Position Title: Forestry Technician-Lead Crew Member - Reserved Treaty Rights Lands

Department: Forestry

Supervisor Title: Project Manager/Forestry Director

Salary Grade: DOE

Position Summary:

This position will assist the RTRL Program Coordinator in the protection of the resources of Santa Clara Pueblo by developing, maintaining, cultivating, and protecting forests, forest tract, and woodlands, and harvesting their products on Forests adjacent to or near the Santa Clara Pueblo Indian Reservation.

This job description is illustrative only of the responsibilities performed by this position and is not all inclusive.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Incumbent serves as a skilled working crew leader who supervises a module of 3-6 crew members on an engine or hand crew.
• Utilizes a variety of specialized tools, equipment and techniques while actively suppressing wildfires, implementing fuels reduction treatments and emergency stabilization treatments.
• Performs and supervises crew members in project work which may includes, tree planting, thinning and slashing, construction of one-rock dams, trail and fuel break construction, facility and grounds maintenance, road brushing, and fire hazard reduction.
• Performs and supervises crewmembers in basic fire line activities such as line construction, hose layout, operation of pumps and accessories, lopping and scattering of fuels, holding patrolling, monitoring and mop-up operations.
• Moves dirt, chops brush and small trees, etc. to construct fire lines.
• Carries out specialized assignments such as tree falling, backfire and burnout, mobile and stationary engine attack, construction of helispots, specialized helitack operations and hover hookups.
• Serves as a skilled firefighter and working crew leader on an organized crew during prescribed burns, monitoring and controlling the fire, and collecting data on fire weather and behavior.
• Performs project work such as fuel inventory and hazard fuel reduction projects.
• Participates in fire and safety training in the techniques, practices and methods of fire suppression and in the safe, efficient operation and use of tools, equipment and vehicles used in fire line activities.
• Cleans, maintains, reconditions and stores tools and equipment, and inventories fore supplies and equipment.
• Services and makes minor repairs to truck engine, inspects, checks and services accessories such as pump, waterlines, tank, reel or pump power plant, and keeps in fire readiness.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to lead a fire suppression/fuels treatment/emergency stabilization, module and provide on the job training in proper and safe techniques applications, methods, procedures and principles.
• Knowledge of wild land fire, prescribed fire management, emergency stabilization techniques, methods and conditions in order to provide instruction to crew members, and accurately analyze complex fire and project work circumstances.
• Technical firefighting knowledge such as, but not limited to, fire engine and pump operations, chainsaw usage and repair, hand crew operations sufficient to function in assigned capacities and to instruct or lead others.
• General knowledge of monitoring practices utilizing photo plots, fuel loading measurements and seedling quality assurance.
• Skill in written and verbal communication sufficient to effectively interact with people at all levels, internal and external to the organization.
• The tribal equivalent of the GS-06 requires one year of specialized experience at the GS-05 level and the incumbent is required to be red-carded as-Single Resource Boss CRWB, incident Commander Type 5-ICT5, Faller B-FALB at full performance.
• Tribal equivalent of the GS-05 requires one year of specialized experience at the GS-04 level.
• Must have the ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Must maintain confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Must pass a drug/alcohol tests.
• 5 years' experience in the field of forestry, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must possess a valid New Mexico Driver's License and be insurable under tribe's insurance carrier.
• Must not have any DWI/DUI convictions within a five (5) year timeframe from any Tribal, State, and Federal.
• Must pass a mandatory background check.
• Must successfully complete the DOI-Health Physical for Arduous Duty Firefighting.
• Must successfully complete and pass the Pack Test.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

The work requires arduous physical exertion, such as regular and recurring running, walking; or bending; walking or climbing over rocky terrain and uneven surfaces, and in mountainous terrain, normally while carrying 35-50 lbs of gear. In many situations, the duration of the activity contributes to the arduous nature of the job. The duties of this position require the incumbent to meet physical requirements as measured by the pack test and 2 mile run. The work requires regular and recurring risks or discomforts involved in working outdoors with exposure to smoke, heat and adverse weather conditions that necessitates following procedures to minimize risks.