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Lands Section Manager – Logistics

Posting Begin Date: 2025/11/07

Posting End Date: 2025/11/14

Work Type: Full Time

Minimum Salary: 43.65

Maximum Salary: 43.65

Pay Rate Type: Hourly

Description

State of Idaho Opportunity

Idaho Department of Lands

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full time Lands Section Manager – Logistics position. This position will be located at our Coeur d’Alene Bureau Office in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date.

Responsibilities:

+ Maintains statewide oversight and responsibility of IDL's Logistics program including contracts, policies, procedures, guides, protocols, and management of business program expectations and personnel performance. Including oversight of distribution and receiving of fire supplies on average of $30 million dollars annually in fire costs.

+ Serves as the primary point of contact for USFS Regional Cache Managers, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Logistics Directors (Regions I and IV) Northwest Compact including Canadian provinces and state to state resources. regarding interagency logistics practices coordination and applicability.

+ Supervises 13 permanent and up to 100 seasonal employees.

+ Manages IDL's Fire Logistics System. "Incident Cache Logistics Interagency Program" (ICLIP). This includes the development, maintenance, and implementation of plans, policies, guides, and communication procedures

+ Oversees the development and maintenance of IDL Fire logistics Policies and procedures, National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) requirements, IDLs and USFS statewide prepositioning program.

+ Oversees and maintains the overall IDL Fire logistics Budget, advising the Bureau Chief of ongoing budget needs and balance updates.

+ Oversees the development and implements training of IDL Fire logistics policies and procedures as well as oversees the implementation of policies in matters of state to state and interagency sharing of equipment and supplies.

+ Oversees the transportation program which includes up to 35 rental box trucks, 2 tractors, and 8 trailers as well as 4 stakeside delivery trucks.

+ Represents the State of Idaho Department of Lands at Regional and National conferences and trainings of ongoing budget needs and balance updates.

+ Supervises and oversees the development and implementation of IDL fire response apparatus.

+ Oversees the manager of the Federal Excess program. Works with 190 fire departments across the state in supplying them with federal surplus equipment and apparatus.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience with management practices; budget development and monitoring; researching, writing and implementing policies and procedures; compiling, organizing and analyzing technical or programmatic information, defining alternatives and preparing recommendations for senior management, administrators, or governing boards.

MQ Specialties

+ Fire prevention and planning: Experience in Fire prevention Fire planning Data analysis Reviewing and establishing key performance indicators, standards or strategic planning.

Desired Qualifications

Experience: Analyzing land management program issues, making recommendations, and writing reports; Developing programs including establishing goals and strategic direction, budgeting and evaluating results; and working with various groups, individuals and interests to develop understanding, acceptance, and support for a program.

Good Knowledge Of: Wildland fire operations, including the use of aircraft; Wildland fire safety practices and procedures; Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide, PMS 310-1; and Wildland Fire Dispatch.

Benefits:

The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.*

EEO/ADA/Veteran:

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [email protected].

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.

About the Idaho Department of Lands:

Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources.

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Plan here.

Under the direction of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners (https://www.idl.idaho.gov/about-us/land-board/) , IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner.

Managing endowment trust lands (https://www.idl.idaho.gov/about-us/understanding-endowment-land/) is only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation on navigable waterways (http://www.idl.idaho.gov/lakes-rivers/) , and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also aid landowners in managing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.