Battalion Chief

Location: Richmond, California, United States. Onsite role with a rotating twelve-hour schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Relocation within hirify.global parameters will be considered; international assignments will not be considered.

Salary: $104,700–$180,500 per year.

Company

hirify.global operates a refinery environment supported by fire protection, emergency response, health, safety, and environmental functions.

What you will do

• Lead hirify.global Fire Department personnel and volunteer fire brigade members during fire prevention, suppression, medical, hazardous materials, rescue, security, and oil spill incidents.
• Establish the Incident Command System and act as refinery management in charge until relieved.
• Implement Unified Command with federal, state, local, and hirify.global authorities.
• Coordinate with municipal, mutual aid, Richmond Fire, and Richmond Police departments during emergency situations.
• Respond to off-site emergencies under mutual aid agreements and participate in all required crew training.
• Maintain fitness-for-duty qualifications and participate in the Corporate Medical program.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience in an emergency response organization, including at least 3 years of leadership experience.
• ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300, ICS-700, and ICS-800 certifications.
• Current California Class C Firefighter and/or Commercial Class A or B Firefighters driver’s license, plus Firefighter I certification or equivalent.
• Emergency Medical Technician and Haz-Mat FRO, Technician, or Specialist certifications.
• TWIC credential, or ability to acquire one within the first 6 months. The role is safety-sensitive and requires mandatory random drug screenings.

Nice to have

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in emergency response, emergency management, or a related field.
• Rescue Systems Level 1 certification or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety-first operating philosophy centered on completing work safely or not at all.
• Collaboration with employees across management, operations, maintenance, technical, and emergency response functions.
• Health care coverage, retirement plan, protection coverage, time off and leave programs, training and development opportunities, and role-specific allowances.
• Variable pay may be included in the overall compensation program.