Supervisory Aviation Management Specialist (Branch Chief, Pilot Operations)

You will serve as a Supervisory Aviation Management Specialist (Branch Chief, Pilot Operations) within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Wildland Fire Service, in the Headquarters Aviation, Flight Operations Division. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Provide technical and administrative supervision to subordinates. Plan and assign work based on program priorities, complexity of assignments, and employee development needs. Give advice, counsel, or instruction to individual employees, providing coaching, technical direction and mentoring where needed. Manage and resolve conflicts, confrontations, and disagreements in a positive and constructive manner to minimize negative personal impact. Manage human resources matters such as recruitment, promotions, and disciplinary actions, ensuring compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies. Manage the national pilot operations program. Oversee policy development and operational guidance related to crewed flight missions. Encourage and facilitate cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; foster commitment and team spirit; and work with others to achieve goals. Serve as the principal point of contact for interagency collaboration on pilot operations. Represent the Department of the Interior (DOI) in national aviation forums and contribute to national aviation doctrine. Develop networks and builds alliances; and collaborate across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/23/2026 -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 service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Selective Factors: This is an administrative position in an organization having a firefighting mission and is clearly in an established career path. Prior firefighting experience, as gained by substantial service in a primary firefighter position or equivalent experience outside the Federal government is a MANDATORY PREREQUISITE. Candidates must possess Primary/Rigorous wildland firefighting experience, gained through fire line work in containment, control, suppression or use of wildland fire. You must clearly demonstrate this experience in your resume, including the months, days, and hours per week at which the work was performed to be considered. Applicants must have documented prior primary firefighting experience, with substantial service defined as either: At least one full fire season working in a primary wildland firefighting role (e.g., Engine Crew, Fire Effects Crew, Prescrib

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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.