Fire Chief
Published on Apr 30, 2021 11:58

Fire Chief

Employer

City of Northville

Population

6,000

Compensation

$60,000-$65,000 DOQ plus excellent benefit package.

Closing Date

applications accepted until 4:30 pm on 5/21/21

To Apply

Submit cover letter, resume, and salary history to:

Human Resources City of Northville
215 West Main Street Northville, Ml 48167
Phone: (248) 349-1300
Email: [email protected]

Under Michigan Law, applicants must request confidentiality. Resumes of selected candidate(s) will be subject to public disclosure. The City of Northville is an ADA/EOE employer.

Description

The City of Northville, Michigan, located in Wayne/Oakland Counties approximately 30 miles west of Detroit, between Detroit and Ann Arbor, is seeking a Fire Chief to manage its paid-on-call Fire Department. The current Fire Chief is retiring after 35 years of service, 7 years as Chief.

The City of Northville Fire Department provides fire suppression, fire prevention/inspection, public safety education and BLS level emergency medical services to the Cities of Northville and Plymouth, located in Wayne and Oakland Counties, Michigan. The two Cities are non-contiguous, with approximately three miles between their borders. The two Cities have a combined area of approximately 4.5 square miles, and a combined residential population of approximately 15,000. The Department responds to approximately 1,600 calls for service each year.

The City of Northville operates under the Council-Manager form of government with the Fire Chief reporting to the City Manager with significant input from both Cities through the Northville Plymouth Fire Advisory Board (“NPFAB”), consisting of elected and appointed officials from each community. The Fire Department operates out of three stations, and is staffed by a full time Chief, two part-time Station Captains (one of whom also serves as the Fire Marshal) and 52 paid-on call Officers, Firefighters and EMS providers. The proposed FY 2022 Fire Department Budget is approximately $1,150,000.

The City of Northville is seeking an individual with proven strong managerial experience in the operation of a paid-on-call fire department. The selected candidate must possess strong leadership skills with emphasis on recruitment, training and performance measurement, a dedication to community involvement, experience with intergovernmental cooperation, possess excellent communication and public relations skills, be a contributing member of the City's management team, and have experience in budget preparation and control.

An application and the full job description are available on the City of Northville website: https://www.ci.northville.mi.us/services/employment___job_postings