District Operations Lead - Rural Fire & Emergency

Queensland Government; Queensland; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking an experienced District Operations Manager within Rural Fire Service Queensland to oversee Area Offices across multiple service delivery units. You will drive prevention, preparedness, response and recovery activities for bushfires and other emergencies, working with volunteers and stakeholders to implement district-wide programs and enhance rural fire management.

Reporting to the Assistant Chief Officer District, you will provide operational leadership to Area

Qualifications

• Must meet the mandatory requirements as outlined in the generic RFSQ Superintendent role description.
• Knowledge of or experience in resource management appropriate to volunteers for the prevention, preparedness, response and recovery phases in community support.
• Experience in or knowledge of the concepts, strategies and issues associated with managing a volunteer environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and coordinate RFSQ operations during large-scale multi-agency incidents and disasters within the District, and maintain operational awareness and oversight to ensure effective response across the District.
• Oversee the management and purchasing of district operational assets, through financial management best practice, ensuring fit-for-purpose appliances, fleet and equipment is available to meet operational requirements.
• Oversee resources to ensure general operational capacity and capability across the District, including managing the senior on-call roster for the District.
• Liaise with Bushfire Mitigation to oversee the execution of bushfire mitigation activities in the District, including coordinating Chief Fire Wardens and leading the bushfire season debrief for the district.
• Provide District input into capability planning, regional strategic and operational planning, and contribute to the execution of these plans to meet performance requirements for the District.
• Support activities that ensure the achievement of performance requirements for the district, including the identification and management of District risk, and oversight of the financial budget.
• Monitor asset usage for compliance to asset operating standards and policy, including approval of equipment purchasing in line with delegations and the equipment plan, and the final acceptance of assets into the fleet and infrastructure / portfolio.
• Represent RFSQ at a District level during complex major incidents with a particular focus on the management of the political, economic, social, technical, legal, and environmental impacts on the local community.

Job description

Queensland Government is seeking an experienced District Operations Manager within Rural Fire Service Queensland to oversee Area Offices across multiple service delivery units. You will drive prevention, preparedness, response and recovery activities for bushfires and other emergencies, working with volunteers and stakeholders to implement district-wide programs and enhance rural fire management.

Reporting to the Assistant Chief Officer District, you will provide operational leadership to Area