This position is located with the Forest Service Office of Occupational Safety and Occupational Health and is responsible for providing program support with database projects and administration. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Monte Ulmer at [email protected] or 406-550-1669.

Duties

Provides guidance and support to the Forests with the management of natural resources software, programs, and applications for corporate databases and has the technical ability to write database queries. Provides input on development and deployment efforts for corporate and Geographic Information System (GIS) applications and provides training to Forest and District personnel to assure accurate and timely submission of data. Provides input on development and deployment efforts for corporate and Geographic Information System (GIS) applications. Responsible for migrating the existing “legacy” data into the associated national database. Applies project management processes, tools, and techniques, for the successful completion of project and program objectives. Ensures the integration of data from databases of current systems are accurately transitioned to new corporate databases.

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: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as 3 or more of the following: assisting with the development of database projects to include: editing/building and modifying data layers, data dictionaries, data models and metadata for multi-disciplinary information and geospatial applications; assisting higher level specialists with the manipulation and analysis of geospatial data linking a variety of resources; working with higher level specialists to create thematic map products and presentation materials using established automated map and chart making processes; using ArcGIS Platform (ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Mobile, ArcGIS SDE, ArcGIS online) to inform and empower the public and decision makers; supporting of various additional database programs including, but not limited to Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL, My SQL. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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]