Fire Chief

4 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada City of Edmonton Full time

**Job Number**:50970**

Join the City of Edmonton in a unique opportunity to lead and shape Edmonton Fire Rescue Services as Fire Chief, playing a pivotal role within our community.

At Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS), we are dedicated to safeguarding lives, property and the environment, making our city a safer and more livable place for all Edmontonians. As a progressive department, we strive for service excellence and aspire to be a trailblazer in safety, training, equity, inclusion, physical and mental health support, and development opportunities for our 1300+ employees.

Reporting to the Deputy City Manager, Community Services, the Fire Chief will play a crucial role in the department's mandate to “connect to protect” by strategizing the delivery of fire rescue services to over 1 million Edmontonians. Your primary mission will be to foster a work culture that values innovation, positivity, engagement and collaboration while demonstrating strong leadership abilities, political acumen and relationship skills.

**What will you do?**
- Lead an empowered team, cultivating a dynamic and welcoming environment that encourages individual strengths and collective success
- Develop and lead a visionary strategy and roadmap for delivering fire prevention and emergency response programs and services in support of, and consistent with, City Council and the department’s vision
- Provide senior level guidance and advice to the corporation related to fire rescue services and Office of Emergency Management
- Lead and manage change, build organizational talent and capacity, and achieve organizational outcomes
- Create and support an inclusive, proactive, innovative, positive and progressive culture in EFRS
- Foster a supportive environment that values and invests in the professional growth and aspirations of employees
- Equip staff with the necessary competencies, resources, and empowerment to effectively carry out their responsibilities
- Create, leverage and maintain relationships necessary to advance the corporate and EFRS strategy, including those with the Executive Leadership Team, City Council, unions, Edmontonians, industry leaders, business partners and staff
- Foster integration across the corporation to ensure thorough and seamless delivery of programs and services
- Utilize sound business judgment and critical thinking when allocating resources. Develop and demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the budget and cost elements intrinsic to the EFRS business model

**Qualifications**:

- Knowledge, training and/or education in Business, Engineering, Public Administration, Science or other related discipline
- Extensive experience in a senior leadership role in fire rescue, preferably within a municipal environment
- Demonstrated experience leading teams in a large, complex organization
- Demonstrated experience leading and managing change, creating an inclusive culture, building organizational talent, and empowering resources to achieve outcomes
- Demonstrated experience effectively communicating and collaborating with a variety of partners and stakeholders including senior management, staff at all levels, union representatives, City Council, businesses, and academic institutions
- An equivalent combination of education and experience in a Fire Service leadership position may be considered

**Assets**:

- Experience in a unionized environment working with collective bargaining agreements
- Masters Degree in a related field
- Certificate in Fire Service Administration or NFPA - Fire Officer Level 4 or equivalent
- Additional certification in financial management, change management, public administration, government relations, project management and/or organizational transformation management

**Skills required for success**:

- Ability to cultivate strong relationships across diverse teams and stakeholders, fostering collaboration and trust
- Operate as a strategically agile leader able to anticipate business opportunities and influence enterprise-wide policy planning and initiatives
- Ability to create a strategic vision and direction for a large and diverse organization
- Actively demonstrate the values and behaviours supportive of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
- Ability to create a work culture capable of developing a high performing team
- Ability to collaborate and build trust, obtain input, understanding, and participation from the team
- Think strategically to address large, complex issues, to manage projects while steering dynamically
- Strong political acumen, strategic planning, issue resolution and decision-making skills
- Demonstrate service excellence and an unwavering commitment to community
- Demonstrate alignment with the Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, fostering an environment for others to do the same. For more information on the City’s Cultural Commitments, please visit edmonton.ca/our-culture
- Demonstrate the fo

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