Fire Chief

Position Type:
Regular Full Time (RFT)

Closing Date:
September 22, 2025

Salary/Wage Range:
$151,047.00 - $188,809.00

Working for the City of Burlington

A great career is closer than you think. Come work for the City of Burlington, where you'll be joining an innovative and progressive workplace focused on building a 21st century city that respects the diversity of our residents, visitors and employees; and prioritizes continuous opportunities for you to learn and grow.

We don't just spend time attracting the best talent. We spend time and resources to keep the best talent. This may include: flexible working hours, mobile and hybrid working arrangements, a great pension and benefits package, as well as programs to foster innovation and leadership.

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
Department: Fire

Location

Department Overview

Position Overview

The Burlington Fire Department is a high performing, innovative department that is well regarded by the community it serves and the community partners with which it does business. Burlington Fire Department responds to approximately 12,000 emergency calls each year; operating out of eight fire stations. With a full-time department of approximately 239 staff and 20 volunteers.

The Fire Chief is responsible for the overall administration of the Fire Department, including managing and directing the delivery of fire and emergency services, staffing, budgets and labour relations. The Fire Chief oversees code enforcement, fire safety inspections, fire prevention, fire suppression and rescue, fire investigation, public fire safety education, training and facility and equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities
As the head of the Department’s senior management team, the successful applicants will be responsible for:

- Developing short and long-term plans to maintain service excellence and thoroughly prepare for future forecasted needs.
- Monitoring financial, operational, technical and demographic factors and recommending the required departmental capital and operating resources.
- Ensuring work of each functional team meets quality and efficiency standards, especially related to bylaws and legislation in accordance with the office of the Fire Marshal and associated best practices.
- Formulate and implement effective City-wide strategies to ensure corporate alignment.
- Oversee and approve budget planning and process.
- Setting the overall direction and vision of the department; coaching and guiding senior managers; dealing with escalated performance management issues; and development of employees.
- Stay updated on applicable legislation and regulations, industry trends and best practices to ensure Burlington is a leader in the fire service.
- Engage in community outreach to promote safety awareness and risk reduction.
- Work with the Association Executive to proactively address issues and maintain positive labour relations.
- Develop and administer departmental policies and procedures.
- Research and monitor emerging technologies and practices specific to the fire service and make recommendations to the team.
- Participate in on-call rotation as a senior chief officer to provide effective leadership and decision making at an emergency situation and ensuring shared coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during the entire year.

**Requirements**:
The successful applicant will have:

- Fire service experience, with at least 5 years in progressively more responsible positions and a minimum of 3 years in a senior leader position.
- Education in fire service, business administration, public administration or related field.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
- Exceptional analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

A valid (Insert Class) driver’s licence is required with an acceptable driver’s abstract (no more than three (3) driving related convictions or an accumulation of no more than three (3) demerit points in the previous three (3) years prior to the date of hire).

Police Check Requirement

Salary

$151,047 - $188,809 (Job Grade N)
- An additional Premium will be added onto base salary
- Target Compensation can vary up to $212,000
- Position is eligible for annual performance and market adjustments

Accommodations

if you require accommodation to ensure your equal participation in the recruitment and selection process.

Note to Applicants: