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• Duties

Help Duties Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to provide customer service representative services such as greeting visitors, answering telephones, responding to routine inquiries from a variety of customers and providing overall support to the administrative staff on the unit.

Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found on the Forest Service website.

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Responsibilities

• The responsibilities below are listed at the full performance level.

• Greet visitors, answer questions, help them location items, and provide advice or recommendations.

• Identify and determine what information to provide visitors.

• Sell products or services to customers.

• Read and keep apprised of information and procedures to be aware of changes and new requirements.

• Collect money, balance the cash drawer, and generate reports for credit card and debit sales.

• Maintain daily record of sales transactions for office.

• Use word processing software and printing equipment to create, edit, and retrieve, a variety of standardized documents..

• Prepare correspondence relaying current factual and reliable information.

• Perform timekeeping for employees, or departments.

• Identify and formulate standards operating procedures for work processes.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel with overnight lodging may be required for meetings, training, workshops, and field/site visits.

Supervisory status

No

Promotion Potential
5

• Job family (Series)
  0303 Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant

• Requirements

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the date the certificate of eligible candidates is issued. 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-4 level: Applicants must have one year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work which provided the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position being filled; OR an associate's degree or two years of successfully completed education above high school; OR acombination of successfully completed post-high school education and experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. Examples of qualifying experience are: Clerical, office, or other customer service work such as greeting visitors and responding to phone or written inquiries, using word processing software or other automated software to produce routine documents; or collecting funds from sales.

For the GS-5 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4 grade level; OR a bachelor's degree or 4 years of successfully completed education above high school; OR a combination of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. Examples of specialized experience are: Communicating with people, representing the organization to customers and other external sources in person, by phone, or in writing. Comparing disputed merchandise with original requisitions and information from invoices. Resolving customer service or billing complaints by performing activities such as exchanging merchandise, refunding money, or adjusting bills. Reconciling records of sales or other financial transactions. Using computers and computers systems (including hardware or software) to extract information or create standard reports.

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.

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Help Duties Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to serves as a District Ranger with responsibility for the management of the resources, goods, and services of a designated area on a National Forest.

Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found at Forest Service website.

This is a Re-advertisement of 19-R8OCR-340-DR-12-13G. If you previously applied, you must reapply to this announcement for consideration.

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Responsibilities

• The responsibilities below are listed at the full performance grade level.

• Prepare program of work for the management, protection, and development of resources on the assigned unit.

• Establish and implement the development, production, conservation, and utilization of the natural resources of associated lands of the unit.

• Formulate the plans, programs, and objectives for the assigned unit based on overall unit objectives.

• Analyze long-range and short-range action plans to ensure consistency with strategies and program emphasis in the approved forest plan.

• Develop, edit, revise, or review written material about agency programs, environmental analysis, policies, or proposals.

• Provide recommendations and resource information to higher organizational levels concerning programs within the unit.

• Promote unit program objectives and policies to gain support for their implementation.

• Plan and direct the overall work of the unit performed through subordinate supervisors, team leaders, committee chairs or comparable similar personnel.

• Provide leadership, allocate resources, and implement activities to accomplish agency multicultural organization direction and Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights requirement, goals, policies, and objectives.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel with overnight lodging may be required for meetings, training, workshops, and field/site visits.

Supervisory status

Yes

Promotion Potential
13

• Job family (Series)
  0340 Program Management

• Requirements

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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.

• Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.

• 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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.

• Selectee is subject to financial disclosure requirements and must submit form OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.

• Demands range from sedentary work seated in an office to the extreme range of physical exertion walking over rough or uneven rocky surfaces.

• Physical exertion may include bending, walking, climbing, riding horses or motorcycles, hiking on trails, and driving all-wheel vehicles over unimproved roads.

• Routine office work is performed in a normal office setting. Work requires exposure to some risks involved in logging operations, firefighting, and walking or riding in isolated country, sometimes in adverse weather conditions.

• Safety precautions are required and the employee must wear protective equipment while making on-the-ground inspections.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the date the certificate of eligible candidates is issued. 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.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

For the GS-12 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Examples of specialized experience are: Represented an organizational unit for the purpose of discussing agency policies and regulations with local, county, and State representatives, civic groups, cooperators, permittees, general public, and/or industry representatives; Developed annual program of work, prepared project work plans, developed long- and short-term budget needs, set priorities and documented work progress and accountability for assigned programs; Planned, implemented, and administered a natural resources program (e.g., timber management program) for a unit that included developing staffing, budget and equipment needs for program/project accomplishment; and/or provided advice, technical support, and evaluation of proposed and on-going natural resource programs to higher-level officials.

For the GS-13 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level. Examples of specialized experience are: Provided counsel to higher organizational levels concerning natural resource program issues and their current and anticipated effects; Exercised program responsibilities that included one or more of the following: program development, planning, budgeting, or identifying workforce and organizational needs to establish and meet priorities; Interacted with local, county, and State representatives, civic groups, cooperators, permittees, members of the general public, and industry to discuss, explain, or defend natural resource management policies and regulations.

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

• Duties

Help Duties Summary

The position is responsible for the planning, implementation, and administration of the timber management program.

Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found on the Forest Service website.

This is a Re-advertisement of 19-R8OCR-460-TIM-9-11G. If you previously applied, you must reapply to this announcement for consideration.

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Responsibilities

• Responsibilities listed below are at the full performance level.

• Coordinate and direct the preparation of timber sale contracts and related documents for a timber management program.

• Investigate disputed interpretations of contract intent in support of a timber management program.

• Ensure requirements identified in the environmental assessment reports are included in timber sale contracts.

• Review silvicultural prescriptions to ensure compatibility with long-range timber management plans for a natural resource organization.

• Develop the annual program of work and project work plans for a timber management program.

• Develop long and short-term budget needs for a timber management program.

• Determine the need for staff and equipment for a sale layout for a timber program.

• Establish production goals, priorities, and work schedules for a timber sale program.

• Inspect logging operations to ensure fulfillment of silvicultural objectives for a timber program.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel with overnight lodging may be required for meetings, training, workshops, and field/site visits.

Supervisory status

No

Promotion Potential
11

• Job family (Series)
  0460 Forestry

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• Foresters

• Requirements

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.

• Telework eligible - the hiring manager will make a determination based on the individual occupation on whether telework will be allowed.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the date the certificate of eligible candidates is issued. 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: Forestry Series, 0460

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 that included a major field of study 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 been sufficiently diversified to include courses in each of the following areas:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

OR

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 shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

For the GS-9 level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level; OR a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a masters degree or have received a masters or equivalent graduate degree in biological science or directly related coursework. OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (beyond 18 semester hours). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Examples of specialized experience are: Assisted with timber sale contracts, ensuring that all contract provisions were enforced in accordance with contract objectives; conducted cruises of timber stands to determine volume of merchantable timber, species composition, accessibility, and environmental constraints; performed related timber sale preparation, timber stand improvement, and reforestation duties; and/or collected timber compartment and stand prescription, or presale information data.

For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level OR three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree directly related to position; OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond 36 semester hours). Examples of specialized experience are: Performed vegetation management duties including timber management, harvesting, reforestation, timber stand improvement, and fuels management; assisted in analyzing technical issues and/or provided advice and assistance on forestry resource management policies and practices; assisted in reviewing or developing standard plans for well-established programs or projects or recommending short-range plans for a component of a forestry resource management program; assisted in evaluating programs and performing well-established forestry land use improvement projects; collected timber compartment and stand prescription data; and/or conducted cruises of timber stands to determine volume of merchantable timber, species composition, accessibility, and environmental constraints.

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

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Help Duties Summary

The primary purpose of this position is providing technical engineering work on complete conventional projects of limited scope, or a portion of a larger and more diverse project.

Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found at Forest Service website.

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Responsibilities

• The responsibilities below are listed at the full performance level.

• Inspect construction materials and equipment for conformance with specifications.

• Perform final review of drawings and exercise judgment in selecting best design layouts.

• Provide technical advice in coordinating detailed site surveys and stake setting.

• Interpret engineering project notes, data, and specifications to prepare design and layout of roads, trails, bridges, drainage structures, and other systems.

• Conduct field surveys to provide data for civil engineering project designs.

• Prepare sketches, construction details, installation drawings and other technical products to support civil engineering projects and operations.

• Conduct inspections of civil engineering and construction project materials, equipment, construction techniques, processes, and installation to ensure compliance with contract requirements

• Write reports to inform contractor, engineer, and contracting officer representative of quality assurance and control issues.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel with overnight lodging may be required for meetings, training, workshops, and field/site visits.

Supervisory status

No

Promotion Potential
9

• Job family (Series)
  0802 Engineering Technical

• Requirements

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

• Must be suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.

• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.

• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.

• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.

• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the date the certificate of eligible candidates is issued. 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-7 level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-06 in the Federal service; OR one full year (18 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level coursework that is directly related to the work of the position (such as : Engineering, Construction Management, or Surveying); OR combinations of graduate level education and specialized experience that together meets the requirements of the position. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Examples of specialized experience can include: Provided engineering support to senior engineers in the development, planning, and design of civil engineering construction projects; Conducted field work to gather survey data in the development of improvement plans; Performed a variety of research and produced technical drawings to assist in the development of contract plans, specifications, and estimates; Accompanied Inspectors and/or Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to observe, record, and provide input about administration and inspection of a project.

For the GS-8 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-07 in Federal service; OR two full years (36 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level education or master's degree if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position (such as: Engineering, Construction Management, or Surveying); OR combination of graduate level education and specialized experience that together meets the requirements of the position. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Examples of specialized experience are: Prepared sketches and developed layouts, construction details and installation drawings, including finished plans and profile sheets; Supervised crews in setting construction stakes for clearing, grading and drainage structure; Inspected an entire project of limited size or complexity or a minor part of a large project such as a forest road construction project that includes only clearing, grading, and drainage structures.

For the GS-9 level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-8 level in the Federal service; OR two full years (36 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level education or master's degree if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position (such as: Engineering, Construction Management, or Surveying). OR combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position (in excess of 18 semester/27 quarter hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Examples of specialized experience are: Attend pre-bid and bid opening conferences to discuss principal construction features and requirements in terms of methods and equipment; Prepared designs and layouts of roads, trails, bridges, drainage structures, and other systems of limited scope and complexity; Developed and submitted revised or alternate designs to eliminate or reduce engineering problem areas without undue sacrifice of standards, economy, or esthetics; Conducted a range of standard surveys and data collection activities to provide data for civil engineering project design; Conducted inspection of construction projects.

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. Time-In-Grade requirements must be met by the date the certificate of eligible candidates is issued.

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Help Duties Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as primary assistant in the planning, programming, and execution of all land, trails, special uses, and minerals management program activities.

Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found on the Forest Service website.

This is a Re-advertisement of 19-R8OCR-401-REC-9-11G. If you previously applied, you must reapply to this announcement for consideration.

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Responsibilities

• The responsibilities listed below are at the full performance level.

• Review and monitor natural resource management activities to prepare management recommendations of accomplishments.

• Analyze the effects of management activities on natural resources for environmental assessments.

• Provide advice on various types of recreation programs such as wilderness, recreation, historical trails, construction and maintenance for the development of recreation management plans.

• Establish working relationships with federal, state, tribal and local agency partners to maintain natural resources management activities.

• Provide advice in the administration of recreation programs and projects for new recreation facilities or activities.

• Prepare oral and written communication for line officer review and approval.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel with overnight lodging may be required for meetings, training, workshops, and field/site visits.

Supervisory status

No

Promotion Potential
11

• Job family (Series)
  0401 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences

• Requirements

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.

• Telework eligible - the hiring manager will make a determination based on the individual occupation on whether telework will be allowed.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the date the certificate of eligible candidates is issued. 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: General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series, 0401

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 that included a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR

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 a major field of study that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major.

OR

Combination of education and experience that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, AND experience sufficient to demonstrate that I possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field needed to perform the work of the occupation.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

For the GS-09 grade level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level; OR a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related; OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education beyond 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Examples of specialized experience are: Participated in the draft of annual work action plans for carrying out recreation management decisions; working alongside of senior members to develop potential recreational sites or areas for additional recreation use and planned development; and assisting with other resource management activities by analyzing the impact of those sources on the recreation program.

For the GS-11 grade level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level OR three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (with coursework directly related to position being filled); 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: Provided input for the unit interdisciplinary planning teams; participated in development the unit program of work for all aspects or portions of the unit-planning program, advised, coordinated or reviewed the annual operating plans and budgets; and conducted routine environmental studies and evaluations and developed environmental analysis reports linking a variety of resources, such as; recreation, special uses, facilities, and travel 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.

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Help Duties Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to perform timber sale preparation duties including, timber marking, timber cruising, and sale layout as part of the timber organization.

Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found at Forest Service website.

This is a Re-advertisement of 19-R8OCR-462-TSP-6-7G. If you previously applied, you must reapply to this announcement for consideration.

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Responsibilities

• The responsibilities listed below are at the full performance level.

• Lay out timber sale boundaries in accordance with environmental assessments.

• Mark or designate harvestable timber for appraisal of timber.

• Provide instruction to apprentice cruisers on measuring timber and cruise methods and techniques for appraisals

• Write reports describing timber sale, resource, topographic features, and compliance of timber marking.

• Draft sale area maps.

• Inform responsible individual of situations where prescriptions do not fit ground conditions for consistency with prescription.

• Perform timber cruising duties including estimating volume, defect and quality timber using standard cruising methods such as 3P and fixed variable plot, tree measurement, species identification, and traversing.

• Draft timber cruise plans and sample surveys to estimate quality and quantity of timber.

• Draft cruise plans for use by higher level specialists.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel with overnight lodging may be required for meetings, training, workshops, and field/site visits.

Supervisory status

No

Promotion Potential
7

• Job family (Series)
  0462 Forestry Technician

• Requirements

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

• Must be suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.

• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.

• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.

• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.

• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

• Telework eligible - the hiring manager will make a determination based on the individual occupation on whether telework will be allowed.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the date the certificate of eligible candidates is issued. 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-6 level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in Federal service; OR one full year (18 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level coursework that is directly related to the work of the position (such as forestry, range management, agriculture); OR combination of graduate level education and specialized experience that together meets the requirements of the position being filled. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Examples of specialized experience are: Provided support with tree measurements, map reading and compass use, species identification, defect recognition and determination, quality determination, traversing, use of aerial photos, and use of timber cruising tools and techniques; Interpreted silvicultural prescriptions and timber marking guides to designate harvest timber; Measured amount and quantity of timber in designated timber sale areas; Applied instructions issued in a cruise plan.

For the GS-7 level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level in Federal service; OR one full year (18 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level coursework that is directly related to the work of the position(such as forestry, range management, agriculture); OR combination of graduate level education and specialized experience that together meets the requirements of the position being filled. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Examples of specialized experience are: Used computer programs required for data collection, cruise processing, traversing, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS); experience in the fundamentals of timber cruising including: tree measurements, map reading and compass use, species identification, defect recognition and determination, quality determination, traversing, use of aerial photos, and use of timber cruising tools and instruments; use of sampling systems such as 3P, fixed area, point, and sample tree to determine statistically sound cruise samples.

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.

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Help Duties Summary

The primary purpose of this position is the planning and implementation of a recreation resource program including lands, recreation special uses, wilderness, developed sites, and dispersed recreation.

Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found on the Forest Service website.

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Responsibilities

• Analyze the effects of management activities on natural resources for environmental assessments.

• Provide advice on various types of recreation programs such as wilderness, recreation, historical trails, construction and maintenance for the development of recreation management plans.

• Establish working relationships with federal, state, tribal and local agency partners to maintain natural resources management activities.

• Prepare oral and written communication for line officer review and approval.

• Provide advice in the administration of recreation programs and projects for new recreation facilities or activities.

• Review and monitor natural resource management activities to prepare management recommendations of accomplishments.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel with overnight lodging may be required for meetings, training, workshops, and field/site visits.

Supervisory status

Yes

Promotion Potential

None

• Job family (Series)
  0401 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences

• Requirements

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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.

• Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.

• 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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the date the certificate of eligible candidates is issued. 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: General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series, 0401

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 that included a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR

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 a major field of study that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major.

OR

Combination of education and experience that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, AND experience sufficient to demonstrate that I possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field needed to perform the work of the occupation.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

For the GS-11 grade level: Applicants must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (coursework directly related to position being filled); OR one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level; 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: Providing input for the unit interdisciplinary planning teams; participating in developing the unit program of work for all aspects or portions of the unit-planning program, advising, coordinating, or reviewing the annual operating plans and budgets; and conducting routine environmental studies and evaluations and developing environmental analysis reports linking a variety of resources, such as; recreation, special uses, facilities, and travel 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.

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Help Duties Summary

The position is responsible for performing work involved in Natural Resources Planning and Environmental law compliance, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found at Forest Service website.

This is a Re-advertisement of 19-R8OCR-401-NEPA-9-11G. If you previously applied, you must reapply to this announcement for consideration.

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Responsibilities

• Responsibilities listed below are at the full performance level.

• Conduct environmental studies and evaluations concerning a variety of resources, such as social economic, land, air, water, timber, recreation, wildlife, fisheries, and/or additional special areas.

• Ensure National Environmental Policy Act ( NEPA) documents are in conformance with applicable law, regulation, and policy.

• Coordinate with natural resource specialists to obtain, compile and analyze information used in formulating specific components of program and project plans.

• Instruct project staff on the plan standards and guidelines related to the unit natural resource management proposal.

• Write environmental analyses, assessments, and environmental impact statements.

• Prepare annual operating plans and/or budgets.

• Develop, monitor, and maintain planning documents and action plan for all aspects of the program of work.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel with overnight lodging may be required for meetings, training, workshops, and field/site visits.

