Description du poste
This position is located in Region 1's Idaho Panhandle National Forests in Coeur d'Alene, ID and serves as the Forest Service Representative (FSR) for the administration of timber sales and stewardship contracts. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Christopher Schlenker at christopher.schlenker@usda.gov. USDA Employees: Please refer to the Next Steps section.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
Performs as Forest Service Representative (FSR) on timber sale contracts.
Reviews the contract and related pre-sale data such as: preliminary logging plan, environmental assessment report, appraisal reports and ensures all prerequisite information to the contract work is adhered to.
Provides advice, assistance, and counsel on the authority on timber sale/integrated resource timber contract preparation, appraisal, contract practices and techniques to District Rangers, timber purchasers and their representatives.
Analyzes timber management operating plans; determines financial needs of the resource program and prepares recommendations for budgetary requirements of equipment, material, and personnel.
Responsible for the continuing field inspections of timber sale contracts and ensures that all contractual obligations are met before making final inspection and recommending sale closure.
Determines when log hauling may be allowed on system roads under construction, agreements, and monthly reports of progress.
Reviews timber sale statement of account and maintains controls to insure that all payments and deposits are made.
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 Series: 1. 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: 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 2. 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 fo