This position is designed as a SES, Career-Reserved or General. USDA structures its SES positions into position levels. This is a position level one with a salary range of $177,979- $189,353 per year. Exceptions to the salary cap may be considered in certain circumstances. SES employees are also eligible to receive bonuses and performance-based awards. Visit http://www.opm.gov/ses/ for additional information and benefits for SES employees.

Duties

Serves as a member of the Forest Service Research Executive Team, and as such is responsible for providing national leadership to comprehensive scientific programs. Both nationally and internationally there is a strong and increasingly public interest and demand to manage forests and rangelands on a sustainable basis. Serves as the principal consultant and expert advisor to the Chief of the Forest Service, Deputy Chiefs, Station Directors, and Regional Foresters on the silvical and ecological components of forest and rangeland management. Determines the relative emphasis that should be placed on basic and applied phases of research to provide an adequate knowledge base for Federal, State, Tribal, and private forestry, and range programs. Reviews Forest Service Research and Development Stations in terms of local, national, and international needs, makes recommendations, and strongly influences the implementation of any needed changes, modifications, or adjustments. Stimulates and coordinates long-range cooperative programs with colleges; universities; foundations; Federal, State, Tribal, and private agencies; and other organizations engaged in research in forest and rangeland management. Represents the Forest Service at national and international meetings concerning forest and rangeland management and protection research and associated subject matters.

Requirements

• Veterans Preference is not applicable in the Senior Executive Service.
• Initial appointments are required to serve a 1-year probationary period.
• Background Investigation required.

Qualifications

The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. DO NOT submit Executive Core Qualifications in lieu of a resume. To apply for this position you need only submit a resume which CANNOT exceed FIVE (5) pages using 1 inch margins and a 12 point font. Any information submitted in excess of five (5) pages WILL NOT be considered. You must submit a resume which provides evidence of how you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications. As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQS): The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. 1. Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. (Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision) 2. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. (Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building) 3. Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. (Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility) 4. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. (Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management) 5. Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. (Competencies: partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating) MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (TQ): 1. Demonstrated ability to lead collaborations with other leaders, team members and stakeholders to create, integrate and advance science and research agendas that support strategic plans, priorities and initiatives involving research in multidisciplinary areas of science. These may include silviculture, forest ecology, genetics, rangeland ecology, entomology, pathology, wildland fire science, atmospheric science, and climate change. 2. Demonstrated ability to lead, facilitate, and engage directly in technology transfer and science integration, ensuring that knowledge and technology for managing the Nations natural resources are available and accessible to a wide range of users, including resource managers and members of the public.

Education

No education requirement.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Penni Scriven
• Phone: 2022608782
• Email: [email protected]