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Position Title Chief, Deputy Fire Status of Position Permanent Full Time Job posting closes: April 16, 2025, at 5:00 pm Yukon Standard Time:
At our core, the City of Whitehorse is committed to cultivating an inclusive employee community and workspace, confronting racism and biases for fairness and equity, while advancing reconciliation and accessibility. The City promotes work-life balance for its employees and offers flexible work arrangements, such as work-from-home and compressed work weeks, subject to applicable administrative directives.
An Eligibility List may be established from this competition – the duration of the eligibility list may be up to 12 months. Theeligibility list may be used to fill future permanent full-time, permanent part-time, temporary full-time, temporary parttime, term or casual vacancies within the same department and classification based on the organizational needs by going to the next highest ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires. The City wishes to thank all applicants for their interest but only those candidates selected to advance in therecruitment will be contacted. Note that only those candidates eligible to legally work in Canada will be considered.
Chief, Deputy Fire
Job Code: 167 Department: Fire and Protective Services
Job Summary:
Under the general direction of the Fire Chief, plays an integral role in planning, evaluating, coordinating and implementing strategies and programs to prevent or mitigate the loss of life, property and environment in the City.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage and coordinate the daily operations for all platoon shifts, including emergency response, and oversees the fire and bylaw dispatch services.
Manage the department’s operations and activities to mitigate incidents pursuant to legislation, industry standards and the City mandate.
Ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, compliance with Industry Standards and Best Practices.
Manage, evaluate and coordinate activities at fire scenes and or rescue incidents and assist with fire investigation / cause determination as required.
Manage and provide leadership in all human resource areas, including safety, performance management, grievance administration, recruitment and application of progressive discipline.
Assist the Fire Chief in developing, evaluating and implementing municipal safety standards, policies, procedures, practices, administrative directives and bylaws for the department.
Assist with the development of the O & M and capital budgets for fire operations and dispatch.
Draft and process purchasing contracts for equipment, materials, supplies, capital goods and services. Maintain inventory of fire department assets.
Act as Fire Chief as assigned.
Other related duties.
This description contains the elements necessary for the identification and evaluation of the job. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Status of Position
Permanent Full Time
Position Requirements
Working Conditions:
Considerable work is performed under normal office conditions. Responds to emergency situations, many that occur outside of normal working hours. On-call duties is a requirement. Exposure to health hazards, smoke/fumes, chemicals, temperature extremes and noise in firefighting and emergency situations.
Knowledge and Skills:
Diploma in Public Safety or Fire Administration and 8 years previous related firefighting experience including 2 years at a supervisory level or an equivalent combination of education and progressively related work experience.
6 months on-the-job training.
Fire Fighter Certification Level I and II.
Fire Officer III.
Fire Investigation and Fire Inspection Level II.
Incident Command System 400 level training.
Incident Safety Officer.
Class 3 Drivers license & Air Brake Endorsement.
Standard first aid, CPR level C and oxygen therapy
Effective public relations and public speaking skills.
Excellent skills relating to communications, team building, liaise with stakeholders, human relations, and problem solving.
Ability to deal effectively with people in difficult situations.
Additional certifications required include but not limited to:
An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.
Examples of Equipment to Operate:
All fire apparatus, fire rescue and related equipment including but not limited to: pumper, tanker, rescue vehicle, automobile extraction tools, wildlife firefighter and technical rescue equipment. General office equipment including computer skills to operate software programs related to work processing, spreadsheet, electronic mail, etc.
Accommodation Requests:
Shortlisted candidates who require accommodation or have accessibility needs during the selection process are encouraged to reach out to the Recruiter and make requests to ensure their full participation. The City of Whitehorse is committed to reviewing requests and making arrangements for reasonable accommodation and accessibility requests. You may email ewa.benson@whitehorse.ca and careers@whitehorse.ca.
To apply for this position, you are required to submit your resume.
Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the recruiting process.
At the time this posting closes, candidates must have valid and current licenses/certifications/education that match the position requirements. Candidates who are selected to continue with the recruiting process will be required to provide proof of qualifications during their interview.
