Forester

Summary The incumbent in this position serves as a forester in a District or Field Office in an O&C state. The position is established to plan, coordinate, and perform complex technical and leadership duties in support of forestry oriented, multiple use land management programs. The position is located in Medford, OR. Learn more about this agency Help Overview Accepting applications Open & closing dates 01/10/2025 to 01/23/2025 Salary $49,960 - $96,116 per year The salary range for each grade level is stated in the Duties section of this announcement. Pay scale & grade GS 7 - 11 Help Location Few vacancies in the following location: Medford, OR Remote job No Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) 0460 Forestry Supervisory status No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Trust determination process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status No Announcement number OR-25-DE/MP PJL Control number Help This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees - Competitive service Current or former competitive service federal employees. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee. Veterans Individuals with disabilities Military spouses Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations. Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista Family of overseas employees Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas. Land and base management Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency. Clarification from the agency This announcement is open to all U.S. Citizens, Status Candidates (Merit Promotion, Land Management, and VEOA Eligibles) and Non-Competitive Authority Eligibles. Help Duties Salary Ranges GS-07: $49,960 - $64,952 GS-09: $61,111 - $79,443 GS-11: $73,939 - $96,116 Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. As the Forester in this position, you will: Ensure that logging systems, road and sale layout, sale planning, timber sale contracts, interdisciplinary (ID) team/environmental assessment (EA) work, and long-range forest management plans are technically correct and defensible. Instruct team members in the technical aspects of logging systems, forest engineering, and forest management planning. Evaluate timber sale requirements and ongoing operations to ensure that resource management and environmental protection goals are achieved. Help Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. May be required to complete background investigation. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents) prior to the closing date of this announcement. You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands. If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period. Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Status applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements. You may be required to occasionally travel overnight away from home. You must be eligible to obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions may affect your rating. Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the basic requirement and the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying. Basic Requirement, 0460 Series: Degree: forestry; or a related subject-matter field that included a total of at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours of course work was in forestry. The curriculum must have been sufficiently diversified to include courses in each of the following areas: Management of Renewable Resources study of the science and art of managing renewable resources to attain desired results. Examples of creditable courses in this area include silviculture, forest management operations, timber management, wildland fire science or fire management, utilization of forest resources, forest regulation, recreational land management, watershed management, and wildlife or range habitat management. Forest Biology study of the classification, distribution, characteristics, and identification of forest vegetation, and the interrelationships of living organisms to the forest environment. Examples of creditable courses in this area include dendrology, forest ecology, silvics, forest genetics, wood structure and properties, forest soils, forest entomology, and forest pathology. Forest Resource Measurements and Inventory sampling, inventory, measurement, and analysis techniques as applied to a variety of forest resources. Examples of creditable courses include forest biometrics, forest mensuration, forest valuation, statistical analysis of forest resource data, renewable natural resources inventories and analysis, and photogrammetry or remote sensing. OR Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in forestry, or at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours were in forestry. The requirements for diversification of the 24 semester hours in forestry are the same as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. When combining education with experience, first determine your total qualifying education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; then determine your experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. In addition to meeting at least one of the Basic Requirements listed above, applicants must have specialized experience and/or education to meet one of the minimum qualifications described below: GS-07: A. Specialized Experience: Have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) assisting with the development or implementation of forest management plans such as timber sale planning, logging system, reforestation, timber stand improvement, or landscape forestry; (2) preparing/analyzing logging and harvest plans, silvicultural treatments, or timber sale contracts to ensure compliance; and (3) interacting with various groups of people to investigate, exchange, or report information related to forest programs. OR B. Education: Have successfully completed 1 full year of graduate level education. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts. OR C. Superior Academic Achievement: Meet the requirements for Superior Academic Achievement by earning a bachelor's degree with at least one of the following (1) a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher based on a 4.0 scale; (2) a 3.5 GPA or higher for required courses completed in a major field of study during junior and senior year of a 4-year college or university; (3) class standing of upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or a major subdivision of the college, such as the College of Liberal Arts, based on completed courses; or (4) membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society certified by the Association of College Honor Societies, excluding freshman honor societies. In order to be creditable under this provision, superior academic achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position being filled. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts. OR D. Combination education and experience: Have successfully completed a combination of education and experience as described above that, when converted to percentages, equal at least 100% of the total requirement. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts. GS-09: A . click apply for full job details