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Fire Behaviour Specialist

Government of Alberta
Edmonton, AB

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Permanent
11 days ago

Skills

Class 5 Licence
Presentation skills
College diploma
Leadership

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Job Requisition ID: 83997
Ministry: Forestry and Parks
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: June 18, 2026
Classification: Natural Resources 8
Salary: $3,165.58 to $4,088.56 bi-weekly ($82,621 - $106,711/year)

As the Ministry of Forestry and Parks we are responsible for fostering Alberta’s environmentally responsible forest management practices, including management of wildfires. We preserve our provincial parks for the recreation and enjoyment of Albertans. As well as enabling access to public lands for recreational and commercial purposes while prioritizing conservation. Forestry and Parks also manage public lands and balances sustainable rangelands and grazing leases for Alberta producers.

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about understanding wildland fire behaviour and making a real impact on wildfire management and safety? This is your opportunity to play a critical role in shaping how wildfire incidents are predicted, planned, and managed across the province. As a Fire Behaviour Specialist, you’ll be at the forefront of advancing tools, strategies, and knowledge that directly support safe and effective firefighting operations.

Reporting to the Provincial Fire Behaviour Specialist, this role provides expert advice, technical guidance, and knowledge transfer to support wildfire prevention, pre-suppression, and suppression activities. You will serve as a key subject matter expert, translating complex fire behaviour principles into actionable insights and decision-support tools for operational teams and senior leadership. This is a unique opportunity to influence provincial wildfire strategies, contribute to innovation, and support critical decision-making during high-impact incidents.

Your key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Providing expert advice and recommendations to leadership on fire behaviour systems, tools, and strategic direction
Acting as a liaison between Fire Weather Program, Wildfire Operations, Prevention Officers, and Management Specialists
Analyzing and documenting fire behaviour during major incidents and developing case studies
Representing the Ministry as an expert witness in legal proceedings, including preparing reports and delivering testimony
Conducting ad hoc analyses, studies, and reports to support operational and strategic needs
Auditing and evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of decision-support systems and tools
Facilitating knowledge transfer through training, mentoring, and participation in research initiatives
Liaising with research communities, including attending conferences, workshops, and advisory groups
Delivering training programs at divisional and national levels
Overseeing the development and maintenance of Alberta’s wildland fuel type layer (FBP classification)
Developing tools, processes, and services to support accurate field identification of fuel types
Directing the development of algorithms and models that convert data into Fire Behaviour Prediction fuel types

If you're ready to help shape wildfire strategy and support safer, smarter firefighting operations, this role offers a meaningful and impactful career opportunity.

Please

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

Systems Thinking: Considers emerging trends when contributing ideas to the development of broader priorities, strategies and approaches, and considers inter-relationships among different aspects of an approach including how they relate to other programs

Creative Problem Solving: Finds ways to improve complex systems to better meet goals and outcomes, and continuously engages others to scope and solve issues

Drive for Results: Identifies and acts on opportunities to partner with other groups to achieve desired outcomes, and identifies ways to exceed performance expectations

Develop Networks: Considers how changes might impact colleagues, clients and stakeholders, and actively seeks their input and/or involvement regarding those changes, and maintains relationships even when no specific project/initiative is underway

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

A degree related to environmental and/or natural sciences plus 4 years experience in wildland fire planning and management.

Equivalency:

A two-year diploma related to environmental and/or natural sciences plus 6 years experience in wildland fire planning and management.

Additional related education considered in lieu of experience on a one-for-one basis.

Requirements:

Maintenance of a valid Class 5 Driver's License
Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial holidays, when required
Willingness to work and/or travel in varied terrain, weather conditions, isolated locations and by various means of transportation

Assets:

Extensive knowledge of the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS)
Experience in spatial fire growth modeling
Proven ability to analyze data and develop decision-support tools or models
Experience preparing technical reports and delivering presentations to diverse audiences
Involvement in research initiatives or collaboration with scientific communities
Successful completion of S-590 Operational Fire Behaviour Analyst Skills & Calculations
Successful completion of I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

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Notes

This is a full-time permanent position with 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The incumbent may be required to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial holidays due to the emergency nature of wildfires.

Travel within the area and throughout the province will be required as part of your responsibilities to coordinate with Ministry staff and colleagues, other government departments, clients, and other external stakeholders.

The position is based in Edmonton; however, subject to operational requirements, consideration may be given to an alternate Government of Alberta office location.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Application information:

Include a cover page detailing your interest and related experience.
Include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience
Indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time (e.g. January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week)
Three (3) work-related references will be required for those selected for an interview

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

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Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
Leadership and mentorship programs.

How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 - June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Rashi Vaktania at [email protected].

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