FUL - Forester

Department of Interior; Wyoming, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 42.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management seeks a Forester (FUL) in Wyoming. Open to status candidates under CCCR-26-13068594-ST-RH. Location options Kemmerer or Pinedale. First-time hires start at the step 1 rate.

One vacancy in Wyoming with federal employment opening. Qualifications include a forestry degree (or combination) and specialized experience or graduate education. Time-in-Grade rules apply with closing date 10/20/2026.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Forestry or related field with at least 24 credit hours in forestry
• Combination of education and experience acceptable with forestry coursework
• GS-7: 1 year of specialized experience or education leading to master’s degree in forestry
• GS-9: 1 year of specialized experience at GS-7 or higher education

Aufgaben

• Assist in development or implementation of forest management plans
• Prepare or analyze timber harvest plans and contracts
• Engage with diverse groups to discuss forest programs

Kenntnisse

Forestry knowledge

Timber management

Silviculture

Wildland fire science

Forest regulation

Wildlife habitat management

Ausbildung

Bachelor or higher in Forestry

Graduate education in forestry (preferred)

Jobbeschreibung

You will serve as a FUL - Forester with Bureau of Land Management.

This position is also open to status candidates under announcement CCCR-26-13068594-ST-RH. You must apply to each announcement if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

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.
There is 1 Vacancy in Wyoming that will be filled in Kemmerer or Pinedale.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/20/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements.

To receive credit for experience, 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.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following:

• A. 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. You must submit transcripts.

-OR-

• B. Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. 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 in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

To qualify for this position at the GS-7 grade level:

• Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: (1) Assisted with the development or implementation of forest management plans such as timber sale planning, logging system, reforestation, timber stand improvement, or landscape forestry. (2) Prepared/Analyzed logging and harvest plans, silvicultural treatments, or timber sale contracts to ensure compliance. (3) Interacted with various groups of people to investigate, exchange, or report information related to forest programs. You must include hours per week worked.

-OR--

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• Education: Successful completion of at least 1 year of graduate education leading to a masters degree in forestry or in a field directly related to the work of this position. I will provide a copy of my college transcript.

-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 in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

-OR-

• Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years. Note: GPA will be rounded to one decimal place, for example, 2.95 = 3.0, 2.94 = 2.9; OR (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society.

To qualify for this position at the GS-9 grade level:

• Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: (1) Prepared and/or implemented timber sale or silvicultural service contracts (2) Executed long range forest management plans such as logging systems, road layout, harvesting, and tree improvement (3) Developed forest management plans such as forest inventory analysis, environmental assessments, or forest history reports (4) Prepared data, briefings, or trainings to explain and exchange forest management information. You must include hours per week worked.

-OR-

• Education: Successful completion of at least 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree that included a major field of study or specific course requirements generally as stated in the basic requirements. You must include transcripts.

-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 in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.