Summary

This position is located in the Northern Research Station. The incumbent serves as the Deputy Station Director. Provides strategic, administrative and technical leadership and is responsible for coordinating and integrating the administrative, budgeting, research, and communications that support the Station.

For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact John Rothlisberger at [redacted].

Duties

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• Oversee planning, direction, execution of a multifaceted research science program including management of subordinate units or teams.
• Plan and prioritize science based projects including budget needs and allocation of funds.
• Develop and implement quality and performance metrics for a science organization's performance.
• Secure and advocate for funding and partnerships inside and outside the organization.
• Plan, organize, direct, implement, and evaluate processes to lead people and manage resources to achieve desired results.
• Develop regulations, guidelines, or criteria for measuring program accomplishments for science program operations.
• Write reports containing findings and recommendations that serve as the basis for new administrative systems, legislative initiatives, regulations, or programs.
• Supervises 25% or more of the time.

Requirements

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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.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

For the GS-15 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level.Specialized experience is described as two or more of the following:

• Leading program-wide planning, implementation, execution, and assessment of business operations, planning, applications, budget and policy formation, research agenda and responding to complex issues regarding development of a scientific research, forest, regional or national program related to land management.
• Providing intellectual leadership to set the strategic direction and intent for a research, forest, regional, or national land management program; and/or
• Assessing impact of substantive programs and policies including legislation, state and private sector policies related to forestry research and/or resource management;

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.

TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

Additional information

This is a Detail/Temporary Promotion not to exceed 1 year but may be extended an additional 4 years for a total of 5 years or may be made permanent without further competition. If the position is not made permanent, at the end of the detail/temporary promotion, you will be returned to the position from which detailed/temporarily promoted or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay in the Forest Service, with the same geographic location, if possible. Your salary will be adjusted to the grade level and step that you would normally have been in had you remained in your position.

The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional Information is available on the OPM Website.

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Forest Service daycare facilities may be available.

Government Housing may be available.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.

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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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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.