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**THE CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 08/09/2017.
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Physical Demands: Some the work of the position is performed in an office however, there is also considerable field involved the performance this work. Field work requires long periods of time walking over steep and rough terrain, extremely dense brush, logging slash and tree covered terrain, often wet or occasionally covered with snow.
Work Environment: The work of this position is sometimes performed in an office setting with adequate lighting and temperatures. However, much of the work is performed outdoors. Exposure to extremes of hot, cold, rainy or snowy weather is common.
The position requires operation of motor vehicles on narrow mountainous roads as necessary to get to and from job locations in the field. Protective gear is necessary for field work.
07/27/2017 to 08/09/2017
$49,765 - $78,270 per year
GS 09 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Ocasional Travel
Yes—Travel and relocation expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulation, Chapter 302, and Departmental policy. The use of a relocation service company and home marketing incentive will not be offered. If offered, there is no assurance that you will receive a guaranteed offer for the sale of your home.
Permanent - This is a permanent position.
Full-time - Work schedule is full time.
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OR-DEU-2017-0080
475471800
This position serves as a Forester in the Field Office of the Coos Bay District.
The purpose of this position is the lead for the Field Office Silviculture Program with responsibility for development and operation of the reforestation program and is responsible for development, implementation and tracking of the program work plan. The incumbent will plan, coordinate, and perform complex technical and leadership duties in support of forestry oriented, multiple use land management programs. It is critical to the successful accomplishment of the Field Office and District long-range forest management program. The incumbent works with the Supervisor to assure that adequate resources are being directed to the program and inform of program progress or problems and important developments in direction and policy.
Plans, coordinates, manages, and evaluates the area forest regeneration program. Prescribes silvicultural and site preparation treatments based on field exams of stand conditions and other resource values. As Contracting Officers Representative, inspects all phases of reforestation contracts. Oversees the areas field monitoring and quality control of all reforestation projects through stand establishment. Writes silvicultural prescriptions and contract provisions for vegetation management activities.
Contract Administration: prepares a variety of silvicultural service contracts. Contacts must fully implement accepted plans, agency policies. As COR, inspects and monitors all phases of reforestation, vegetation management and tree improvement contracts. Environmental Assessment Preparation.
Team leader or member of ID teams that develop and design projects for Field Office forest management program. Identifies forest management activities on specific tracts which result in the Field Office meeting its ASQ and RMP commitment. Prepares forest management alternative, evaluations, and recommendations for environmental assessments (EA). Ensures that they are incorporated in the plans and the final EA. Reviews final EAs for content and quality. Forestry specialist for ID project planning and reviews.
Basic Requirement: A bachelor's degree in forestry; or a related subject-matter field that included a total of at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours of course work were in forestry.
The curriculum must have included courses in each of the following areas: (1) Management of Renewable Resources -- study of the science and art of managing renewable resources to attain desired results. Examples of creditable courses in this area include silviculture, forest management operations, timber management, wildland fire science or fire management, utilization of forest resources, forest regulation, recreational land management, watershed management, and wildlife or range habitat management; (2) Forest Biology -- study of the classification, distribution, characteristics, and identification of forest vegetation, and the interrelationships of living organisms to the forest environment. Examples of creditable courses in this area include dendrology, forest ecology, silvics, forest genetics, wood structure and properties, forest soils, forest entomology, and forest pathology; and (3) Forest Resource Measurements and Inventory -- sampling, inventory, measurement, and analysis techniques as applied to a variety of forest resources. Examples of creditable courses include forest biometrics, forest mensuration, forest valuation, statistical analysis of forest resource data, renewable natural resources inventories and analysis, and photogrammetry or remote sensing.
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Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in forestry, or at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours were in forestry. The requirements for diversification of the 24 semester hours in forestry are the same as above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System website.
May require completion of a 1 year probationary period.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is available from OPM's Career Transition Resources website at CTAP or ICTAP. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration or that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) This vacancy is within your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility; 2) You apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) You are found well qualified for this vacancy. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, or a copy of your separation personnel action form.
CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they fall within the Well or Best Qualified categories on the rating criteria for this position.
Reemployment Priority List (RPL): The RPL is the mechanism agencies use to give reemployment consideration to their former competitive service employees separated by a RIF or who have fully recovered from a compensable injury after more than one year. If you are currently on a Reemployment Priority List, you may be given priority consideration.
This announcement is being advertised concurrently under Announcement OR Merit-2017-0178 for current and former federal employees serving under a competitive service career or career-conditional appointment or reinstatement eligible. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.
The Bureau of Land Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
Government facilities are required to provide a smoke free environment for their employees. Smoking will be permitted only in designated areas.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Upon receipt of your complete application package, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. Your rating will be based on your responses to the Job Specific Questionnaire and the information stated in your resume. If you meet the qualification requirements, your application will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. In addition, interviews may be conducted for this position. The interviews may be conducted on a pass/fail basis or may be scored. The job specific questions relate to the following knowledge, skills and abilities required to do the work of this position.
(1) Knowledge of theories, principles and practices of silviculture, logging and forest practices as well as forestry related disciplines (e.g., soils, geology, fisheries and wildlife biology, entomology, forest pathology and hydrology).
(2) Knowledge of forestry related laws, regulations, policies and procedures sufficient to design sound forest management activities and to prepare detailed and legally exacting contracts as well as the ability to plan and implement a variety of forest and woodland projects.
(3) Knowledge of automated systems, such as GIS, TSIS and AutoCAD as well as data recording devices such as GPS and Data Recorders and also data bases including TSIS, SCID and Microstorms.
(4) Ability to work with diverse groups of people including members of the general public, tribes, other Federal state and local agencies, and representatives from other offices.
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In addition to the online application (resume and responses to the questionnaire), you are required to submit the following forms:
Copy of Transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution, See Foreign Education.
Former PLC Member: Submit a copy of your “Certificate of Eligibility for Noncompetitive Hiring” along with a copy of your “PLC Participant Verification Work Hours Sheet.”
Veterans' Preference: If you are entitled to veterans' preference, you should indicate the level of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be adjudicated (verified) by the employing agency using the documents you provide.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To receive consideration for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes ALL of the following items: 1. Your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire; 2. Your resume; and 3. Applicable supporting documents specified in the Required Documents section of this job announcement.
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