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.

Core Values:

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 practice accountability.

• We celebrate our successes and take pride in our work

Job Overview:
The Missoula Interagency Dispatch Center manages initial and extended attack of fires on the Southwestern Land Office, Lolo National Forest, and CSKT tribal lands, and regularly assists other federal and state government agencies with wildland incidents. The interagency dispatch center also assists the Northern Rockies Coordination Center in mobilization of federal, State, and local resources for fires and other non-fire incidents on a State, regional and nationwide level.

Purpose of the job:
This position will generally and normally be assigned to the Missoula Interagency Dispatch Center and works under the guidance and direction of the Dispatch Center Manager and is a direct report to DNRC Assistant Center Manager. The position is expected to use initiative and judgment, under standard operating procedures, to dispatch resources for initial attack and support of wildland fires during complex and multiple incidents that are beyond the scope of developed guidelines.

Essential Functions (Major Duties or Responsibilities): These job functions are the essential duties of the position and are not all-inclusive of all the duties that may be assigned to the incumbent.

Dispatch and Coordination Duties
Mobilizes local, state, and federal firefighting forces in order to provide initial and extended attack fire suppression actions for wildland and wildland/urban interface fires reported for the responsibility areas of the Southwestern Land Office DNRC, Lolo National Forest, Flathead Agency/National Bison Range, Missoula Field offices of the BLM and 10 counties.

In support of large fires or other incidents, the dispatcher determines needs and plans and initiates an appropriate support organization to mobilize firefighting or other resources for incidents within the MDC Dispatch Zone and, upon request, for statewide or national incidents.

Gathers and interprets fire-related intelligence to provide current and accurate information needed by dispatchers, incident commanders and fire managers.

APPLICATION MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION ARE:

• Online State of Montana application
• Resume
• Cover Letter

HELPFUL HINT: You must check the “relevant document” box to ensure your attachments are uploading correctly to the specific application.

Benefits:

• Work/life balance
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement plans
• Generous paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts
• 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.

• If you are interested in a complete job description, please contact HR at Stacey.Gabrio@mt.gov

Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience):

Education:

Graduation from high school or equivalent.

Experience:

Experience in wildland fire suppression or dispatch desired but not required to apply for this position. Initial Attack Dispatcher qualification is preferred but not required

SPECIAL INFORMATION:
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. A valid driver's license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent, completed 36 months.

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK:
In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the person selected must produce within three days of hire documents that show authorization to work in the United States. Examples of such documentation include a birth certificate or Social Security card along with a driver’s license or other picture I.D., or a U.S. passport, or a "green card"