Description du poste
This position is located in Region 2 on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest, Fort Collins, Colorado. This position serves as a Forester and is in charge of a multi-Forest timber organization with responsibility for Timber Sales and Timber Sale Contract Administration. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Robert Skorkowsky at (970) 819-8980 or robert.skorkowsky@usda.gov.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
The duties are at the GS-12 grade level.
Serves as the program manager and supervisor for the multi-Forest Zone Timber Organization.
Reviews and approves natural resource programs for compliance with policy, guidelines and standards for timber sale administration.
Reviews and approves overall appraisal of the forest area timber resource to determine the area’s capacity to meet allowable cut and future needs as well as the protection and regeneration of the resource.
Performs as a Certified Timber Sale Contracting Officer with responsibility for administering contracts for commercial timber sales and other timber use.
Supervises less than 20% of the time.
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: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in 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: 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 were in forestry. The requirements for diversification of the 24 semester hours in forestry are the same as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-11 level: A