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USDA Forest Service

Forester, GS-0460-11


Announcement Number:
12-04120003-5371G(dg)
Application Deadline:
05/11/2012
New Meadows, Idaho
Open Date:
04/27/2012
Salary Range:
57408.0
74628.0
Location Notes:
Pay Schedule:
Annual
Who May Apply:
Status Eligibles
Time Limit:
Permanent - No time limit
Promotion Potential:
11
Number of Vacancies:
1
Work Schedule:
Full Time




Agency Marketing Statement:

  • A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation?s most magnificent lands, conduct research through a network of forest and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory, and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies. It?s an awesome responsibility ? but the rewards are as limitless as the views.

Notes:

  • Who May Apply continued: Open to current career or career-conditional federal employees with competitive status. Reinstatement eligibles, Veterans Recruitment Authority (VRA) eligibles, Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) eligibles, certain military spouses, persons with disabilities, disabled veterans with a 30% or more disability, former Peace Corps and VISTA volunteers may be considered under special hiring authorities.

    This position is located on the Payette National Forest with a duty location of New Meadows, Idaho.

    For additional information about the duties of the position, please contact Kim Pierson at 208-347-0301 or kpierson@fs.fed.us.

    This position has a positive education requirement; therefore, a legible copy of your college transcripts is required. Transcripts must be attached to your Avue application or faxed to 253-573-9869 prior to the closing date of the announcement; please include your name and the announcement number on all documents. Applicants who fail to submit their transcripts with their application will not be given credit for their education.

    Please read the vacancy announcement thoroughly and follow all instructions to ensure proper consideration. If you are unable to apply on-line or have questions about the meaning of items in the vacancy announcement, please contact Human Resources Management at 1-877-372-7248.

    Applications may be reviewed to verify qualifications and eligibility prior to issuing lists to a selecting official.

    We expect to make a final job offer within 30-60 days after the deadline for applications.

Duties:

  • Responsible for the planning, implementation, and administration of the timber management program.
  • Performs duties related to the management of vegetation such as silviculture, timber management, reforestation, timber stand improvement, and fuels management.
  • Provides advice and assistance on forestry resource management policies and practices in order to manage forestry resources so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the public.

    As the vegetation resource specialist, maintains certification as a Silviculturist, and serves on the unit's interdisciplinary team, including writing silviculture prescriptions for all vegetation management treatments.

    Participates as a full member of the District Management Team.


Contact Information:

ASC HRM Contact Center
1-877-372-7248
fsjobs@fs.fed.us

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