Fire Protection Planner

Dudek•, CA

1d•$85,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Dudek is seeking a mid-level professional to join their fire protection planning team. With nearly 25 years of experience in wildfire assessment and fire protection planning, Dudek partners with landowners and land management agencies to evaluate wildfire hazards and develop plans to reduce wildfire risk. This role requires a combination of experience in wildfire suppression, prevention, inspection, or mitigation with a public firefighting or land management agency, and an environmental planning background. The position is located in one of Dudek's California offices, with potential travel throughout California. Familiarity with state and local building, development, and defensible space codes and standards is also required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in fire science, fire administration, forestry, natural resources, fire ecology, environmental science, or other related field.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in wildfire suppression or prevention, fire service, environmental planning, consulting, land management, development review, or project management.
Demonstrated environmental planning experience, including preparation or review of planning documents, environmental technical studies, CEQA or NEPA documents, development applications, or related regulatory analyses.
Ability to integrate fire agency operational requirements, wildfire risk considerations, and environmental planning requirements into clear, defensible technical analyses and recommendations.
Ability to conduct research and evaluate data sets and planning documents and summarize pertinent information into reports.
Ability to understand and interpret site development plan drawings.
Ability to work independently.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with fire behavior and wildfire hazard mapping and analysis software packages (e.g., BehavePlus, FlamMap, IFTDSS, etc.) is highly desirable.
Excellent writing skills and GIS/CAD mapping skills.
Direct experience with a public firefighting or land management agency—such as a local fire department, CAL FIRE, the U.S. Forest Service, or the Bureau of Land Management—in wildfire suppression, prevention, inspection, investigation, fuels management, defensible space, code enforcement, or fire marshal functions.
ICC or CASFM Fire Inspector, Plans Examiner, Fire Investigator, Fire Marshal Certification
NFPA Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist (CWMS)

Responsibilities

Analyzing project maps, plans, and data sets and summarizing wildfire conditions for inclusion in reports and management plans.
Conducting field assessments to evaluate wildfire hazard conditions.
Analyzing field data, GIS data, and conducting project-related research.
Preparing or supporting preparation of fire protection plans, technical reports and development of fire hazard reduction recommendations.
Attending meetings to discuss the results of project-related assessments and analyses.
Representing clients and Dudek to local agencies.