Forester (Timber Sales)

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About the Position: Serve as a Forester (Timber Sales) with the Directorate of Public Works on JBLM, WA.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for a Forster (Timber Sales): Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher 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 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.

Forest Biology -- study of the classification, distribution, characteristics, and identification of forest vegetation, and the interrelationships of living organisms to the forest environment.

Forest Resource Measurements and Inventory -- sampling, inventory, measurement, and analysis techniques as applied to a variety of forest resources.

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 in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Appraising timber resources to determine sustainable harvest levels; 2) Coordinating planned harvests with specialists in other disciplines such as: fish, wildlife, and other administrative and planning activities; 3) Developing timber harvesting plans for execution.

OR Education: Successfully completed a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Forestry, Silviculture, or Forest Management.

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: Specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and I have at least two years of graduate education as described in B, but less than the required three years.

I have computed the percentage of the requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100% (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12.

Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Major Duties:

• Develop the annual timber harvesting plan and manage the timber sales program.
• Prepare approved sales for contracting action by the Corps of Engineers.
• Prepare policy statements, agreements, circulars, correspondence, etc., within areas of program responsibility and provides input for changes to Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Forestry regulations.
• Develops road maintenance plans and determines haul routes.