Lands Section Manager - Fire Aviation Posting Begin Date: 2025/07/29 Posting End Date: 2025/08/26 Category: Natural Resources Sub Category: Fire & EMS Work Type: Full Time Location: Coeur d'Alene, ID, United States Minimum Salary: 43.65 Maximum Salary: 43.65 Pay Rate Type: Hourly Description Idaho Department of Lands The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full time Lands Section Manager – Fire Aviation position . This position will be located at our Co eu r d’Alene Staff Office , with potential alternate location statewide. Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date. Responsibilities: + Maintains statewide oversight and responsibility of IDL's Aviation program including operations, contracts, policies, procedures, guides, and protocols, and management of aviation program expectations and personnel performance. This includes the direct supervision of IDL's current Aviation Program Manager position. + Manages IDL's Aviation Safety Management System (SMS). This includes the development, maintenance, and implementation of aviation safety plans, policies, guides, and communication procedures. + Oversees the development and maintenance of an IDL Aviation Operating Plan consistent with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)/Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) requirements, and in consideration of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) interests/recommendations. + Oversees strategic planning and placement of IDL aviation resources including procurement and contracting oversight of asset types and appropriate locations to ensure efficient and effective response times and capabilities to all IDL Forest Protective Districts. + Serves as the primary point of contact for USFS Regional Aviation Officers (Regions I and IV), BLM State Aviation Officer, and State Aviation Officers regarding interagency aviation coordination. + Maintains the Interagency Operations Guide for SEATs and Amphibious Water Scoopers with BLM and USFS Regions I and IV, in alignment with the Supplemental Project Agreements/Local operating plans. This includes interagency coordination of aviation operations and staffing at the operational USFS/BLM tanker base levels. + Serves as the primary authority for state Safecom management through the Interagency Safecom , aviation safety reporting system including review and public release of state associated Safecoms . Distributes applicable Safecoms to IDL aviation personnel for rapid lessons learned. + Serves as the IDL lead and agency representative on all state associated aircraft related incidents/accidents including necessary involvement in accidents/incidents that take place within IDL's protection responsibility. + Maintains the Aviation Program budget including current and proposed expenditures, and proposals including aviation related infrastructure, assets, and financial/cooperative agreements. + Oversees Aviation Risk Management objectives including coordination with IDL Risk Management personnel and the State Office of Risk Management as applicable regarding aviation insurance requirements and needs. Minimum Qualifications Experience with management practices; budget development and monitoring; researching, writing and implementing policies and procedures; compiling, organizing and analyzing technical or programmatic information, defining alternatives and preparing recommendations for senior management, administrators, or governing boards. Desired Qualifications Red Card Qualification of Air Operations Branch Director (AOBD), Air Support Group Supervisor (ASGS) or Air Tactical Group Supervisor (ATGS). Expertise in the field of FAA/FARs, Public Use Operations, and NWGC aviation standards. Advanced knowledge of aviation contracting and administration including procurement processes for rotor-wing and fixed-wing aviation assets. Experience working in support of aviation firefighting efforts including but not limited to coordination between local, state, tribal, and federal agencies. Expertise in the field of SMS administration, risk management, or similar programs. Benefits: The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick , vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.* EEO/ADA/Veteran: The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [email protected]. Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations. Ab out the Idaho Department of Lands : Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources. The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Plan  here . Under the direction of the  Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners (https://www.idl.idaho.gov/about-us/land-board/) , IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner. Managing  endowment trust lands  (https://www.idl.idaho.gov/about-us/understanding-endowment-land/) is only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation on  navigable waterways (http://www.idl.idaho.gov/lakes-rivers/) , and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also aid landowners in manag ing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.