This position is located within the Rocky Mountain Region, Region 2; Fire & Aviation Management in the Regional Office. The duty station will be Lakewood, CO or within another duty station in Region 2. The incumbent is a technical expert for the Regional Fire Director or Deputy and provides oversight and coordination to national forests and grasslands within that region or area. For additional information about the duties of this position, contact Daniel Bryant at [email protected].

Duties

Duties listed are at full performance grade GS-13 level. Review fire management plans to ensure they reflect national, regional, and local management goals. Ensure fire management plans are in compliance with laws, policies, regulations and/or environmental mandates. Evaluate effectiveness of existing wildland fire and/or aviation management programs to provide recommendations for improvement and success of the program. Provide guidance to field units on the evaluation of fire hazard risk, fuels, effects, historic occurrence, climatology and/or weather. Coordinate budget development with other staff areas to ensure unit staffing levels are met. Monitor expenditures, including budget allocations, discretionary spending accounts to report accomplishments to leadership. Conduct trend analysis for direct and indirect spending to adjust budget allocations as needed. Ensure plans are consistent with land and resource management plans, enabling laws, policies, regulations, and environmental mandates. Consult program leadership for the development of short -term AND long-term strategic fire management planning, assessments, interagency and/or fire management plans. Use wildland fire expertise to resolve problems relating to development, execution, and/or monitoring of fire related issues. Work with cooperating agencies to develop an interagency approach to wildland fire management planning. Provide guidance of policies, standards, methods, and/or guidelines received from national and regional levels to resource management staff. Provide advice on fire management planning to support the development of forest land management goals and/or objectives.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service 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.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• This is a drug testing designated position. You will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. Appointment is based on a negative result. This announcement constitutes 30 days advance notice.
• Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
• Minimum of 90 days of wildland firefighting experience is required.
• Willing to live/work in remote locations (volatile/unpredictable).
• Some Fire positions may have Conditions of Employment such as: a valid state driver's license; a commercial driver's license (CDL); pre-appointment and random drug testing; or a physical or medical examination.
• There may be additional Conditions of Employment not listed here, however applicants will be notified of any specific requirements at the time a tentative job offer is made.

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. Specialized Experience Requirement: GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in federal service or equivalent. Examples of specialized experience may include: Provided expertise for short and long term strategic fire management planning, assessments, and interagency and/or unit fire management plans; Evaluated the technical aspects and effectiveness of existing wildland fire and/or aviation management programs by providing recommended changes or initiatives to improve the overall efficiency and success of the programs; Performed data collection and evaluation of fire hazard risk, fuels, historic fire occurrence, fire effects, climatology and weather; Provided wildland fire planning technical support and coordination with fire management officers, land or resource management staffs, and planners throughout the local area. GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in federal service or equivalent. Examples of specialized experience may include: Provided program management direction and/or expertise for interagency and/or national forest and grasslands fire planning efforts; Provided program leadership and/or consultation for short-term or long-term strategic fire management planning, assessments, interagency and/or unit fire management plans; utilized specialized software and modeling to evaluate the effectiveness of fire and/or aviation management strategies to meet land and resource management goals and objectives; Developed annual program of work, including budget allocations, discretionary spending accounts, and severity requests. Selective Placement Factors A minimum 90-day experience performing on-the-line (Primary/Rigorous) wildland fire suppression duties as a member of an organized fire suppression crew or comparable unit that utilized knowledge of wildland fire suppression, containment or control techniques and practices under various conditions. This experience must be documented with specific dates in the online application or resume. 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. FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT COVERAGE: This is a secondary position covered under the special retirement provisions of 5 USC 8336(c) for the Civil Service Retirement System and of 5 USC 8412(d) for the Federal Employees Retirement System. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no education requirement or substitution for this position.

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]