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Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Chief Fire Operations Branch)-Direct Hire Authority

Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$128K/yr - $166K/yr

1+ years exp

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking a Supervisory Wildland Firefighter to lead fire management operations in Fairbanks, AK. The role involves advising on fire management policy, providing strategic planning and oversight for fire programs, and supervising fire management activities.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Advises leadership and staff on fire management policy and implementation strategies to ensure that intent is clearly articulated and subsequently met

Provides strategic long-range planning, leadership, guidance, coordination, and evaluation for regional/state wildland fire and aviation programs in the bureau and interagency community

Assists in the formulation of annual program budgets

Analyzes and assesses existing Departmental and Bureau policy and procedures to evaluate overall effectiveness in meeting Bureau objectives at the regional and/or state level

Serves as a wildland fire management program expert and technical advisor

Reviews, analyzes, interprets, and disseminates existing and new departmental and bureau policy

Interprets laws, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) and departmental directives for aviation and air operations and activities within the Bureau

Offers technical strategy recommendations for procuring, managing, operating, and maintaining fire assets which supports Bureau initiatives

Advises agency and interagency partners of emerging capabilities of aviation assets and associated applications/techniques

Supervises a state or regional wildland fire management program functional area(s)

Coordinates strategic implementation of complex fire management activities in a rapidly changing environment for allocation of resources, equipment and/or aircraft

Qualification

Fire ManagementBudget FormulationIncident CommanderType 3LeadershipDivision/Group SupervisorTechnical CompetenceAdvising ManagementPolicy Evaluation

Required

U.S. Citizenship is required

You cannot hold an active real estate license; nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Land

Direct Deposit Required

Background Investigation Required

Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination. Failure to possess or obtain a favorable determination will result in the cancellation of the offer or will be grounds for termination

Supervisory Probationary Period: If you are selected for this position, you will be required to serve a one year supervisory/managerial probationary period if one has not previously been completed

Applicant(s) tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use and to pass the test prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use

May require completion of a one-year probationary period

Applicants appointed to this position must POSSESS and maintain a valid state driver's license

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement(s); please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. To qualify for the GW-13 grade level, 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS/GW-12 is required

You must have possessed all of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management (qualifications to be considered eligible for this position (currency not required): A.) Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS); AND B.) Incident Commander, Type 3 (ICT3)

You must meet all qualification and selective placement factor requirements by the closing date of the announcement