Position is located at Olympic National Park in the Resource Management Division, Branch of Wildland Fire and Aviation. 1 position is available. Position may be filled at the following locations: Port Angeles, Olympia, Quilcene, Hoodsport or Everett in Washington state. Salary in this announcement reflects the 2023 General Schedule, Rest of US (RUS). Salary will be determined based on selectee's duty location. For more information please click HERE

Duties

The incumbent is responsible for all phases of the Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest aviation program. Programmatic duties include safety, policy development and compliance, budget management, training, planning, evaluation, and all other aviation related services performed or provided by the Parks. Routine missions include, but are not limited to, interagency fire support such as wildland fire suppression, fire monitoring, initial attack, prescribed fire and aerial ignition; search and rescue; law enforcement; and resource project work. The incumbent provides advice and guidance to the Superintendent, fire management officers, program managers, and project leaders to meet a variety of National Park Service (NPS) objectives, considering safety and cost effectiveness. May serve as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR) or Contracting Officers Representative(COTR) for aviation contracts, assist with aircraft rental agreements, on-call helicopter contracts; provide aviation program oversight to include training of park/forest personnel as well as others involved in aerial fire and SAR management missions; provide leadership in the fire and aviation safety program. Physical Demands: The physical requirements are a mixture of office and outdoor physical demands. Indoor work is generally performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. Office duties, including meetings, require periods of sitting and the physical ability to operate computers and other common office equipment. The work requires sitting, standing, bending, walking, and occasionally lifting and moving supplies and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds. Field work includes areas that are remote and require physical ability to travel on foot, operate off-road vehicles over rough terrain, travel in light aircraft, or travel in similar conveyances is necessary. Other physical demands include hiking, walking, bending, climbing, riding and stooping when required on visits to field sites. Requires some walking over rough, uneven, rocky terrain or slippery surfaces in elevations from 500ft to 7,000ft and in temperatures from 20F to 115F. Work requires frequent travel by scheduled and chartered aircraft or ground vehicles to various destinations in the western U.S. Occasionally the incumbent must travel by foot to remote field locations to conduct technical investigations and site visits. During the field season, the position demands extended and variable work shifts and on-call status while away from work. Incumbent must meet the established physical fitness standards for his/her ICS position. Working Conditions: Work is performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office as well as in the field. Field work includes exposure to extreme weather conditions (over 100 degrees F), steep and uneven terrain, pesticides, poisonous plants, biting insects, and wild animals. Work sites may occur at various points along a steep elevation gradient, in a temperate climate with hot, dry summers and mild winters at low elevations and mild summers and frigid winters at high elevations. Fieldwork is performed at remote locations at helibases, unimproved helispots, and remote environments of temperature extremes, rough terrain, and reduced visibility. Due to the mission requirements of low-level flight in mountainous terrain and all- hazard flight operations, the incumbent is exposed to substantial hazards on a regular and recurring basis. While on incident assignments, the incumbent may be exposed to temperature extremes, dust, smoke, noise, rugged topography, high-risk flight in fixed or rotor wing aircraft, extended outdoor living and high-stress emergency activities. Fieldwork involves exposure to potentially dangerous situations caused by uncontrolled wildfire, numerous aircraft being flown in close proximity, and flights in high angle mountainous terrain. Errors could be catastrophic and result in serious injury or death. Other hazards include working in close proximity to rotor blades, handling and transporting hazardous materials, carbon monoxide, smoke, dust and debris and the use of other mechanical or motorized equipment. The hazardous nature of the work requires that protective clothing or devices (boots, hard hat, gloves, ear protection, etc.) be worn. Work includes travel to different sites in the parks over long distance and exposure to extreme weather conditions (i.e. rain, snow, fog). Occasional travel out of the park/forest is required.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement09/22/2023 unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount qualified specialized experience. Selective Factors: The applicant must have possessed at least ONE of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management qualifications and training requirements to be considered eligible for this position: 1. NWCG certifications of A-450 (Unmanned Aircraft System Pilot) -OR- 2. ATGS (Air Tactical Group Supervisor) -OR- 3. HMGB (Helicopter Manager) -OR- 4. Resource HMGB certification (Resource Helicopter Manager), or equivalent. **Your qualifying NWCG certification will determine your fitness category for this position. -AND- Candidates must possess a minimum of 90-days of wildland firefighting experience, gained through fire line work in containment, control, suppression or use of wildland fire. You must clearly demonstrate this experience in your resume, including the months, days and hours per week at which the work was performed in order to be considered. A minimum of 90 days of wildland firefighting experience is required to meet qualifications for secondary (administrative) covered positions. The Department of Interior defines wildland firefighting experience as: On-the-line wildland firefighting experience gained through containment, control, suppression, or use of wildland fire. This experience can be met by serving in a temporary, seasonal, or equivalent private sector fire position for no less than 90 days. Periods of wildland firefighting experience, gained through militia and rural fire departments, can also be credited, as long as the total amount of this experience equates to at least 90 days. Wildland fire is defined as any non-structure fire that occurs in the wildland. Two distinct types of wildland fire have been defined and include wildfire and prescribed fires as follows: Wildfire: Unplanned ignitions or prescribed fires that are declared wildfires. Prescribed Fires: Planned ignitions. This description includes only fireline experience on a Prescribed Fire; it does not include experience in the planning stages. Prescribed fire experience must be supplemented by fire suppression experience in order to be creditable as previous wildland firefighting experience. - AND - Applicants must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience are: Develop strategies and tactics to implement effective aircraft all hazard to include fire/SAR operations; ensure aviation facilities and operations programs are maintained and managed within the scope of agency standards; manage complex aviation issues in the fire/SAR operations related to wilderness program implementation and overflight restrictions. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a major study to the position such as accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics or other fields related to the position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a COMBINATION of education and experience as described above. For example, six months of specialized experience (50% of the experience requirements), and 45 semester hours or 68 quarter hours of graduate education in the fields of study described (50% of the education requirement). IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE: If you are using education to qualify you must submit a legible copy of your transcripts (A copy of your official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty, if selected). Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. This is a secondary-administrative firefighter position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S. C. 8336 (c) (CSRS) and 5 U. S. C. 8412 (d) (FERS). PLEASE NOTE: Applicants may meet qualification requirements but may not be eligible for special retirement coverage. If such an applicant is selected, they will be placed in the regular retirement system. FERS TRANSITION REQUIREMENT: To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under CSRS, an employee must transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position. To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under FERS, an employee must: 1) transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position, AND 2) complete 3 years of service in a primary rigorous position including any such service during which no FERS deductions were withheld, AND 3) must be continuously employed in a secondary position(s) since moving from a primary rigorous position, except for any break in employment from a secondary position that began with involuntary separation (not for cause). It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure this office has enough information to determine your special retirement status to ensure you do not lose benefits (normally through submission of your work history or other documentation that demonstrates work history of approved retirement covered positions). You must let this office know if you are in a Primary retirement covered position.

Education

When submitting college transcripts, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address Olympic National Park 600 E Park Avenue Port Angeles, WA 98362 US
• Name: Christine Funderburk
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]