Senior Systems Officer Predictions

About Us

The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) provides fire prevention preparedness and response services to fire in the built and landscape environments as well as scientific and specialist capabilities to Queensland communities. The QFD provides a multi-hazard emergency response including road crash rescue bushfire hazardous material technical and vertical rescue severe weather incidents remote and swiftwater rescue and provides a number of functions supporting community safety outcomes.

The department encompasses Queensland Fire and Rescue (QFR) Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ) as well as the broader department which work together to pre-empt prevent mitigate and manage the consequences of fires and other emergencies on Queensland communities and support our large volunteer membership across the state.

The QFD is an organisation that is focused on reframing the departments relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples communities and organisations through the Path to Treaty Closing the Gap and building our cultural capability.

Purpose of the role

The Predictions unit is responsible for decision support capabilities as an enabler to a multi-hazard intelligence function underpinned by networked regional and state capabilities across Prevention Preparedness Response and Recovery (PPRR). A function of the unit is the generation of scientifically derived bushfire intelligence that is underpinned by local area knowledge. The team works closely with the scientific community the Bureau of Meteorology Geographical Information Systems (GIS) interstate emergency services and land management agencies to provide accurate and enabling intelligence for QFD.

Reporting to the Manager you will be a key member of the team contributing to the planning development maintenance and continuous improvement strategies of decision support capabilities and actively participating in the broader intelligence capability. You will be responsible for providing data and systems support to the regionally focused predictive services capabilities across all phases of PPRR and collaborate with other departments and organisations including functions within QFD that support and or deliver intelligence outputs and products relevant to developing and maintaining operational situational awareness and in meeting decision support requirements in a multi-tiered governance environment.

Key requirements

Highly desirable requirements

• Knowledge and/or experience using a GIS platform and decision support intelligence tools.
• Have attained or willing to undertake nationally recognised training within the predictive services capability e.g. Fire Behaviour Analyst (FBAN).
• Qualifications in relevant disciplines including tertiary qualifications knowledge and understanding of Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements and incident management systems such as Australasian Inter-service Incident Management System.

Special requirements

• It is expected that the incumbent may participate in an on-call roster. This may require work outside of normal hours (e.g. night shift) including weekends working extended hours. You may also be expected to take part in deployments intrastate or interstate.

Your key accountabilities

Your part in the ongoing success of our department in supporting key frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work including but not limited to:

• Contribute to the QFD multi-hazard intelligence function to collaboratively determine requirements collect data and information process analyse and disseminate relevant outputs and products across all phases of disaster management and operations.
• Manage the development implementation overview and evaluation of large data sets integral to predictive services systems and computer simulations for bushfire hazard.
• Develop and implement effective networks governance policy and doctrine to enhance intelligence-based capabilities increasing the departments capacity to integrate and share information.
• Prepare and review scripts GIS data and workflows and network file stores to ensure high quality systems are maintained for planning requirements.
• Assist with the preparation of timely and well researched briefing papers submissions and reports in accordance with organisational requirements.
• Contribute to the management of risk communication and education strategies to effectively liaise between QFD regions other emergency services groups and the community.
• Develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure customer requirements are met and business objectives are achieved.
• Participate within a dynamic work environment fostering teamwork and observing human resource activities including actively participating in performance and development programs.

Capabilities

To determine your suitability for the role you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the key accountabilities for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream Individual Contributor (leading self)

Vision

• Stimulates ideas and innovation
• Leads change in complex environments

Results

• Develops and mobilises talent
• Builds enduring relationships
• Drives accountability and outcomes

Accountability

• Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces

Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFD shared values:

• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Courage
• Loyalty