Incident Business Management Specialist (Fire Support)

Full Job Description

This position serves as a member of the fire, fuels, and aviation programs staff.

This position serves as a regional expert in incident business management functions pertaining to wildland fire and all hazard incidents.

For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Celeste Holder at celeste.holder@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.

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.

Note on Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed.

This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time.

Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position.

Specialized Experience Requirement: GS-11: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Preparing, reviewing, and executing fire-related agreements consistent with incident business management policies and guidelines (such as wildland fire, hurricane, flood, earthquake recovery); and/or Presenting advice and guidance regarding incident business management policies and guidelines to fire managers; and/or Providing assistance with presenting incident business materials during formal/informal training; and/or Participating in providing technical guidance for preparation of emergency incident payments and billing.

OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

Examples of qualifying education include degree programs in contracting, financial management, business administration or other closely related field.

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.).

GS-12: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Providing advice and counsel to higher-level fire management on incident business management administrative issues to include appropriation use, personnel/payroll, cost management, fire acquisition, and fire claims; and/or Evaluating the effectiveness of incident business related trainings and making recommendations to improve course materials and delivery; and/or Preparing program-related correspondence, reports, and other written materials regarding incident business and fire programs, policies, and operations; and/or Coordinating with federal, state, local government, and private industry to manage wildland fire related agreements and ensure they are current, properly utilized, appropriate, and necessary; and/or Monitoring agreements and ensuring incident payments and billings are completed and consistent with agreements.

To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Major Duties:

• Duties listed are at the full performance GS-12 grade level.
• Partners with officials to provide coordination and consistency for wildland fire/hurricane/flood/earthquake recovery incident business policy implementation.
• Ensures incident payments and billings are completed consistent with appropriate laws, rules, or regulations.
• Coordinates resolutions of incident business program issues with program leadership and fire management staff.
• Provides technical advice to officials on cooperative fire agreements.
• Establishes guidelines and performance requirements to employees
• Provides training and guidance on the development and implementation of cooperative fire, mutual aid, and cost share agreements.