These positions are located these positions are located on a Forest Service Unit. This position is located at the Supervisor's Office of a Forest and is responsible for managing the fleet program for the Forest. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Jennifer Weston-Spotts at [email protected] or Carol Milholen at [email protected].

Duties

Assist in developing policies, oversees administrative procedures and operational oversight for all fleet management functions pertaining to the processing of vehicle and equipment requests. Determine requirements and develops justifications for vehicles needed in support of the Forests. Participate with the Staff Officer in annual work planning, establishment of work programs and review and evaluations of operations involving support of the Organization’s Mission. Ensure that the GSA billing of project gas is completed and that all financial accounting is done in a timely manner. Temporarily reassigns vehicles based on emergency needs and looks at other alternatives to address emergency needs such as rental vehicles when appropriate. Responsible for gathering data needed for contract preparation and prepares specifications and clauses to be included in contracts for maintenance and repairs. Make recommendations to forest managers on vehicles and equipment replacement needs based upon maintenance costs, age, use, condition and the needs of the project. Perform review of vendors and past performance.

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: GS-2150-11: For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least to the GS-9 grade level; Examples of specialized experience are one or more of the following: assists in developing policies, oversees administrative procedures and operational oversight for all fleet management functions; participates in annual work planning, establishment of work programs and review and evaluations of operations involving support of the Organization's Mission; and provides advice and information to managers and supervisors on procedures and policies related to Fleet management. OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related; OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). Examples of specialized experience are some of the following: assists in developing policies, oversees administrative procedures and operational oversight for all fleet management functions; participates in annual work planning, establishment of work programs and review and evaluations of operations involving support of the Organization's Mission; and provides advice and information to managers and supervisors on procedures and policies related to Fleet management. 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 the specific grade level.

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]