Multiple positions located throughout Northern Region, Region 1 The incumbent provides regional coordination for incident business management operations and is responsible for this program including analysis, evaluation, policy, and training functions. For contact information for individual duty locations, please see the Education section below.

Duties

Duties are listed at the full performance level. Ensures incident (such as wildland fire, hurricane/flood/earthquake recovery) payments and/or billings are completed consistent with the appropriate laws, rules or regulations. Coordinates with federal, state, local government to resolve incident (such as wildland fire, hurricane/flood/earthquake recovery) payments and billings. Provides advice to high-level fire managers on administrative issues such as appropriation use, personnel/payroll, cost management, fire acquisition, fire claims, and compensation for injury. Updates local Incident (such as wildland fire, hurricane/flood/earthquake recovery) Business Guidelines. Provides program managers and/or unit staff with data in the development, preparation and/or revision of fire and fuels budget and budget related matters. Coordinates agreements to meet the objectives of interagency units with fire protection responsibilities while adhering to applicable laws, regulations, policies and guidelines. Formalize budget guidance and direction and disseminate to managers and units.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-05: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 in the Federal Service. Examples include experience that may have been gained in administrative, professional, technical, investigative, or other responsible work and demonstrated the ability to: analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions; plan and organize work; and communicate effectively orally and in writing. -OR- Successfully completed a 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree the education was obtained in an accredited college or university. For the GS-07: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience included meeting one or more of the following: Assisted in preparing and executing fire related agreements consistent with incident (such as wildland fire, hurricane/flood/earthquake recovery) business management policies and guidelines. Gathered technical information for fire managers. Assisted in the resolution of incident payments and billings. -OR- One full year of graduate level education (at least 18 semester hours). Graduate level education must be directly related to the position and demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work; such as: contracting, financial management, business administration, public administration, or other closely related field. -OR- Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A). S.A.A. is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership, (go to this site to determine if you are eligible: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp). -OR- An appropriate combination of graduate level education and specialized experience as described above. Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See above for education that may be qualifying for specific grade levels.

Contact Information:

Lolo National Forest, Duty Locations: Missoula, Huson, Plains, Seely Lake, or Superior, Montana. Supervisor Scott Shrenk, [email protected]

Bitterroot National Forest, Duty Locations: Hamilton, Darby, or Stevensville, Montana. Supervisor Mark Wilson, [email protected]

Flathead National Forest, Duty Locations: Kalispell, Libby, Bigfork, Hungry Horse, Eureka, Trout Creek, or Troy, Montana. Supervisor Keith Vanbroeke, [email protected]

Custer Gallatin National Forest, Duty Locations: Billings, Big Timber, or Bozeman, Montana- Bismarck, Dickson, Lisbon, or Watford City, ND and Lemmon, SD. Supervisor Scott Schuster, [email protected]

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]