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USAJOBS · 15 hours ago

Wildland Firefighter - Regional Aviation Officer

Location Negotiable After Selection, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$113K/yr - $168K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Regional Aviation Officer located at a USDA Forest Service Unit within the Southern Region. This role involves directing the Region's aviation activities and serving as a principal assistant to the Director of Aviation and Fire Management.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Participate in conferences, meetings, hearings, and/or presentations involving problems or issues of considerable consequence or importance to the program or program segment(s) managed

Prepare a program budget and recommend funding allocations to the units for forest aviation programs

Provide expert input on policy implementation, development of aviation plans and management of an Aviation and Fire Management program

Perform comprehensive field evaluations of aviation operational effectiveness, overall accomplishment, method and procedure analysis, and conceptualizes program/system changes

Evaluate the efficiency of aviation operations in fire and other natural resource aviation operations

Qualification

Aviation ManagementFire ManagementBudget PreparationMulti-agency CoordinationAviation ContractingTechnical DirectionField EvaluationsLeadership

Required

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National

Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt

Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check

Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served

Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution

Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check

Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable

New Forest Service supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period

This is a drug testing designated position. You will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing

Prior wildland firefighting experience is required

Some Fire positions may have Conditions of Employment such as a valid state driver's license; a commercial driver's license (CDL); pre-appointment and random drug testing; or a physical or medical examination

You must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined by the closing date of the announcement

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements

If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled