Fire Operations Oversight Support

Job Title: Fire Operations Oversight Support 
Location: Richland, WA - Department of Energy (DOE)- Hanford Site offices; position may be telework eligible at the discretion of the Technical Monitor (TM) in consultation with the Contracting Officer (CO)

Clearance/Citizenship:  US Citizen eligible to obtain a Public Trust

Compensation: $165,000.00 to $175,000.00, depending on experience.
 

AttainX, Inc. is in search of an experienced Fire Operations Oversight Support lead with strong technical expertise and communication skills to support our government client in their Security, Emergency Services and Information Management (SEI) Division. Full-time position.

Minimum Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Science or related technical field 
• 10 years of scope related work
•  Knowledgeable of technical rescue, including high angle and confined space
• Firefighter 1&2 (pre-service or in-service)
• HazMat Fire Operations
• Knowledge of Hanford facilities, land and hazards
• Identification of any conflicts, potential conflicts or perceived conflicts of interest with Hanford Site contractors
• Fully vaccinated against COVID, a granted exception to vaccination for COVID or able to meet entry and testing requirements for entrance and work in federal buildings
• Must be a US citizen

Preferred Experience:

• Knowledgeable of structural, wildland and hazardous material firefighting techniques
• Knowledgeable of hazardous materials incident response requirements, tactics, techniques and procedures
• Knowledge of National Incident Management System, including Incident Command System practice and use in firefighting
• Expertise related to firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Expertise related to Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and/or paramedic qualifications and performance standards
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Job Duties:

• Assist with oversight of the Hanford Fire Department to ensure compliance with program requirements.
• Apply practical knowledge of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, policies and traditional work practices to the evaluation of contractor performance of fire protection and emergency services. 
• Help establish strategies and procedures for ensuring contractor implementation of plans for fire protection and emergency services activities, accounting for potential toxic and hazardous materials.
• Perform validation of contractor recommendations concerning equipment needs, staffing levels and budgetary requirements. 
• Review and conduct performance testing of fire protection capabilities, confined space rescue and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) programs.
• Ensure compliance of required training programs for department personnel, including the use of firefighting equipment, firefighting techniques, rescue work, first aid and paramedical activities.
• Assist in developing exercises, performance tests and surveillances to validate capabilities.
• Familiar with lessons learned generated by federal oversight and internal contractor processes and provides oversight to ensure they are incorporated into plans and operating procedures.
• Provide input and advice in developing, negotiating and managing memoranda of agreement and memoranda of understanding for mutual aid with surrounding local, state and federal agencies.
• Assist DOE fire protection engineers with oversight of the implementation of the Site contractor Fire Protection Programs.
• Assist with oversight of the Site service contractors' responsibilities for fire system maintenance including evaluation of key performance indicators, identification of trends and evaluation of process compliance.
• Assist with administrative, budget, invoice and contract deliverable processing.
• Support the respective federal staff in preparing for program and project reviews and/or other draft presentations to RL Management, Headquarters (HQ) Management and external parties.
• Assist with reviews of invoices and other contractor submittals.
• Assist with baseline reviews, HQ Peer Reviews and other reviews. Provide recommendations and assessments of technical and non- technical program issues.
• Assist with evaluation and review of statements of work and work scope/strategy for appropriateness and accuracy.
• Assist with integrated budget request and lifecycle planning.
• Assist in review and analysis of independent government estimates.
• Assist with analysis from ICAS to document contractor performance and mai