Incident Business Management Specialist (Wildland Fire)

You will serve as a Incident Business Management Specialist (Wildland Fire) with Office of the Secretary of Interior. The primary purpose of the position is to provide technical expertise, analysis, coordination, and support for the Service's incident business management program. 6 Vacancies, one in each of the following locations: Must reside within the Geographic Area selected for, Geographic Areas (GA) hiring are Alaska, Southern, Eastern, Rocky Mountain, California, and the Northwest. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Prepares analytical summaries, reports, and data evaluations used by higher-level specialists to support national decision-making. Participates in audits, reviews, and assessments of incident business practices and recommends corrective actions. Oversees the incident business management program by developing policy, standards, priorities, procedures, and providing guidance to field staff. Assesses whether incident business management policies and regulations are being implemented, and when it may appropriate to make changes. Provides expert opinion and advice on agency and interagency regulations, policies, administrative and technical procedures, and standards for the incident business management program, which includes suppression and all-hazard incidents. Work with federal, state, and tribal partners to develop consistent policies, procedures, and standards. Managing fire business agreements, coordinating suppression cost recovery and payments, conducting audits, and preparing reports for agency leadership Providing guidance and assistance to field units for to field units incident business management. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Additional Information: For local information, please contact: Alaska GA - Aleshia Purcell @ apurcell@blm.gov Southern GA - Liz Struhar @ martha_struhar@fws.gov Rocky Mountain GA - Todd Yeager @ tyeager@blm.gov California GA - Yvonne Morales @ yvonne_morales@ios.doi.gov Northwest GA - Josh O'Connor @ josh_oconnor@fws.gov Eastern GA - Patrick Pearson @ Patrick_Pearson@nps.gov With Location Negotiable within a Geographic Area, location will be determined at the time of selection and the incumbent must physically report to a DOI Federal Office. US Wildland Fire Service Geographic Areas Map Alaska Position only: Special COLA Information for that location. Cost of Living Allowance: In addition to the yearly salary, this position is entitled to a cost-of-living allowance (COLA) as determined by https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-systems/nonforeign-areas/#url=COLA-Rates .This allowance is subject to annual review, adjustment, and rate decrease. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/27/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military ser

Salaire : $89,508 – $138,370/Per Year

The U.S. Wildland Fire Service (USWFS), an organization within the Department of the Interior (DOI), responds to wildfires and promotes fire-resilient landscapes across more than 500 million acres of public and tribal lands nationwide. The USWFS has full program authority and coordinates the DOI wildland fire management program in its entirety. It ensures coordination within DOI, the Bureaus it serves, other federal agencies -- particularly the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service -- as well as non-federal agencies, state foresters, tribes, and a variety of stakeholder groups representing volunteer firefighters.