Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource. Positions are located in Redding and Bakersfield, CA. Click link for information about the Bureau of Land Management, Redding Field Office and Bureau of Land Management, Bakersfield Field Office. Information about the surrounding areas: Redding, CA and Bakersfield, CA. We expect to fill (1) vacancy at each location; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Duties

Designs vegetation treatments to meet forest health and fuel reduction goals. Applies marking guidelines provided by the silvicultural prescription. Prepares reports and initiates corrective actions. Conducts cruise, scale, and appraise timber and special forest products. Utilizes knowledge of decay and defect associated with fire, insect, and disease mortality. Maps out treatment units and utilized forestry tools. Utilizes software programs required for cruising and appraising federal timber. Drafts and develops project prospectus, solicitation, and advertisement documents on forestry projects. Assists contract officials by negotiating with potential and/or existing contractors for revisions or modifications of existing contracts. The work of this position may be performed in an office setting. However, a considerable amount of time is spent performing field work. The field work is performed outdoors. Exposure to extremes of hot, cold, rainy or snowy weather is common.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Be sure to read the 'How to Apply' and 'Required Documents' Sections.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• Direct Deposit Required.
• Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
• May require a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period.

Qualifications

This position has an education requirement. To qualify you must submit all relevant transcripts that show you meet one of the below requirements: 1. A degree in forestry; or a related subject-matter field that included a total of at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours of course work was in forestry. The curriculum must have been sufficiently diversified to include courses in each of the following areas: Management of Renewable Resources -- study of the science and art of managing renewable resources to attain desired results. Examples of creditable courses in this area include silviculture, forest management operations, timber management, wildland fire science or fire management, utilization of forest resources, forest regulation, recreational land management, watershed management, and wildlife or range habitat management. Forest Biology -- study of the classification, distribution, characteristics, and identification of forest vegetation, and the interrelationships of living organisms to the forest environment. Examples of creditable courses in this area include dendrology, forest ecology, silvics, forest genetics, wood structure and properties, forest soils, forest entomology, and forest pathology. Forest Resource Measurements and Inventory -- sampling, inventory, measurement, and analysis techniques as applied to a variety of forest resources. Examples of creditable courses include forest biometrics, forest mensuration, forest valuation, statistical analysis of forest resource data, renewable natural resources inventories and analysis, and photogrammetry or remote sensing. OR 2. A Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in forestry, or at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours were in forestry. The requirements for diversification of the 24 semester hours in forestry are the same as listed above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the education requirement, you must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level. To qualify for the GS-9, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7. Examples of specialized experience may include: timber sale preparation; delineation of stand boundaries and harvest operability; designation of timber for harvest; stand examination and timber cruising; preparation and/or administration of documents relating to timber sale packages and other forestry matters; administer the sale of timber through contract procedures, professional application of forest management principles OR 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree OR A combination of education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience To qualify for the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9. Examples of specialized experience may include: timber sale preparation; delineation of stand boundaries and harvest operability; designation of timber for harvest; stand examination and timber cruising; preparation and/or administration of documents relating to timber sale packages and other forestry matters; administer the sale of timber through contract procedures, professional application of forest management principles; application, preparation, or analysis of NEPA planning documents to implement forestry projects; train forestry technicians and other employees in the technical and professional application of various techniques and procedures in Forestry OR 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR A combination of education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with 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. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level. Physical Demands: The work of the position is performed in an office. However, there is also considerable field activity involved in the performance of this work. Field work requires long periods of time walking over steep and rough terrain, extremely dense brush, logging slash and tree covered terrain, often wet or occasionally covered with snow. Work Environment: The work of this position is sometimes performed in an office setting with adequate lighting and temperatures. However, a considerable amount of time is spent in performing field work. The field work is performed outdoors. Exposure to extremes of hot, cold, rainy or snowy weather is common.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement which requires that you have a degree in forestry; or a related subject-matter or a combination of education and experience. See the Qualifications section for requirements.

You must submit copies of all transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution See Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address BLM California State Office BLM California State Office, CA-945 2800 Cottage Way Suite W-1623 Sacramento, CA 95825 US
• Name: Louis A Hernandez
• Email: [email protected]