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What you'd do
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Major duties
You will develop forest area timber harvest plans based on field sample plots, maps, aerial photography, and computerized map and inventory data. You will provide advice, technical support, and evaluation of proposed and ongoing timber sales, to prevent loss of timber productivity and damage to the environment. You will plan, coordinate, and evaluate the timber stand improvement program; prescribe cutting practices based on an examination of stand conditions, aesthetics, or other resource requirements. You will collect and assess the weather and fuel data necessary to determine the wildfire and prescribed fire management strategies. You will provide training and assign work to Government and volunteer employees involved with forest pest suppression projects.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying principles and concepts in silviculture, wildland fire control, prescribed burning, and pest management to expertly manage complex military base forest lands, balancing multi-resource demands including timber, wildlife, water, recreation, and soils while advising on wildland fire use, fuels, and smoke management. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/forestry-series-0460/ and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
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