Safety Officer Internal Agency

Position: SAFETY OFFICER - 42002787 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)
Requisition no: 867758

Agency: agriculture and consumer services

Working title:

safety officer -  (for internal agency employees only)

Pay plan: career service

Position number:

Salary: $47,668.14 - $85,000.24

Posting closing date: 02/25/2026

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Safety officer

(class title: fire safety professional)

Florida department of agriculture and consumer services

Florida forest service

* internal agency opportunity-
- Only current employees of the florida department of

Agriculture and consumer services will be considered.
* This advertisement will be used to fill multiple vacancies. The positions' location will be negotiable at a florida forest service facility within regions 1 & 2 (blackwater forestry center, chipola forestry center, tallahassee forestry center, perry district, suwannee forestry center, jacksonville forestry center, waccasassa forestry center) and regions 3 & 4 (withlacoochee forestry center, orlando forestry center, lakeland district, myakka river district, okeechobee district, caloosahatchee forestry center, everglades district).

Contact:

Vanessa smart,

Minimum requirements:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of professional experience in forestry.

A master's degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for one year of the required experience.

A doctorate from an accredited college or university can substitute for two years of the required experience.

Professional or nonprofessional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.

Requires possession of a valid driver license.

* attention candidates
* To be considered for a position with the florida department of agriculture and consumer services:

* 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.

The florida department of agriculture and consumer services values

And supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Additional requirements:

Certificate of compliance as a fire fighter

Occasional to moderate travel required.

Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.

Notes:

To maintain fairness and integrity in our hiring process, the use of artificial intelligence (ai) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews is strictly prohibited. Applicants must provide their own, authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and recruitment process. Any candidate found using ai to assist in their answers will be disqualified from consideration.

Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

Job duties:

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. This position functions as a wildland firefighter and safety officer on wildfires and other incidents, including fatalities, major injuries and near-miss and incident review teams for wildfires and other incidents in the ffs regions 1 and 2.

Working closely with the safety officer for ffs regions 3 and 4, the incumbent is responsible for researching, planning/designing, implementing, directing and evaluating the safety, other and safety grant programs for the ffs. These programs must provide for the enhancement of specialized and technical skills such as wildland fire and all-risk safety that is necessary to carry out a successful effort to protect and perpetuate florida's forest resources.

Ensures a systematic investigation and analysis of accident cause and frequency rates take place and that the ffs is working toward the development of a safe, accident-free work environment on wildfires, all-risk incidents and other areas for service personnel.

Conducts research and analysis of the ffs's wildfire and safety programs in order to arrive at a correct needs assessment and develop safety programs objectives. Designs and administers special programs developed to concentrate on specific tangible reductions for wildfire incidents, lost-time injuries and minimize loss of employee productivity.

Coordinates with the bureau chiefs, deputy chiefs and immediate supervisors in the development and administration of the ffs's wildfire safety program and overall safety program management procedures, including the coordination of all assigned wildfire safety officers.

Serves as primary safety…