Fire Facilities Coordinator

SALARY DETAILS

Biweekly: $3797 $4846
Annual Salary Range: $98733 $126008

The Fire Department is accepting applications to fillone (1) full-time Fire Facilities Coordinator (Operations & Maintenance Management Professional Senior)vacancy at Fire Headquarters located at 4410 Cathedral Oaks Rd. Santa Barbara CA 93110. This is an in-person position.

About the County of Santa Barbara Fire Department:

Since 1926 the Santa Barbara County Fire Department has served and safeguarded the community from the impacts of fire medical emergencies environmental emergencies and natural disasters through leadership planning education prevention code enforcement and all-hazard emergency response. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department has a rich tradition and commitment to service excellence; we are well equipped well trained and experienced. We have excellent working relationships with other State fire agencies and maintain a reputation as leaders in the region. We have 294 employees an annual operating budget of $120.9 million and a capital budget of $3.3 million. Services are provided through 16 fire stations air operations heavy equipment and three offices located throughout Santa Barbara County. We serve the cities of Buellton Goleta and Solvang private lands and County unincorporated areas. To learn more about our department please visit:.

To be considered for this vacancy please select Santa Barbara as the work location on the application.

THE POSITION:

Under general direction performs advanced administrative operational and logistical functions in support of fire department operations and emergency readiness. Coordinates and oversees facility-related projects including repairs capital improvements infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. Manages logistical support for emergency incidents including resource acquisition and assists with planning and management of incident support functions during large-scale or multi-agency events. Works directly with vendors vendor contracts and facility-related projects; and ensures compliance with applicable safety regulations and departmental policies. Performs related duties as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: This is the third (advanced journey) level in the Management Professional job family. This class is distinguished from subordinate classes within the series by the greater level of responsibility assumed complexity of duties assigned independence of action taken and by the nature impact and scope of the public contact. Incumbents in this job class perform the most difficult and responsible types of duties assigned to classes within this series. Incumbents at this level are required to be fully trained in all policies procedures and operations related to assigned areas of responsibility.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED: Reports to the Division Chief of Support Services. Oversees the work of a team or teams of individual contributors through subordinate managers. May exercise direct and indirect supervision over assigned management professional technical and administrative staff.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA - Employee Benefits and Compensation

• Benefits and Wellness Plans - Medical/Dental/Vision: CLICK HERE
• Compensation Summary: CLICK HERE
• Retirement Plan: CLICK HERE

• Retirement reciprocity
• Time and service credit towards an advanced vacation accrual rate

These examples are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job and not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual.

Education and Experience
The knowledge skills and abilities listed below may be acquired through various types of training education and experience. A typical way to acquire the required knowledge and abilities would be:

1. Equivalent of a bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university in facilities management business administration public administration fire science emergency management or a related field AND
2. Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience involving planning analysis coordination and evaluation offacilities operations and maintenanceconstruction/project management public safety facility management or related experience.

Licenses and Certificates

• Principles and practices of leadership motivation team building and conflict resolution.
• Standard and accepted methods of writing requests for proposals selecting consultants and negotiating contracts.
• Principles and practices of public administration and principles of organization management and staffing.
• Pertinent local state and federal laws guidelines regulations and statutes.
• Principles and practices of public finance budgeting and fiscal control.
• Principles and practices of public human resources.
• Principles and techniques to plan develop and coordinate comprehensive local government public relations communications and media relations programs.
• Standard research techniques including the use of surveys and questionnaires.
• Principles and techniques of administrative analysis including workload measurement workflow and layout work simplification and systems and procedure analysis.
• Principles and practices of local government including county administration organization programs and functions.
• Modern office procedures methods and computer equipment.
• Computer software including word processing spreadsheet presentation and database applications.
• English usage spelling punctuation and grammar.

Ability to:

• Read analyze evaluate and summarize written materials and statistical data including reports financial reports and budgets.
• Compose coordinate and edit a variety of educational informational and promotional materials for dissemination and use by the County other agencies news media and the general public.
• Apply the principles and practices of motivation team building and conflict resolution.
• Obtain information through interview process; successfully accomplish multiple assignments; deal firmly and courteously with the public.
• Determine effective method of research; compile data and present it in a form most likely to enhance understanding.
• Prepare reports statistical data forms questionnaires and surveys.
• Analyze problems identify alternative solutions project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.
• Interpret and apply pertinent local state and federal laws and regulations.
• Analyze situations quickly and objectively apply appropriate elements of decision making and determine the proper course of action.
• Effectively deal with high levels of ambiguity and possess the ability to navigate through the ambiguity.
• Exercise initiative sound independent judgment tact sensitivity and discretion and maintain confidentiality within established guidelines.
• Collaborate with various community groups in a tactful and effective manner.
• Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Make effective presentations to the community and the media.
• Understand interpret explain and apply complex rules and procedures.
• Analyze systems and administrative and management practices and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse range of individuals including but not limited to coworkers subordinate staff supervisors other managers professional agencies and the general public.

May be required to work a varied schedule of hours which may include evenings weekends and holidays.

Supplemental Information

1. Review applications and supplemental questionnairesto determine those applicants who meet the employment standards.
2. Supplemental Questionnaire Ranking: Responses to the required supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated and scored. Candidates final score and rank on the eligibility list will be determined by their responses to the supplemental questionnaire. This process may be eliminated if there are fewer than 11 qualified candidates.

Candidates must receive a percentage score of at least 70 on the Supplemental Questionnaire Ranking assessment to be placed on an employment list. An adjustment may be made to raw scores based on factors listed in Civil Service Rule VI. Those candidates who are successful in the selection process will have their names placed on the employment list for a minimum of three months. At the time the employment list is established all candidates will receive an email notice of their score on the exam(s) rank on the employment list and exact duration of the employment list.

Conditional Job Offer:Once a conditional offer of employment has been made candidates will be required to successfully complete a background check which includes a conviction history check and satisfactory reference checks. Appointee may be subject to a post-offer medical evaluation or examination.

The appointee must satisfactorily complete a one-year probationary period.

Recruiters will communicate with applicants by e-mail during each stepin the recruitment process. Applicants are reminded to check spam filters continuouslyduring the Recruitment & Selection Process steps listed above to ensure they do not miss required deadlines.

Disaster Service Worker:Pursuant to Governmental code section 3100 all employees with the County of Santa Barbara are declared to be disaster service workers subject to such disaster service. Activities as may be assigned to them by their superiors or by law.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS:
The County of Santa Barbara is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants. Qualified individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter listed on the job posting. We require verification of needed accommodation from a professional source such a Medical Provider or a learning institution.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
The County of Santa Barbara provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination harassment and retaliation of any type with regard to any characteristic or status protected by any federal law state law or Santa Barbara County ordinance. The County continues to be committed to a merit-based selection process and to eliminating barriers to attracting and retaining top qualified candidates. The County has a long-standing practice of providing a work environment that respects the dignity of individual employees and values their contributions to our organization.

APPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE DEADLINE:November 16 2026 at 4:59 PM. Applications and job bulletins can be obtained 24 hours a day at you have any recruitment questions please email Kari Burks at.

Employer

County of Santa Barbara

Address

1226 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara California 93101