Branch Chief, Pilot Operations (Aerial Supervision)

As a Supervisory Aviation Management Specialist Branch Chief, Pilot Operations (Aerial Supervision), your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Performs the full range of first-line supervisory responsibilities for wildland firefighting and aviation personnel of which the base level of work supervised is GW-12 or GW-13. Manages the national pilot operations program for aerial supervision, including pilot hiring, standards, evaluation, and recurrency. Serves as a technical authority in aerial supervision and pilot operations, providing recommendations to senior leadership regarding pilot workforce structure, readiness, and fleet modernization. Provides national leadership and establishes program goals and objectives, develops long-range strategies, and allocates resources. Where qualified, may perform limited mission support as pilot-in-command or as qualified aerial supervision mission training, mission evaluator or final evaluator.