Supervisory status

No

Promotion Potential
11

• Job family (Series)
  0401 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences

• Requirements

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.

• The work regularly involves moderate risks or discomforts associated with working at field sites such as hot, cold, rainy, and snowy weather. Fieldwork requires special safety precautions and the use of safety equipment such as hard hats.

• The work regularly requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, or rocky terrain; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching.

• The work regularly requires some physical exertion such as or reaching; or recurring moving, lifting and carrying of moderately heavy items.

• Telework eligible - the hiring manager will make a determination based on the individual occupation on whether telework will be allowed.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the date the certificate of eligible candidates is issued. 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: General Natural Resources Management and Biological Science Series, 0401

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 that included a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR

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 a major field of study that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major.

OR

Combination of education and experience that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, AND experience sufficient to demonstrate that I possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field needed to perform the work of the occupation.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

For the GS-09 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level; OR a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related; OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education beyond 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Examples of specialized experience include: Assisted in natural resource management activities; participated in environmental assessments and drafting segments of environmental impact statements; assisted in the permit review process by performing field inspections and collecting and analyzing environmental data; assisted in planning one or more conventional environmental resources projects, such as construction, production, or reclamation initiatives and ensure compliance with environmental plans and stipulations.

For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (coursework directly related to position being filled); OR one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level; 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 include: Participated in natural resource management activities by making observations, gathering data, and reporting findings where information was used in environmental assessments and environmental impact statements; participated in the permit review process or identifying regulatory compliance issues and requirements by performing field inspections and collecting and analyzing environmental data; served as a project planner for one or more conventional environmental resources projects, such as construction, production or reclamation activities and ensure compliance with environmental plans and stipulations.

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.

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Help Duties Summary

The position is responsible for the planning, implementation, and administration of the timber management program.

Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found at Forest Service website.

This is a Re-advertisement of 19-R8OCR-460-SFOR-9-11G. If you previously applied, you must reapply to this announcement for consideration.

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Responsibilities

• Responsibilities listed below are at the full performance level.

• Develop timber plans that protect soil water retention and reestablishment of the forest growth for a timber management program.

• Adjust cutting plans for a timber sale program to prevent the spread of insects or disease and to salvage infested or infected timber.

• Review and appraise timber resources to meet demand and future needs.

• Develop the annual program of work and project work plans for a timber management program.

• Develop long and short-term budget needs for a timber management program.

• Establish production goals, priorities, and work schedules for a timber sale program.

• Prepare and assemble the appraisal packet and ensure accuracy of the final appraisal packet for a timber management program.

• Ensure requirements identified in the environmental assessment reports are included in timber sale contracts.

• Plan the work to be accomplished by assigning work to employees and establishing production or quality standards for unit?s work.

• Perform administrative and human resources management functions for the unit such as providing advice, counsel or instruction on both administrative and work matters.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel with overnight lodging may be required for meetings, training, workshops, and field/site visits.

Supervisory status

Yes

Promotion Potential
11

• Job family (Series)
  0460 Forestry

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• Requirements

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.

• Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.

• Telework eligible - the hiring manager will make a determination based on the individual occupation on whether telework will be allowed.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the date the certificate of eligible candidates is issued. 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: Forestry Series, 0460

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 that included a major field of study 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 been sufficiently diversified to include courses in each of the following areas:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

OR

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 shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

For the GS-9 level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level; OR a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a masters degree or have received a masters or equivalent graduate degree in biological science or directly related coursework. OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (beyond 18 semester hours). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Examples of specialized experience are: Assisted with timber sale contracts, ensuring that all contract provisions were enforced in accordance with contract objectives; conducted cruises of timber stands to determine volume of merchantable timber, species composition, accessibility, and environmental constraints; performed related timber sale preparation, timber stand improvement, and reforestation duties; and/or collected timber compartment and stand prescription, or presale information data.

For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level; OR three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree directly related to the position; OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond 36 semester hours). Examples of specialized experience are: Performed vegetation management duties including timber management, harvesting, reforestation, timber stand improvement, and fuels management; assisted in analyzing technical issues and/or provided advice and assistance on forestry resource management policies and practices; assisted in reviewing or developing standard plans for well-established programs or projects or recommending short-range plans for a component of a forestry resource management program; assisted in evaluating programs and performing well-established forestry land use improvement projects; collected timber compartment and stand prescription data; and/or conducted cruises of timber stands to determine volume of merchantable timber, species composition, accessibility, and environmental constraints.

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.

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