Seasonal Prescribed Burn Leader

 Who We Are:

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family.   Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition.

Who We Are as an Employer:

At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.

DFG:

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is the state agency responsible for conservation of the state's natural resources. DFG exercises responsibility over the Commonwealth's marine and freshwater fisheries, wildlife, plants, and natural communities, and provides outdoor recreation opportunities to the public.

Job Description:

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) is seeking a qualified individual to serve as a Seasonal Prescribed Fire Leader. Primary duty will be to lead prescribed burn operations on private NGO and municipal conservation properties in Southeastern Massachusetts. This person will conduct prescribed fire trainings, provide technical reviews of partner prescribed fire plans, implement and oversee prescribed fire operations on multiple sites within the Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens Region. This seasonal part-time position is funded through a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grant to MassWildlife as part of the America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC) to support private and public partnerships to improve ecosystem resilience and enhance wildlife habitat connectivity and contingent upon grant funding.  

Under the supervision of the MassWildlife Prescribed Fire Program Manager, the Seasonal Prescribed Fire Leader will boss prescribed burns on priority Municipal and NGO conservation lands. This person will work closely with the MassWildlife Prescribed Fire Project Leader and the ATBC Prescribed Fire Partnership Coordinator. Work will focus on providing prescribed fire training for ATBC partners, completing prescribed fire plan technical reviews, and serving as the prescribed fire burn boss for targeted burns on ATBC partnership lands through March 2027. The ATBC Seasonal Prescribed Fire Leader is responsible for executing safe, efficient, and effective prescribed burn operations; maintaining project records, prescribed fire summaries; and contributing to the evaluation and reporting of prescribed fire management outcomes related to this project.

DETAILED STATEMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as Burn Boss for ATBC partner prescribed burns of low to moderate complexity and provide strong leadership for prescribed fire crew at each event.
• Supervise prescribed fire activities before, during, and after a burn event. Provide strong burn boss leadership in assessing burn unit prep, conducting pre burn briefings, supervising prescribed burn crews, after action reviews, mop up and reporting.  
• Document and summarize prescribed fire activities for every ATBC