Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Position is located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the 2nd largest army base in the world. Fort Campbell lies on the Kentucky/Tennessee border between Hopkinsville and Clarksville, only 40 miles NW of Nashville. Although the base is considered part of Kentucky, most employees reside in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Duties

Serve as a senior Forestry Technician assisting professional forestry personnel in the technical planning and coordination of a variety of forest management activities. Monitor ongoing forestry contract operations to insure compliance with contract specifications. Maintain biodiversity and ecosystem management, production of commercial forest products and provide critical plant and animal habitat while providing optimum training areas that meet the requirements of the military mission. Respond to wildfires when reported, evaluates fire behavior when on the scene, determines and implements a plan of action to control or suppress the fire. Work on a fire team in an effort to complete fire suppression and prescribed burning requirements.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing.
• Incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License.
• Position requires a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within 180 days of employment.
• This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment.
• Due to the nature of this position, employees are required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.
• This position requires a National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) firefighter pre-employment and annual physical.

Qualifications

(1) Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs MAY be authorized (2) Recruitment and relocation incentives MAY be authorized (3) Student loan repayment MAY be authorized (4) Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service MAY be authorized (5) Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates MAY be authorized Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. This is a developmental position, GS-07, GS-08, FPL GS-09. Management may select at either grade level. Specialized Experience: GS-07: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Assisting with selective tree marking and timber volume estimation; or 2) Assisting with wildland fire management programs such as prescribed burns and fire suppression. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. OR Specialized Experience: GS-08: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Conducting selective tree marking and timber volume estimation; 2) Assisting in fire management programs such as prescribed burns and fire suppression or; 3) Determining the nature of the resources needed to include personnel, equipment, and services required to conduct forest/fire management activities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: One and a half years of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages. OR Specialized Experience: GS-09: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Conducting selective tree marking and timber volume estimation; 2) Directing other forest technicians and equipment operators on a fire team in an effort to complete fire suppression and prescribed burning and; 3) Determining the nature of the resources needed to include personnel, equipment, and services required to conduct forest/fire management activities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Fire ManagementPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-08).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the 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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address DL-APF-W0U4AA US ARMY GARRISON FT CAMPBELL HQ DO NOT MAIL Fort Campbell, KY 42223 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk