Forest Supervisor

Forest Service

$88K — $105K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of specialized experience in natural resource management or related fields.
  • Experience at the GS-14 or GS-15 level with program development responsibilities.
  • Expert in building partnerships with external agencies and tribal governments.
  • Strong background in strategic planning and resource allocation.
  • Ability to provide counsel on program issues at the regional or state level.

Responsibilities

  • Formulate plans and policies as a member of the Regional Leadership Team.
  • Represent the agency with a focus on trust, respect, and inclusivity.
  • Foster community engagement by staying informed on social and environmental issues.
  • Manage human resource programs and oversee forest operations effectively.
  • Identify and prioritize forest programs for initiation or curtailment.
  • Delegate authority and structure organizational roles within the forest.
  • Perform supervisory duties for a significant portion of the role.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive federal employee benefits package.
  • Potential access to Forest Service daycare facilities.
  • Possibility of government housing availability.
  • Opportunity for career development and promotion potential.
  • Access to hiring incentives for highly qualified candidates.
Full Job Description
Summary

These Forest Supervisor positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement. Final determination of the duty location will be made at the time of the job offer.

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

Duties

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  • Serves as a key member of the Regional Leadership Team formulating plans, policies, and objectives for the region.
  • Serves as a representative of the agency completing duties in a way that is trustworthy, caring, respectful, responsive, curious, and inclusive.
  • Builds community, welcomes diverse and new perspectives, remains invested and stays informed of current social, political, and economic issues and concerns within assigned geographical area.
  • Exercises the full range of managerial responsibilities over the forest and human resource programs on the Forest.
  • Determines which programs on the Forest should be initiated, dropped, or curtailed, and when such action should occur.
  • Determines organizations on the Forest and delegates authorities.
  • Performs supervisory responsibilities 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-14 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following:

  • Provided counsel to higher organizational levels concerning program issues and their current and anticipated effects;
  • Exercised direct program responsibilities that included program development, planning, budgeting, and identifying workforce and organizational needs to establish and meet priorities;
  • Developed and sustained relationships with one or more of the following: external partners, members of the public, representatives of agencies or tribal governments to anticipate and resolve conflicts and issues.


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

  • Provided expert counsel to higher organizational levels concerning regional or state-wide program issues and their current and anticipated effects;
  • Exercised direct program responsibilities that included regional or state-wide program development, planning, budgeting, and identifying workforce and organizational needs to establish and meet priorities;
  • Developed and sustained relationships with external partners, members of the public, state or federal agencies, and tribal governments, to anticipate and resolve conflicts and issues.


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

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.

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary and term employees the opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years and the last temporary or term appointment must have been with the Forest Service. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met.

If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is not guaranteed.

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.

Duty stations for positions filled through this announcement are located at a Forest Service office at the duty stations listed. Final determination of the duty station will be made by the selecting official at the time of the job offer. Pay rates vary depending on location. The salary shown is for the Rest of the U.S. See OPM.gov for additional information on pay rates.

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Forest Service daycare facilities may be available.

Government Housing may be available.

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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.

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