FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANNING SPECIALIST
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. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement:
For the GS-09 grade level:
One year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include:
Assisting in developing long and/or short range plans for fire and/or aviation management. Participating in functional reviews and annual readiness inspections for fire management. Assisting in providing technical expertise in developing, coordinating and consolidating fire management plans needed to meet fire program objectives. Utilizing systems for fire planning and analysis such as specialized software and modeling, e.g. databases, graphic tools, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications. OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related to this position. OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Examples of specialized experience are:
Assisting with a component of a wildland and/or prescribed fire management program. Assisting in implementing a partial fire program budget taking into consideration changing priorities. Assisting in implementing agreements with cooperators. Establishing relationships with entities external to the organization regarding fire issues. For the GS-11 grade level:
One year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include:
Assisting in developing and evaluating prescribed fire plans or fire management plans. Providing guidance on data collection and evaluation of fire hazard risk, fuels, historic fire occurrence, fire effects, climatology and weather. Assisting in developing annual program of work including budget allocations and severity requests for fire and/or aviation management. Utilizing fire planning analysis systems, models and decision support systems. OR Three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or PH.D. or equivalent doctoral degree that is related to the work of this position. OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). 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. Selective Placement Factors A minimum 90 days experience performing on-the-line (Primary/Rigorous) wildland fire suppression duties as a member of an organized fire suppression crew or comparable unit that utilized knowledge of wildland fire suppression, containment or control techniques and practices under various conditions. This experience must be documented with specific dates in the online application or resume. FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT COVERAGE:
This is a secondary position covered under the special retirement provisions of 5 USC 8336(c) for the Civil Service Retirement System and of 5 USC 8412(d) for the Federal Employees Retirement System. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
For the GS-09 grade level:
One year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include:
Assisting in developing long and/or short range plans for fire and/or aviation management. Participating in functional reviews and annual readiness inspections for fire management. Assisting in providing technical expertise in developing, coordinating and consolidating fire management plans needed to meet fire program objectives. Utilizing systems for fire planning and analysis such as specialized software and modeling, e.g. databases, graphic tools, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications. OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related to this position. OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Examples of specialized experience are:
Assisting with a component of a wildland and/or prescribed fire management program. Assisting in implementing a partial fire program budget taking into consideration changing priorities. Assisting in implementing agreements with cooperators. Establishing relationships with entities external to the organization regarding fire issues. For the GS-11 grade level:
One year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include:
Assisting in developing and evaluating prescribed fire plans or fire management plans. Providing guidance on data collection and evaluation of fire hazard risk, fuels, historic fire occurrence, fire effects, climatology and weather. Assisting in developing annual program of work including budget allocations and severity requests for fire and/or aviation management. Utilizing fire planning analysis systems, models and decision support systems. OR Three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or PH.D. or equivalent doctoral degree that is related to the work of this position. OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). 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. Selective Placement Factors A minimum 90 days experience performing on-the-line (Primary/Rigorous) wildland fire suppression duties as a member of an organized fire suppression crew or comparable unit that utilized knowledge of wildland fire suppression, containment or control techniques and practices under various conditions. This experience must be documented with specific dates in the online application or resume. FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT COVERAGE:
This is a secondary position covered under the special retirement provisions of 5 USC 8336(c) for the Civil Service Retirement System and of 5 USC 8412(d) for the Federal Employees Retirement System. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
- Department:
0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program - Salary Range:
$60,415 to $95,023 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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