Summary This position is located within Region 6 within Washington or Oregon in the Pacific Northwest Region. The primary purpose of the position is to provide leadership, coordination, and oversight in wildland fire planning on one or more National Forests or Grasslands. See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION section for the specific contact information and for location negotiable. Responsibilities Duties listed are at full performance grade GS-12 level. Evaluate effectiveness of existing wildland fire and aviation management programs to provide recommendations for improvement and success of the program. Provide technical expertise in strategic and local fire planning analysis systems, models, and decision support systems. Assist with review of plans developed at the regional level to ensure they reflect national, regional, and local management goals related to fire and aviation management. Provides wildland fire planning technical support and coordination to fire management officers, land or resource management staffs, and planners throughout the region/area. Works towards an interagency approach to wildland fire management planning, striving for consistency in strategic fire planning analyses to ensure efficiency and effectiveness between cooperating agencies. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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: For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least to the GS-09 grade level; 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: Assisting in developing and evaluating prescribed fire plans or fire management plans. Providing guidance on data collection and evaluation of fire hazard risk, fuels, historic fire occurrence, fire effects, climatology and weather. Assisting in developing annual program of work including budget allocations and severity requests for fire and/or aviation management. Utilizing fire planning analysis systems, models, and decision support systems. For the GS-12 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least to the GS-11 grade level. Examples of specialized experience are: Providing expertise for short and long term strategic fire management planning, assessments, and interagency and/or unit fire management plans; evaluating the technical aspects and effectiveness of existing wildland fire and aviation management programs and providing recommended changes or initiatives to improve the overall efficiency and success of the programs; performing data collection and evaluation of fire hazard risk, fuels, historic fire occurrence, fire effects, climatology and weather and providing wildland fire planning technical support and coordination with fire management officers, land or resource management staffs, and planners throughout the local area. 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 firefighter position under 5 USC 8336© (CSRS) and 8412(d) (FERS). Prior wildland firefighting experience is required. There is no age limit for entry into secondary positions. Firefighter retirement coverage of the incumbent depends upon his or her individual work history. 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 See QUALIFICATION section for education requirement. Additional Information For additional information about the duties and location(s) of these positions, please contact regional representative: To see the different locations within the Regional Offices | US Forest Service (usda.gov) Region 6: Pacific Northwest Region - Jason Heinz at Jason.heinz@usda.gov Remote worksite must be within Region 6 (Washington or Oregon) and must be within 50 miles of a USFS office. Final determination of the duty station will be made by the selecting official at the time of the job offer. Pay rates vary depending on location, the salary shown is for the Rest of the U.S. See OPM.gov for additional information on pay rates. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. Government housing, federal day care facilities, and telework may be available. The duty station for this position will be at one of the duty locations listed in this announcement. Salary range as shown is the locality pay Rest of U.S. (RUS). Pay rates vary by location. Please visit the Office of Personnel Management's website for additional information on pay rates. Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized. Final determination to pay an incentive will be made by the hiring official at time of job offer. The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional information is available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-and-leave-flexibilities-for-recruitment-and-retention/ Selectee will be responsible for tax obligations related to payments for moving expenses - 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act, Public Law 115-97. Questions should be directed to the Travel Help Desk, 877-372-7248, Option 1, or email SM.FS.asc_tos@usda.gov PROMOTION POTENTIAL: If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied or guaranteed. This is a bargaining unit position and is represented by either NFFE, AFGE, or NAGE.