Description du poste
This announcement is part of a Forest Service National Hiring effort to fill multiple vacancies. Positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement. Final determination of the duty location will be made at the time of the job offer. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Clayton Pollock at clayton.pollock@usda.gov. USDA Employees: Please refer to the Next Steps section.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
Duties are listed at the GS-12 grade level.
Provides program leadership for the silviculture program on the forest.
Oversees site preparation, stand release, cleaning and weeding, pre-commercial thinning, elimination of undesirable species, pruning, species conversion, and prescribed burning.
Assists in the development of long-range vegetation management plans and programs, including formulation of policies, objectives, and priorities, and the correlation and integration of timber plans into the overall land management plans.
Plans and conducts studies on problems created by timber harvesting and other vegetative management activities. Evaluates the methodology for regeneration of cut or burned areas.
Works closely with contractors and the Contracting Officer to accomplish the operational goals of the silviculture program. Leads, oversees, and/or conducts project level NEPA in order to facilitate implementation of specific projects.
Provides technical review and oversight of land management plan issues related to silviculture for purposes of amendments. Conducts annual monitoring and provides information to meet monitoring requirements of land management plans.
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. Basic Requirement: GS-0460: Degree: 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: OR Management of Renewable Resources -- study of the science and art of managing renewable resources to attain desired results. Examples of creditable courses in this area include silviculture, forest management operations, timber management, wildland fire science or fire management, utilization of forest resources, forest regulation, recreational land management, watershed management, and wildlife or range habitat management. Forest Biology -- study of the classification, distribution, characteristics, and identification of forest vegetation, and the interrelationships of living organisms to the forest environment. Examples of creditable courses in this area include dendrology, forest ecology, silvics, forest genetics, wood structure and properties, forest soils, forest entomology, and forest pathology. Forest Resource Measurements and Inventory -- sampling, inventory, measurement, and analysis techniques as applied to a variety of forest resources. Examples of creditable courses include forest biometrics, forest mensuration, forest valuation, statistical analysis of forest resource data, renewable natural resources inventories and analysis, and photogrammetry or remote sensing. 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