Job Description

Basic Purpose

Oversees a wide range of fire mitigation prevention measures including daily, weekly and long-term fire mitigation planning. Provides leadership to Fire Mitigation Officers (“FMO”), Hazard Awareness Desk, emergency response efforts and fire incident. This position leads the coordination and development of fire mitigation programs to other company business units in support of integrating fire safety emergency preparedness into the company’s regular course of business. This includes taking the lead role in developing strategic support for operational periods during hazardous weather conditions, such as severe weather, fire danger, high winds, flash floods, and winter storms to support T&D system operations and generation operations. Responsible for selecting, coaching, and developing employees. Serves as the Company’s liaison to fire and forestry cooperators and other public safety partners on a day-to-day basis and during emergency response events.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains the annual budget to support staffing, operations and technology requirements for a 7/24-hour wildfire operations center.
• Serves as the company’s subject matter expert for wildland fire management and emergency response policy and procedures.
• Provides subject matter expertise in responding to data requests or other inquiries from external stakeholders, customers, and regulators regarding wildfire mitigation programs, methods, and progress.
• Provides oversight and direction for the Natural Disaster Hazard Awareness Desk, Fire Mitigation Officers and contract Fire Prevention Specialists.
• Performs fire incident analysis, investigation, reporting and tracking.
• Develops and oversees facilitation of annual wildland fire safety training for the Company’s field personal and contractors.
• Responds to the Incident Command Post (“ICP”) during natural disaster events, acting as the Company’s official Liaison Officer between the responding fire agencies and the Company’s Emergency Manager and on behalf of the Incident Management Team.
• Works closely with operational organizations to integrate fire safety awareness companywide.
• Serves as Duty Officer for on-call rotation
• Monitors and enforces all compliance requirements for area of responsibility.
• Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes, and regulations applicable to position and company.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment (example below)

Education and Work Experience
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school in fire science or related field from an accredited school and 10 years of fire management, wildland fuels reduction, emergency planning/response or related experience.

Candidates that do not possess a bachelor’s degree must have 14 years of experience in fire management, wildland fuels reduction, emergency planning/response or related experience having served as a Fire Department Chief Officer or Government Wildland Fire Management Officer level or equivalent. Candidates must have completed the following FEMA and/or National Wildfire Coordinating Group (“NWCG”) courses:

• National Wildfire Coordinating Group (“NWCG”)
• Incident Command System 100, 200, 300, 700, 800
• Fire Service or Fire Facilitative Instructor

Specialized Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrated knowledge of:

• The Incident Command System with knowledge of the Liaison Officer, Branch Director, Operations Section Chief or Planning Section Chief roles and responsibilities
• Strategic fire behavior and fire control techniques to reduce the threat of wildfire and improve the capabilities to controls such fires
• Forest health and wildland fire Strategic Planning, Land Use Planning, Public Preparedness, and Hazard Mitigation issues, processes, standards, and proven solutions to conduct vegetation management of ground fuels utilizing various types of fuel removal techniques meeting the Internal Wildland-Urban Interface Code and Local Community Wildfire Protection Plans.

Demonstrated skills such as:

• Leadership, decision-making, negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to advise and consult in the field of wildland fire management/response with leadership not having experience in these fields.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relations with all levels of employees to discuss and resolve issues professionally and work cooperatively with diverse interest groups.
• Manages time effectively, performs under pressure, and meets deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Equipment and Applications
PCs, word processing, spreadsheet and database software.

Work Environment and Physical Demands
General office environment. No special physical demands required.

NV Energy is looking for qualified people to join us in one of the premier energy companies in the West. Located in the fastest growing state in the United States, NV Energy provides electricity to 1.3 million customers throughout Nevada as well as a state tourist population exceeding 40 million annually. Among the many communities we serve are Las Vegas, Reno-Sparks, Henderson, Elko and South Lake Tahoe. We also provide natural gas to more than 155,000 citizens in the Reno-Sparks area.