Deputy Regional Fire and Aviation Director

Full Job Description

These positions are located within the Pacific Southwest Region, Region 5 or Intermountain Region, Region 4: The incumbent is responsible for providing leadership to the regional FAM programs, coordinating the development of short and long-range strategic fire program direction, and providing oversight of fire management activities within the Region.

See ADDITIONAL SECTION about the duties and location(s) of this position, please contact regional representative.

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 Wildland Fire Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements.

Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GW-13: Applicants must display one year of specialized experience equivalent to a GW-12 grade in the Federal Service.

Examples of Specialized Experience are: Assisting in formulating policies, plans, and programs necessary for the administration of fire management, aviation management, smoke management, and fuels management.

Assisting in coordinating the integration of fire management programs with other programs and interagency partners to achieve goals.

Assisting in providing coordination and oversight for large, complex wildland fires and planning prescribed fire management activities.

For the GW-14: Applicants must display one year of specialized experience equivalent to a GW-13 grade in the Federal Service.

Examples of Specialized Experience are: Formulating policies, plans, and programs necessary for the administration of fire management, aviation management, smoke management, state fire assistance, volunteer fire assistance, cooperative forestry, and fuels management.

Coordinating the integration of fire management programs with other programs and interagency partners to achieve goals.

Providing coordination and oversight for large, complex wildland fires and planning prescribed fire management activities.

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.

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.

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 nor guaranteed.

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:

• The duties listed are at the full performance level GW14.
• Assists in coordinating the integration of regional fire management programs with other programs and interagency partners to achieve goals consistent with the Federal Wildland Fire Policy and agency manual direction.
• Provides authoritative management direction and develops Regional criteria and standards for aviation, fuels, and fire operations in coordination with other federal agencies and States.
• Participates in the development of National policies, standards, and directives in Fire and Aviation Management.
• Provides leadership, coordination, and administration of all assigned functions necessary to effect cooperative fire programs and to enhance protection of private forest lands.
• Aids in providing regional coordination and oversight for large, complex wildland fires and planned prescribed fire management activities within the Region.