Salary : $103,086.00 - $145,657.82 Annually
Location : 135 North Union Street, Petersburg, VA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 1095
Department: Fire
Opening Date: 07/10/2026
Closing Date: 8/10/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Description

General Description:

The purpose of this class within the organization is to manage, direct, and coordinate the activities of a fire suppression shift.

This class works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.
Essential Functions
Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.
Essential Functions:

Operational Battalion Chief manages and coordinate emergency operations on emergency scenes to mitigate the loss of life and property. Operational Battalion Chiefs are directly involved in scenes by executing command decisions to ensure successful incident completion. These personnel are included in initial dispatches and are required to respond with assigned units, providing leadership presence and operational coordination from the onset of an incident. They may also serve as part of the Rapid Intervention Team in accordance with department standards or receive orders from higher-ranking officers to perform direct operational tasks

Manages and coordinate emergency operations on all emergency scenes to mitigate the loss of life and property.

Manages shift staffing to include daily schedule Officers and Firefighters that encompasses vacation, personal development leave, administrative leave, sick leave, and trade time.

Develops and drafts operational policies, procedures and guidelines.

Develops and coordinates training activities for the shift.

Serves as first level supervisor for personnel issues involving disciplinary actions, employee counseling, conflict resolution, and personal development.

Serves as the Emergency Services Coordinator for fire Control, Tactical Rescue, Mass Casualty, Hazardous Materials Incident Mitigation, and incidents involving natural disasters or acts of terrorism.

Directs the training activities within fire district in all phases of firefighting, rescue and resuscitation.

Additional Duties:
Serves as a point of contact for citizens' complaints or concerns.

Performs related work as assigned.

Responsibilities, Requirements and Impacts Data Responsibility:
Data Responsibility refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations.

Gathers, organizes, analyzes, examines or evaluates data or information and may prescribe action based on these data or information.

People Responsibility:
People include co-workers, workers in other areas or agencies and the general public.

Persuades or influences others in favor of a service, point of view, or course of action; may enforce laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances.

Asset Responsibility:
Assets responsibility refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization.

Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving moderate economies and/or preventing moderate losses through the management of a small division; handles supplies of high value or moderate amounts of money consistent with the operation of a small division.

Mathematical Requirements:
Mathematics requires the use of symbols, numbers and formulas to solve mathematical problems.

Uses basic algebra involving variables and formulas and/or basic geometry involving plane and solid figures, circumferences, areas and volumes and/or compute discounts and interest rates.

Communications Requirements:
Communications involves the ability to read, write, and speak.

Reads journals, manuals and professional publications; speaks informally to groups of co-workers, staff in other organizational agencies, general public, people in other organizations and presents training; composes original reports, training and other written materials, using proper language, punctuation, grammar and style.

Judgment Requirements:
Judgment requirements refer to the frequency and complexity of judgments and decisions given the stability of the work environments, the nature and type of guidance, and the breadth of impact of the judgments and decisions.

Decision-making is almost entire focus of the job, affecting most segments of the organization and the general public; works in a highly dynamic environment, and is responsible for establishing goals, objectives and policies.

Complexity of Work:
Complexity addresses the analysis, initiative, ingenuity, concentration and creativity, required by the job and the presence of any unusual pressures present in the job.

Performs supervisory work involving policy and guidelines, solving both people and work related problems; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results and frequent exposure to unusual pressures.

Impact of Errors:
Impact of errors refers to consequences such as damage to equipment and property, loss of data, exposure of the organization to legal liability, and injury or death for individuals.

The impact of errors is extremely serious -- affects entire organization and impacts other activities/organizations and the general public or loss of life and/or damage could occur and is highly likely.

Physical Demands:
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs medium to heavy work that involves walking, standing, stooping, lifting, digging, pushing and raising objects and also involves exerting between 20 to 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis and 50 to 100 pounds of force on an occasional basis.

Equipment Usage:
Equipment usage involves responsibility for materials, machines, tools, equipment, work aids, and products.

Establishes methods and procedures for acquiring and handling of apparatus, tools, equipment or work aids involving extensive latitude for judgment regarding attainment of a standard or in selecting appropriate items.

Unavoidable Hazards:
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

Bright/dim light; dusts and pollen extreme heat and/or cold; wet or humid conditions; extreme noise levels, animals/wildlife vibration; fumes and/or noxious odors traffic; moving machinery electrical shock; heights; radiation; disease/pathogens toxic/caustic chemicals; explosives; violence; dangerous atmosphere; damaged buildings; moving traffic; hazardous materials; blood; sick people; burns and falls.

Safety of Others
Safety of others refers to the level of responsibility for the safety of others, either inherent in the job or to ensure the safety of the general public.

Requires considerable responsibility for the first-line supervision of the provision of continuous enforcement of the laws and standards of public health and safety.
Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Five (5) continuous years of current employment as a Fire Captain in the Petersburg Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services. (Or) Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with fire service or a related field course of study and a minimum of three (3) years' experience as a Fire Captain in the Petersburg Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services.

No disciplinary action within 12 months of the application closing date (written reprimand, suspension, or demotion).

A valid Commonwealth of VA driver's license consistent with the City's Administrative Regulation-Employee Driving Record.

Special Certifications and Licenses:

Must have a current certificate as an Emergency Medical Technician (or Cardiac Technician or Paramedic) and Firefighter II certificate issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Must meet and maintain department requirements for the position and to advance within the department career development plan.
Additional Requirements

FLSA: Exempt.
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10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veteran's widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

02

5-point veteran's must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following: Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52 - 7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you possess a valid Driver's License issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia, or another state with reciprocity?

• Yes
• No

04

What is your highest level of education?

• High School diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate degree
• Bachelor degree
• Graduate degree or higher
• No degree

05

Are you a City of Petersburg employee?

• Yes, I am a City of Petersburg employee.
• No, I am not a City of Petersburg employee.

06

Do you possess a valid Driver's License issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia, or another state with reciprocity?

• Yes
• No

07

Are you a City of Petersburg employee (full-time or part-time/temporary)?

• Yes, I am a City of Petersburg employee.
• No, I am not a City of Petersburg employee

08

Do you have working knowledge of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its applications?

• Yes, I do have the ability to perform the physical requirements of the position.
• No, I am unable to perform the physical requirements of the position.

09

Do you have any supervisory experience in the workplace with civic and/or social groups?

• Yes
• No

10

Were you referred by US Army PaYS or Virginia Values Veterans V3? If so, please specify which program.
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Have you previously worked for the City of Petersburg? If so, what department?
Required Question