This position is located within a National Forest. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of technical work in support of the unit's wilderness and backcountry programs in the areas of dispersed and developed recreation, ecology, data collection, and trails.

Duties

Plans logistics of wilderness workers in association with trail maintenance and reconstruction projects. Conducts safety meetings, trains the crew in trail maintenance utilizing primitive and power tool skills. Prepares written reports, evaluations, and makes inspections for safety hazards. Performs trail log, condition, and prescription surveys. Serves as team or crew member to complete project analysis as required by NEPA and requests for motorized equipment use in wilderness. Responsible for organizing and establishing low impact base camp when implementing maintenance and reconstruction projects. Maintains daily record of holes drilled, trees felled, and number of overhead airplane flights as well as user groups contacted for Limits of Acceptable Change process. Performs inventory and monitoring of specific resources. Inspects assigned areas to determine compliance with regulations or specifications. Explains or enforces use regulations according to Wilderness Act. Administers outfitter use, prepares reports on conditions of outfitter camps and facilities. Maintains visitors use records and prepares visitors use information for data processing. Assists agency law enforcement personnel with violation information. Collects evidence and provides documentation for cases of misuse of wilderness areas. Documents destruction to or impacts on campsites. Analyzes ways to educate users. Identifies restoration projects for planning future restoration projects. Trains crews in wilderness re-vegetation techniques. Performs routine maintenance at dispersed recreation sites including site cleanup and naturalizing. May participate as a team member on climb patrols on the District or Forest that includes mountaineering routes of technical terrain where ability to travel on snow, glaciers, steep rock, and mountainous terrain is a frequent activity. The incumbent is responsible to know and use roped-travel techniques and safely conduct mountain travel with teammates using protective equipment. Climbing patrols are conducted for the purpose of mountain familiarization, contacting independent and guided climbers, and monitoring and evaluating outfitter guide performance and compliance with Special Use Permit. Obtains route information to be published and communicated to the public, and to monitor public use of climbing routes and cross-country areas for the purposes of resource protection and wilderness management. A high level of physical fitness is required to perform these duties. Works closely with supervisor to ensure all administrative tasks are accomplished promptly and efficiently. Responds orally or in writing to general inquiries regarding wilderness management and/or issues. Organizes or maintains a wilderness library of current issues, technical articles, maps, and slides. Conducts education programs addressing Leave No Trace camping, wilderness philosophy and minimal stock impacts.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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.
• Direct Deposit Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.

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. GS-05: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4 grade level; OR a bachelor's degree or 4 years of successfully completed education above high school (120 semester/180 quarter hours) with major study in forestry, range management, agriculture, or a subject-matter field directly related to the position, or that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as forestry, agriculture, crop or plant science, range management or conservation, wildlife management, watershed management, soil science, natural resources, outdoor recreation management, civil or forest engineering, or wildland fire science (no more than 6 semester hours in mathematics is creditable); OR combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester/90 quarter hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Examples of specialized experience include: Performed routine maintenance at dispersed recreation sites including site cleanup and naturalizing. Contacted user groups to provide wilderness philosophy, regulations, and current camp or fire restrictions. Collected monies for sale of maps. Issued campfire permits. 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. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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]