Job Summary

The incumbent has program responsibility for prescribed fire, fire planning, fuels management, air quality (and smoke management), and current and out year budgeting. The incumbent provides professional advice and assistance to meet resource management objectives with prescribed fire, mechanical fuel treatment, and the use of wildland fires. This position is located in the Rocky Mountain Region, Region 2 on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Fort Collins, CO.

Major Duties

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. Basic Requirement: GS-11/12 A. Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, or related discipline appropriate to the position being filled.

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B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-11: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Reviewed and evaluated fire management plans with diverse and/or unprecedented elements for ecological soundness and technical adequacy. Conducted or directed extensive field inspections before and after prescribed or wildland fires to determine if resource objectives were achieved and/or to evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken. Developed analyses on the ecological role of fire and its use and/or exclusion, and smoke management. Directed prescribed fire/fuels management activities requiring extensive coordination with cooperating agencies, such as using professional forest or range inventory methods, e.g., Brown's planar intercept for dead and down fuels or live loading assessments; analysis of fuel loadings and determining fuel treatment methods and programming; land use planning and environmental coordination; evaluation of prescribed burn plans or fire management plans for fire containment and identification of suppression contingencies if containment is not obtained. Directed fire management operations activities by analyzing and applying fire management strategies and/or coordinating operations with cooperating agencies. Select the activities from the list below in which you have participated: Mobilization and dispatch coordination, Fire prevention and education, Training, Logistics, Equipment development and deployment, Fire communication systems, Suppression and preparedness, Aviation. For the GS-12: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Reviewed and evaluated fire management plans with diverse and/or unprecedented elements for ecological soundness and technical adequacy. Conducted or directed extensive field inspections before and after prescribed or wildland fires to determine if resource objectives were achieved and/or to evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken. Developed analyses on the ecological role of fire and its use and/or exclusion, and smoke management. Directed prescribed fire/fuels management activities requiring extensive coordination with cooperating agencies, such as using professional forest or range inventory methods, e.g., Brown's planar intercept for dead and down fuels or live loading assessments; analysis of fuel loadings and determining fuel treatment methods and programming; land use planning and environmental coordination; evaluation of prescribed burn plans or fire management plans for fire containment and identification of suppression contingencies if containment is not obtained. Directed fire management operations activities by analyzing and applying fire management strategies and/or coordinating operations with cooperating agencies. Select the activities from the list below in which you have participated: Mobilization and dispatch coordination, Fire prevention and education, Training, Logistics, Equipment development and deployment, Fire communication systems, Suppression and preparedness, Aviation. 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. Selective Placement Factors Successfully completed the Primary IFPM Core Requirement of Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2) -AND- Successfully completed the Secondary Core Requirement of Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3) -OR- Taskforce Leader (TFLD).

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Successfully completed the Primary IFPM Core Requirement of Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2) -AND- Successfully completed the Secondary Core Requirement of Helibase Manager (HEBM). In order to be considered for this position, copies of your Incident Qualification and Certification System (IQCS) Master Record (or equivalent training documents) which contain documented proof of the certification or attainment of the IFPM Selective Placement Factor for this position MUST be attached to your application. Red cards are not acceptable documentation. Currency Requirement: Required to maintain currency once hired into the position. Currency of NWCG qualifications is not required for selection. If not currently qualified, the applicant must provide documented evidence that they have been fully qualified in the past, and are able to regain currency within one year of being hired. Failure to provide this documentation will result in disqualification. A minimum 90 days 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. 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

Pay Range

$67,956.00 - $105,890.00

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