Program Specialist - Wing Program Manager​/Southwest Land Office

Job Description - Program Specialist 1 - Fixed Wing Program Manager / Southwest Land Office )

Program Specialist 1 - Fixed Wing Program Manager / Southwest Land Office - (  )

Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's mission is to help ensure that Montana's land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations.

The DNRC believes employees are their most important asset. The DNRC empowers employees to exercise professional judgment in carrying out their duties. Employees are provided with the training and tools necessary to achieve the mission. Both team effort and individual employee expertise are supported and sustained.

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s Forestry and Trust Land Division recognizes that building a collaborative, professional, and inclusive work environment is critical to fulfilling our mission of managing, protecting, and promoting stewardship of Montana’s forests and lands for the benefit of current and future generations and our trust beneficiaries. We hold ourselves to these high standards as we are accountable to the people of Montana.

• We value and respect each other.
• We create collaborative work environments.
• We build and maintain strong relationships.
• We celebrate our successes and take pride in our work.

This position is the Land Office Fixed Wing Program Manager for the Southwestern Land Office. The position supervises the activities of Land Office fixed wing aviation operations and supports statewide aviation operational and logistical assignments. The position is responsible for operating, calibrating, and maintaining systems used in collecting data and information from various sensors. They work with highly technical, advanced equipment that provides information which provides the Department with key wildland fire detection and mapping intelligence.

They ensure that the data is available and accurate in a timely manner for use by field personnel. The position reports to the Aviation Officer and supervises additional staff as needed for mission support.

These job functions are the essential duties of the position and are not all-inclusive of all the duties the incumbent may be assigned.

• Aviation Program Supervision: Supervise the program activities of the Land Office aviation operation to support statewide operational and logistical assignments.
• Aviation & Flight Operations: Execute all assigned pre-flight, mission flight, and post-flight duties as required to safely and effectively operate mission systems supporting initial/extended attack. This includes mission planning, pre-briefings, mission system inspection, operation, troubleshooting, post-flight inspections, debriefings, fire activity product preparation and distribution, and mission documentation. Use a combination of skill, Crew Resource Management, and experience to function safely and effectively as an aircrew member.
  
  Liaison with the DNRC management team, contractors, and other natural resource management agencies to ensure effective and efficient mission accomplishment.
• Staffing Fixed-Wing Detection Aircraft: This position is responsible for staffing the fixed-wing detection aircraft.

This position will supervise additional staff as needed for mission support and supervise fire staff during wildland fire operations.

• Online State of Montana application
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• Work/life balance
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• A vibrant Employee Assistance Program
• State of Montana employment may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Look here to learn more and understand whether or not you may qualify.

Additional benefit package information is available here.

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