ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (FIRE AND AVIATION MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS)

Full Job Description

This position is located on USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region 2 This position serves as a principal assistant to the Director of Aviation and Fire Management with primary responsibility for planning, organizing and directing Region-wide activities in wildland fire protection systems.

For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Timothy Griffin at timothy.e.griffin@usda.gov 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: GW-13: Applicants must display one-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the GW-12 grade level in the Federal Service.

Examples of specialized experience are: Prepared detailed plans, goals, objectives, requirements and criteria for complex or high value management processes and systems such as developing staffing standards for all aspects of wildland fire program functions.

Coordinated and directed programs during critical fire situations establishing priorities for all firefighting resources. Developing, coordinating and implementing a full fire program budget.

Effectively managing and utilizing available dollars taking into consideration changing priorities.

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 position covered under the special retirement provisions of 5 USC 8336(c) for the Civil Service Retirement System and of 5 USC 8412(d) for the Federal Employees Retirement System.

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. Major Duties:

• Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-13 level.
• Provides leadership, coordination, administration and direction in the formulation of standards, methods, and guides for a highly complex fire operations program.
• Prepares detailed plans, goals, objectives, requirements and criteria for complex or high value management processes and systems.
• Provides technical oversight, advice and assistance for the Operations program budget. Directs the development of a wide variety of annual and long-term plans.
• Performs field evaluation and reviews of preparedness and suppression operations for effectiveness, overall accomplishment method and procedure analysis.
• Reviews, inspects, and evaluates existing fire programs.