Supervisory Electronics Technician (Wildland Fire)

US Office of the Secretary of the Interior; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, is seeking a supervisory position that provides direct daily supervision, oversight, and technical guidance for a group of employees working on maintenance workloads. The incumbent must meet changing, diverse, and often unpredictable workload demands and coordinate with interagency staff and contractors.

To qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date and be able to document duties and hours on

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the federal service.
• Experience includes providing technical leadership in maintenance, troubleshooting, and life-cycle support of complex systems.
• Ability to manage changing workloads and coordinate with field and depot personnel and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily supervision and oversight for a group of employees.
• Provide technical guidance for maintenance workloads and operations.
• Ensure compliance with qualification standards by closing date.

Job description

One position at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, ID. The incumbent of this position provides direct daily supervision, oversight, and technical guidance for a group of employees and requires the ability to meet constantly changing, highly diverse, and often unpredictable maintenance workloads. For questions, contact Justin Dopp at [e-mail].

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.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your 2 page resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time or part-time, hours must be included). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. You may only submit one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. 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.

Basic Qualification Requirements

For the GS-13 level:

At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level, or higher in the Federal service, or equivalent. Examples of specialized experience include: Providing technical support for Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS) and related electronic, electro-mechanical, telemetry, communications, sensor, and data collection systems used in support of wildland fire operations and other all-risk activities. Developed and implemented troubleshooting, maintenance, operational, safety, testing, and certification standards and procedures to ensure systems and equipment met established technical and operational requirements. Conducted technical analyses of complex systems, evaluated technological advancements, and developed hardware, software, and equipment solutions to improve system performance, reliability, and mission effectiveness. Provided technical leadership for equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, configuration, testing, operational readiness, and life-cycle requirements while coordinating technical activities with field and depot personnel, interagency users, engineering staff, vendors, and contractors. Analyzed complex operational and equipment requirements, established technical priorities, and developed solutions involving equipment failures, resource constraints, changing technologies, and time-sensitive wildland fire and all-risk mission requirements.

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.

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.