Summary

One position at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.

Incumbent serves as Branch Chief for Post-Fire Mitigation planning, directing and evaluating wildland fire mission-support functions to include ensuring post-fire stabilization and rehabilitation are planned, resourced, and implemented in alignment with ecological considerations, natural resource management objectives, and interagency policy.



Duties

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• Directing national-level coordination and oversight of post-fire operations, logistics integration, and team readiness to support safe, timely, and effective incident recovery and stabilization activities.
• Ensuring post-fire operations concepts, roles, deployment requirements, and readiness standards are defined, current, and aligned with Incident Command System and interagency operating requirements.
• Overseeing post-fire stabilization and rehabilitation program implementation by integrating ecological science, fire effects, and land management objectives into planning and execution.
• Directing acquisition planning and oversight of post-fire procurement and contract support, including requirements definition, coordination with contracting officials, and ensuring compliance with acquisition regulations and internal controls.
• Coordinating with interagency partners, geographic areas, field units, and incident management organizations to synchronize capabilities, resolve cross-boundary issues, and improve operational support integration.
• Developing, implementing, and refining program governance, plans of work, budgets, performance measures, internal controls, and reporting systems for post-fire mitigation functions.
• Analyzing post-fire performance data, after-action reviews, and lessons learned to identify systemic issues and develop new policies, frameworks, procedures, and training improvements.
• Providing combined technical and administrative supervision by planning, assigning, prioritizing, and evaluating subordinate work; setting schedules; and managing performance standards and employee development.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Must be 18 years of age at time of close date of announcement.
• You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
• You will be required to operate a government motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required.
• Incumbent will be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

If new to the federal government, and this is your first appointment, as a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary periodduring which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary 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 and mission 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; and
• 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 your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

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:

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 biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, fire science, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major field of study that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, fire science, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major.

In addition to the requirements described above, the following additional experience is required:

For the GS-14 level:

At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/GW-13 level, or higher in the Federal service, or equivalent. Examples of specialized experience include: Provided first-line supervision by planning, assigning, prioritizing, and evaluating subordinate work; establishing performance standards; counseling employees; identifying training needs; resolving workplace issues; recommending personnel actions; ensuring workplace safety, resource accountability, and an inclusive work environment. Directed complex post-fire operations, logistics, and team support across multiple organizations by establishing operational requirements, resolving cross-boundary issues, and ensuring compliance with interagency policy and Incident Command System requirements. Led program oversight for post-fire stabilization, rehabilitation, procurement, contracts, budgets, and plans of work by developing governance and internal controls, monitoring performance, and aligning resources with mission priorities, fiscal requirements, and ecological objectives. Analyzed after-action reviews, operational data, and program performance by identifying systemic issues, developing new frameworks, policies, procedures, and decision models for unprecedented situations, and improving readiness, accountability, and mission execution. Provided senior technical guidance to agency leaders, contracting officials, incident management organizations, and interagency partners to support complex operational, fiscal, acquisition, and natural resource management decisions.

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 and Time-In-Grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

When submitting college transcripts, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Additional information

This notice is being issued to recruit personnel to occupations for which a critical hiring need has been identified. To assist in filling these positions, OPM has granted the Department of the Interior "Direct Hire Authority".

A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the Department of Interior from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.

A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the Department of Interior either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the agency. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Physical Demands: The work is mostly sedentary. There is occasional carrying of light objects such as files, books, and paperwork. There are no special physical requirements required.

Working Conditions: The work is performed in an office setting. The work environment involves everyday risks which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, or commercial vehicles. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and air conditioned. Occasional travel is required. The incumbent will adhere to all safety rules and regulations as prescribed in manuals/supplements or by the designated Safety Officer.

DOI has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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