Regional Operations Specialist

6 hours ago


Cairns, Queensland, Australia beBeeRegional Full time $90,000 - $129,000
Job Overview

The Area Manager will lead the team in executing regional strategic and operational plans to ensure service delivery to brigades and volunteers in protecting the local community from bushfires and other emergency incidents.

Key responsibilities include managing organisational change programs, undertaking the role of Chief Fire Warden for the area, working closely with the Regional Duty Manager to maintain operational awareness and oversight, and attending Rural Fire Brigade and or Group meetings to provide timely updates and expert advice.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders from rural and remote communities and possess a proven commitment to maintaining bushfire competencies and operating in a regional team environment.

Applicants are encouraged to review the generic RFSQ Inspector role description and consider the requirements when preparing their application.

  • Lead the Area team in the execution of Regional strategic and operational plans to ensure service delivery to brigades and volunteers in protecting the local community from bushfire and other emergency incidents.
  • Manage organisational change programs through regular consultation with staff volunteers the community and other stakeholders to ensure reform and uplift initiatives are embedded effectively.
  • Undertake the role of Chief Fire Warden for the Area and work closely with the Manager Bushfire Mitigation to support the planning and execution of prescribed burns and the execution of the Permit to Light System.
  • Work closely with the Regional Duty Manager to maintain operational awareness and oversight for the Area and where required respond to large scale rural fires and other emergency incidents to provide command leadership either on site or in incident control centres.
  • Support asset management by authorising planned and unplanned maintenance in accordance with delegations and asset management frameworks to ensure operational readiness of equipment fleet and infrastructure.
Key Requirements
  • Rural Officer Two RFSO2 or applicants with equivalent industry experience appropriate skills knowledge are encouraged to apply.
  • Volunteers and external parties with appropriate skills are highly encouraged to apply noting that they may be asked to provide additional information to satisfy internal policies.
  • Have a proven commitment to maintaining bushfire competencies and operating in a regional team environment.
  • Incumbents appointed to this position will participate in a personal professional development programme developed in conjunction with their supervisor.
Benefits
  • Be able to meet the attributes of the generic Inspector RFSQ role description.
  • This is a day work position yet may require flexible hours of work to meet functional demands including working at night on weekends as part of the role.
  • Incumbents must have proven commitment to maintaining competencies and operating in a team environment.
Additional Information
  • Those appointed to a role within the QDMA Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements framework will undertake appropriate regularly training to maintain your role within RFS as a member of any QDMA appointed position.
  • Applicants are strongly encouraged to review this role specification with the role description and consider the requirements when preparing their application.


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