JOB SUMMARY: This position is located in the Southeast Regional office in Atlanta, Georgia. Incumbent assesses the effectiveness of fire management programs such as operations, aviation, fuels management, prevention, planning, and training; Serves as a technical authority providing guidance, advice/support for policy interpretation and implementation to fire management agencies across the Southeast Region, and; Serves as the regional level subject matter expert in resource need forecasting and allocation. MAJOR DUTIES: Provides strategic long-range planning, leadership, guidance, coordination, and evaluation for regional/state wildland fire and aviation programs in the bureau and interagency community. Serves as the National Park Service Southeast Region Regional Operations Specialist under the Branch of Wildland Fire and Aviation/Division of Visitor and Resource Protection. Assesses the effectiveness of fire management programs including operations, aviation, fuels management, prevention, planning, and training; Participates in the development of new regional/state wildland fire and aviation management policy. Analyzes and assesses existing Departmental and Bureau policy and procedures to evaluate overall effectiveness in meeting Bureau objectives at the regional and/or state level. Serves as senior technical expert and provides high level technical guidance on wildland fire and aviation management activities that affect resource management plans and associated region/statewide resource and land management programs for state/regional/tribal and local wildland fire management offices/units. Serves as a technical authority providing guidance, advice and support for policy interpretation and implementation to fire management agencies across the United States to all organizational levels in respective areas of expertise. Serves as State/Regional level subject matter expert in resource need forecasting and allocation. Serves as a wildland fire management program expert and technical advisor to unit, tribal, state, or regional office managers. Produces updated policies and guidelines and ensures unique missions of each bureau are represented during development. Reviews, analyzes, interprets, and disseminates existing and new departmental and bureau policy originating from the national office. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.