Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management)

U.S. Department of the Interior; Germany; On-site; EUR 58,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of the Interior invites applications for a Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management). This role requires serving as the service-wide expert in hazardous fuels, advising managers, and leading interagency teams to address fuel appraisal, planning, and tracking.

It also involves budget development and allocation decisions to support fuels programs. Throughout, strong leadership and coordination with interagency partners are essential to ensure effective fuels

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
• Direct Deposit Required.
• You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment.
• Subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
• Selectees must pass a pre-employment medical examination and may be subject to post-employment medical examinations to determine fitness.
• Incumbent must operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of duties and hold a valid state driverF license.
• Probationary period for new hires; one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period for those new to supervisory roles.
• Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service.
• Must be 18 years of age or older to be assigned to a hazardous position.
• On-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work may be required.
• May require training and possession of a government charge card with travel/purchase authority.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a service-wide expert in development and implementation of hazardous fuels and community assistance programs.
• Serves as a wildland fuels management program expert and advises unit/ regional staff.
• Leads and serves on interagency teams to address fuel appraisal, planning, and reporting.
• Assists in development and tracking of fuels management budgets.
• Recommends allocation of funds for fuels management programs.

Job description

Summary

This Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-13 working in one of the following location(s): Bar Harbor, Maine Bushkill, Pennsylvania Cambridge, Maryland Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Glen Jean, West Virginia Porter, Indiana Wapello, Iowa In order to be considered for any duty location, ensure desired locations are selected. Applicants will not be considered for locations not selected.

Major Duties

As a Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Serves as a service-wide expert in the development and implementation of hazardous fuels and community assistance programs. Serves as a wildland fuels management program expert and technically advises unit, tribal, state, or regional office managers and key staff members. Works in partnership with interagency and intra-agency wildland fire management cooperators to develop and propose wildland fire and fuels management standards and policies. Leads and serves as expert member on interagency teams to address critical aspects of fuel appraisal, interagency planning, and interagency accomplishment tracking and reporting. Assists in the development and tracking of the Service fuels management budgets. Recommends allocation of available funds for fuels management programs.

Education

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE: There is no qualifying education for the 0456 series at this grade level.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. Direct Deposit Required. You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. Selectees must pass a pre-employment medical examination and may be subject to post-employment medical examinations to determine if they are maintaining the fitness standards for this position. This position requires the incumbent to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of their official duties. Selectee must hold and maintain a valid state driver's license throughout their employment in this position. A condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. Supervisory Probationary Period: Selectees who have not previously completed a supervisory probationary period, will be required to serve a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period for this position. Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov. You must be 18 years of age or older to be assigned to a hazardous position. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

Evaluations

Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. You will be evaluated based on how your application materials reflect the minimum qualification requirements of this position. Once the job opportunity announcement closes, your resume and all supporting documents will be reviewed by HR to determine if you are minimally qualified for the position. If an applicant's resume is incomplete or does not support the requirements for minimum qualifications or specialized experience a rating of "ineligible" or "not qualified" will be applied and no consideration for employment will be granted. Due to this vacancy being filled through OPM's Direct Hire Authority, Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to positions filled under this announcement. Applications received as a result of job fairs, recruitment events, and emergency hiring mechanisms in support of this hiring initiative will also be accepted during the duration of the announcement. All minimally qualified candidates will be referred for consideration. Please note that the hiring office may conduct interviews at their discretion. Interviews may be conducted on a pass/fail basis.

Other Information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Department of Interior (DOI) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) procedures apply in filling this vacancy. These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements) for the position with a score of 85 or above on the assessment questionnaire, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. Applicants claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with their application. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.

Reemployment Priority List (RPL): The RPL is the mechanism agencies use to give reemployment consideration to their former competitive service employees separated by a RIF or who have fully recovered from a compensable injury after more than one year. If you are currently on an RPL, you may be given priority consideration.

PCS INFORMATION

• No PCS entitlements authorized

If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed.

Telework: This position is suitable for telework only in an emergency or natural disaster.

Additional Vacancies: One or more positions may be filled from applications received under this announcement in the advertised office or other U.S. Wildland Fire Service offices in the local commuting area.

Probation/Trial Period Con't

The [probationary or trial] period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government;
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your [probationary period -OR- trial period] your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.