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Fire School serves as the senior administrative and operational leader for the College’s fire school enterprise. This position provides executive-level leadership for strategic planning, operational management, budget oversight, facilities management, logistics, scheduling, risk management, external partnerships, and regional program growth. The Director is responsible for establishing and implementing fire school strategic priorities, ensuring fiscal sustainability, supporting operational effectiveness, and maintaining alignment with institutional objectives. This role oversees a complex training enterprise that includes regional training operations, certification and testing services, facilities management, contracted training, statewide programming, and instructional support systems. This position functions as the enterprise leader for fire school operations and organizational performance while delegating programmatic, instructional, and testing operations to Director-level leadership staff.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Current or former firefighting experience
Seven (7) to ten (10) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in public safety training, educational administration, operational leadership, or related fields.
Demonstrated experience managing complex operational environments, budgets, personnel, and strategic initiatives.
Experience with contract negotiations, partnership development, and revenue-generating operations.
Strong knowledge of public safety training systems, organizational leadership, and operational management.
Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
Must be permitted to legally work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree

Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership for all fire school training operations.
Develop and implement fire school strategic plans, operational priorities, and growth initiatives.
Establish fire school goals, performance expectations, operational standards, and organizational priorities.
Evaluate operational effectiveness, enrollment trends, financial outcomes, and organizational performance metrics.
Lead organizational planning efforts to support long-term sustainability, operational scalability, and program growth.
Serve as Budget Center Head for assigned business areas.
Develop, monitor, and manage operating budgets and financial performance.
Maintain fiscal accountability for revenue generation, expenditures, contracts, grants, and operational sustainability.
Conduct ongoing cost-benefit and operational analyses to support strategic decision-making.
Support the development and expansion of revenue-generating training opportunities.
Provide executive oversight and coordination of fire school logistics, scheduling, facilities operations, and operational support services.
Ensure effective scheduling and operational coordination across training centers, instructional delivery, certification activities, regional programming, and contracted training initiatives.
Oversee facility utilization, operational readiness, and support systems necessary to maintain efficient and compliant training operations.
Direct operational planning and coordination efforts to support instructional delivery, customer service, risk management, and organizational effectiveness.
Collaborate with operational leadership staff to ensure consistency, efficiency, and responsiveness across all training locations and program activities.
Monitor operational workflows and resource allocation to support strategic growth, program scalability, and financial sustainability.
Ensure operational processes align with institutional policies, accreditation requirements, safety standards, and fire school strategic objectives.
Provide direct supervision and leadership for: - Director of Regional Training, Curriculum, and Instructional Partnerships - Director of Certification, Online, and Testing Operations - County Training Coordinator
Establish leadership expectations, operational accountability measures, and performance standards.
Support leadership development, succession planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Serve as the primary executive representative for county, institutional, governmental, municipal, and enterprise-level partnerships.
Develop strategic collaborations with agencies, municipalities, educational institutions, industry organizations, and public safety entities.
Represent the College in statewide associations, advisory boards, professional organizations, and external partnership initiatives.
Evaluate new market opportunities, strategic alliances, and regional expansion initiatives.
Ensure compliance with institutional policies, accreditation standards, contractual obligations, and regulatory requirements.
Oversee enterprise risk management activities associated with public safety training operations.
Ensure operational systems support safety, audit readiness, documentation compliance, and organizational accountability.
Support organizational preparedness for accreditation reviews, audits, inspections, and regulatory evaluations.