Fire Intelligence Officer - Edmonton, Canada - Natural Resources Canada

Natural Resources Canada

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Natural Resources Canada - Northern Foresty Centre
Edmonton (Alberta)
FO-02
$89,308 to $110,313

Closing date: 16 April :59, Pacific Time

Who can apply:
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Important messages:

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process.

If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation.

All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

Duties:

In this position, you will work on a range of forest fire related topics, including research and development, operational support, and knowledge exchange activities.

During the Canadian wildland fire season, you will be responsible for situational awareness at the national scope, as well as occasional work to support Canadian wildland fire managers through projections, analytics, etc.

Travel will be required to attend conferences, workshops, and key stakeholder engagement on various wildland fire topics, including research, behaviour, fuels, risk, and predictive services.

Further, development and delivery of training courses on the above topics will be a key component of your work

Work environment:

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide:

Your résumé.

EDUCATION
ED1.

Graduation with a degree in forestry or wood science from a recognized post-secondary institution, or graduation with a degree in a related science from a recognized post-secondary institution combined with acceptable forestry experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
EX1. Experience working on natural resource management projects involving multiple jurisdictions
EX2. Experience in operational wildland fire management
EX3. Experience managing a high workload and setting priorities

EDUCATION
AE1. A Master's degree in natural sciences or forestry
AE2. Specialized wildfire course completion(s), e.g. S-490, S-590, etc.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
AEX1. Experience in Incident Command Systems (ICS) functions at the Unit Leader or higher level
AEX2. Experience in interagency wildfire response

KNOWLEDGE
AK1. Knowledge of principles of Knowledge Exchange (KE)
AK2. Knowledge of wildland fire research
AK3.

Knowledge of the regulatory framework for wildland fire in Canada and the systems of wildland fire mutual aid and resource exchange.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willing and able to work overtime on evenings or weekends as required;
Willing and able to travel occasionally in Canada.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job):
English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
K1. Knowledge of the theories and principles of forest science, forest management and/or forest ecology.
K2. Knowledge of wildfire projection or analysis.
K3. Knowledge of emergency management.

ABILITIES & COMPETENCIES
AC1. Ability to analyze forestry or wildfire data.
AC2. Ability to manage a team supporting emergency response.
AC3. Ability to communicate effectively orally.
AC4. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
PS1. Effective interpersonal skills.
PS2. Judgement.
PS3. Initiative.
PS4. Adaptability.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job):

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Conditions of employment:

Reliability Status security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Must have a valid driver's license

Other information:

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve.

We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Preference:

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

**We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.