WHY JOIN THE REDWOOD CITY TEAM?
We offer a wide range of meaningful career opportunities with potential for growth, training and development, competitive salaries, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and robust benefits. The Redwood City team is guided by the core values of excellence, service, inclusion, integrity, collaboration, and innovation. Inherent in these values is a great organizational culture based on trust, strong and supportive leadership, respect, risk-taking, empowerment, and effective communication.
The community is known for its inclusivity, strong engaged neighborhoods, and civic pride. The City works diligently to maintain positive and productive relationships with community partners, together providing outstanding services, programs and opportunities for residents and businesses. This mix of tradition and progress, community and diversity, makes Redwood City an extraordinary place to work and call home. If you’re looking to grow your career as a part of a professional and progressive Fire Department that fosters innovation, creativity and collaboration, we hope you’ll apply.
THE REDWOOD CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
Includes seven fire stations housing seven engines, one truck, one fire chief and currently has over 95 staff members including firefighters, firefighter/paramedics, two deputy fire chiefs, captains, battalion chiefs, fire prevention staff, training staff, and administrative staff.
Mission Statement
To protect life, property, and the environment from fire, medical, disaster, and hazardous materials related incidents through emergency mitigation, public education and code enforcement.
Commitment
To deliver high quality, professional and effective customer service.
THE POSITION OF BUSINESS MANAGER
Under the general direction of a department head, functions as a division head and provides complex administrative support; provides direct and indirect supervision; represents the department on administrative support matters involving other departments and agencies; provides broad-based technical assistance with fiscal, budgetary, grant and policy issues; researches, analyzes, and prepares financial forecasting, administrative and technical reports; performs a variety of delegated assignments; and performs related work as required.
Some Duties You’ll Enjoy
- Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities of the department.
- Plan, direct, supervise and coordinate the activities of department personnel in providing technical and support services.
- Researches, compiles, analyzes and evaluates general and statistical information regarding the department and its operations.
- Formulate rules, procedures and policies for the department and ensure adherence in accordance with City policies, goals and objectives.
- Prepare, administer and maintain the department budget, including forecasting future needs as well as monitoring and controlling expenditures.
- Prepare and monitor service agreements and contracts for the division.
- Lead or support grant application efforts Cal OES & US&R reimbursement processes and tracking of fire-related funding programs.
- Confer with stakeholders and the public and City officials on concerns with services rendered. Identify service needs and priorities. Identify future needs and growth trends of the department.
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