Forester

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Professional and Scientific Positions, Individual Occupation Requirements for Forestry Series GS-0460. And OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Professional and Scientific Positions, Series GS-0460). BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL GRADES: A. Degree: forestry; or a related subject-matter field, which includes a total of at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering of which as least 24 semester hours of course work was in forestry. The curriculum must be 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 including courses, such as silviculture, forest management operations, timber management, wildland fire science or fire management, utilization of forest resources, forest regulations, 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 including courses such as 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 including courses such as forest biometrics, forest mensuration, forest valuation, statistical analysis of forest resource data, renewable natural resources inventories and analysis, and photogrammetry or remote sensing. – OR – B. 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, or 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 in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: In addition to meeting the basic entry level qualification requirements, applicants must have the following: GS-09: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private section). This experience must include timber sale preparation; delineation of stand boundaries and harvest operability; designation of timber for harvest; stand examination and timber cruising; preparation of documents relating to timber sale packages and other forestry matters; administer the sale of timber through contract procedures, professional application of forest management principles; train forestry technicians and tribal employees in the technical and professional application of various techniques and procedures in Forestry. OR EDUCATION: Master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree (36 semester hours, 54 quarter hours or equivalent), in a forestry related curriculum. GS-07: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private section). This experience must include work involving timber sale preparation: delineation of stand boundaries and harvest operability; designation of timber for harvest; stand examination and timber cruising; preparation of documents relating to timber sale packages and other forestry matters. OR EDUCATION: 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement. GRADUATE EDUCATION: Graduate education must be related to the occupation and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled. S.A.A. is based on (1) Class standing-applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class, based on completed courses; or (2) Grade-Point Average-applicants must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (3) Election to membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society – membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision. GS-05: If you have met the Basic Requirements for this position then you are qualified at the entry grade level of a GS-5. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.
This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Superintendent, Yakama Agency in Glenwood, Washington. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units? For Pay Flexibilities and Travel/Relocation authorized, read under ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.