Forestry Technician (Timber Sale Administration)

Position is located on a Forest Service unit. The primary responsibility is to administer timber sales having complex requirements and conditions. For additional information about positions with the Hiawatha National Forest, Contact Stephen Bates at stephenbates@usda.gov. For other Forests, go to 'Additional Information' section. USDA Employees: Please refer to the Next Steps section. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Duties listed below are at the full performance level. Function as sale administrator on the most complex sales on the unit. Reviews the contract and related pre-sale data such as preliminary logging plan, environment assessment, appraisal, etc. Responsible for continuing field inspection and control of purchaser’s operations. Reviews timber sale statements of account and maintains controls. Coordinates sale administration duties with other unit timber and related activities. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : 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: For the GS-08: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two (2) or more of the following: Monitoring and inspecting timber sales with conventional contract requirements and conditions; and/or interpreting and explaining timber sale contract provisions to the timber operator; and/or Inspecting ongoing timber sales for compliance with contract clauses. OR two full years (36 semester/54 quarter 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 forestry, range management, agriculture); 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. For the GS-09: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two (2) or more of the following: Administering timber sale contracts with conventional contract requirements and conditions; and/or Monitoring and inspecting timber sale operations having conventional contract requirements and conditions; and/or Preparing written reports of all sale inspections and following up on deficiencies. OR two full years (36 semester/54 quarter 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 forestry, range management, agriculture); 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. 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) requ

Salaire : $55,882 – $80,243/Per Year

A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation's most magnificent lands, conduct research through a network of forest and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory, and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies. It's an awesome responsibility - but the rewards are as limitless as the views.