FOREST AREA SUPERVISOR - 42002145 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

State of Florida • Live Oak, FL

1d • $45,991 - $73,931 • Onsite

About The Position

This is an internal agency opportunity for current employees of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Forest Area Supervisor is responsible for managing a long-term forest management program for an assigned geographic area. This includes working with private landowners, industry, and public agencies to maximize woodland utilization. The role involves supervising personnel for woodland inspections, silvicultural recommendations, timber harvesting assistance, reforestation, prescription burning, insect and disease control, and forest products utilization. Additionally, the supervisor is responsible for developing and executing a fire control and prevention program, including detection, suppression, and pre-suppression activities, as well as training and equipping rural fire departments. The position also involves first-line enforcement of fire and timber products laws, maintaining fire equipment, and ensuring the safety of supervised personnel. The incumbent will administer the open burning program, train personnel in fire control, forest management, and state lands management, and coordinate public information and education programs on forest fire prevention. Budget preparation, administration, and reporting are also key responsibilities, as is supervising the maintenance and construction of FFS-owned facilities. The role requires maintaining contact with public and governmental leaders, forest industry personnel, and law enforcement agencies. The incumbent must be fire certified as a forestry firefighter and may be required to perform tasks of a Certified Wildland Firefighter. Personnel management includes recruitment, scheduling, supervision, discipline, training, performance appraisals, and documentation. The supervisor will act as Officer in Charge (OIC) on a rotating basis and integrate the Incident Command System. The position requires successful completion of all training requirements and responsible management of assigned budgets and resources.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or its equivalent and six (6) years of experience in Forestry experience; or
• A bachelor’s degree (4 years) from an accredited college or university with major course of study in Forestry and two (2) years of Forestry experience; or
• A master’s degree (6 years) from an accredited college or university with a major course of study in Forestry and one (1) year of Forestry experience.
• Be a high school graduate or the equivalent, as the term may be determined by the Division of State Fire Marshal of the Department of Financial Services, and at least 18 years of age.
• Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor relating to the certification or to perjury or false statements, or a felony or a crime punishable by imprisonment of 1 year or more under the law of the United States or any state thereof or under the law of any other country, or dishonorably discharged from any of the Armed Forces of the United States.
• Submit a fingerprint card to the division with a current processing fee.
• Have a good moral character as determined by investigation under procedure established by the division.
• Be in good physical condition as determined by a medical examination as prescribed by the division.
• Be a non-user of tobacco or tobacco products for at least one (1) year immediately preceding application, as evidenced by the sworn affidavit of the applicant.
• Possession of a valid driver license.
• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.
• Florida Statute 633 requires that any person employed in this class obtain a Certificate of Compliance which includes, in addition to the above requirements, satisfactory completion of a fire fighter training program approved by the Division.
• Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.
• The incumbent in this position is required to be fire certified as a forestry firefighter under Chapter 633, F.S., and at any time may be required to perform the tasks of a Certified Wildland Firefighter in accordance with Florida Forest Service (FFS) Policy and Procedure 225.00, Appendix B.

Nice To Haves

• The incumbent must live within thirty (30) miles of the assigned headquarters located at 7620 133rd Road, Live Oak, Florida, throughout employment in this position.

Responsibilities

• Personnel recruitment, work scheduling, administering supervision/discipline, training, employee performance appraisals, and maintaining related documentation.
• Acts as Officer in Charge (OIC) on a rotating basis with the other Forest Area Supervisors.
• Integrates the Incident Command System on all incidents to the level necessary and participates on overhead teams.
• Responsible for setting up and carrying out a long-term forest management program for assigned geographic area of responsibility.
• Requires regular contact with private forest landowners, industry and related public agency representatives in an effort to maximize utilization of woodlands and potential woodlands in assigned area.
• Field work includes supervision of personnel responsible for woodland inspections and silvicultural recommendations, timber harvesting and marketing assistance, reforestation assistance, prescription burning, insect and disease recognition and control advice, and forest products utilization assistance to landowners, sawmills, harvesting contractors and paper companies.
• Responsible for developing and carrying out an active fire control and prevention program for the geographic area responsibility.
• This includes coordination and supervision of forest fire detection, suppression, and pre-suppression activities, and responsibility for helping train and equip rural fire departments.
• Sets program work goals for fire control related areas and carries out completion which includes reporting results to affected County Commissions and municipalities.
• Responsible for first line enforcement of applicable fire and timber products laws and for upkeep and emergency response status of all FFS-owned fire equipment in area of responsibility.
• Responsible for the safety of supervised personnel.
• Administers open burning program in the area of operation.
• Responsible for training assigned personnel in area of fire control, forest management, and state lands management.
• Also coordinates training programs for fire departments, forest landowners and related state and federal agencies.
• Coordinates and supervises a public information and education program relating to FFS programs with particular emphasis on forest fire prevention.
• Responsible for preparing anticipated budget requests, administering approved funds and reporting budget status reports.
• Supervises maintenance and construction of FFS-owned facilities, including houses, towers, offices, maintenance shops, etc.
• Maintains contacts with public and governmental leaders, forest industry personnel and law enforcement agencies to insure input on key issues relating to forestry and FFS services.
• Performs other duties as assigned which may include the handling of revenue.
• Successfully completes all training requirements for the Forest Area Supervisor position, within the time period designated by immediate supervisor and in accordance with the established training performance standards.
• Responsible and accountable for managing budget/dollars/resources (staff, vehicles, computers, cell phones, etc.) of any assigned programs in an efficient and accountable manner.
• Responsible for ensuring that assigned program areas have operational procedures and processes which result in accountability and compliance with FFS and department policies and procedures.

Benefits

• State of Florida Special Risk Retirement package
• Annual Uniform Allotment
• Annual Boot Allotment
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision and other supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior