This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Crow Agency in Crow Agency, Montana. This position performs technical forestry work in support of forestry programs and activities. Open Until Filled or the Closing Date whichever comes first: NOTE: Your application will expire in 3 months & you will need to reapply to keep your application active. Applications will be reviewed after 15 calendar days and thereafter.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards ).The following table shows the amounts of education and/or experience required to qualify for positions covered by this standard. Individual Occupational Requirements Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above) In addition to the experience requirements described in the group coverage standard, seasonal experience may also be creditable. A season of experience is considered to be a period of no less than 3 months of continuous employment on a seasonal basis. Shorter periods may be combined to make a season, provided a total of at least 3 months' experience is shown. For any period where the work exceeded 3 months, the excess work is credited towards an additional season of experience. One season of experience is qualifying for GS-2; 2 seasons of experience qualify for GS-3; and 4 seasons of experience qualify for GS-4. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Forestry aid or technician work. Engineering, range, or soil conservation technician work that involved the application of cultural, resource conservation, or land management practices on nonforest or ranch lands when combined with knowledge of forestry operations and equipment. Farming or ranching work that involved application of cultural and soil and water conservation practices, including safety and use of equipment, and that provided a basic understanding of land use. Forest or range fire control, prevention, or suppression work. OR Education and Training: For GS-5: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree (a) with major study in forestry, range management, agriculture, or a subject-matter field directly related to the position, or (b) that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as those shown above for GS-4. No more than 6 semester hours in mathematics is creditable. In addition, you must meet the following: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: GS-5: Experience in assisting in timber sale layout including marking sale boundary and harvest trees; cruising timber to obtain harvest measurements; and monitor forest treatments. Assisting in inspecting cutover areas for compliance with terms of timber sales contracts; investigating timber trespass cases; examine timber stands to determine need for insect and disease identification. 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.
Laying out timber cutting blocks, mapping cutting areas, designating trees to be harvested, locating timber cruise plots, measuring trees to estimate sale volume.
Recording data to prepare contract timber sales and timber cutting permits.
Locating Sample Plots, monumenting plots, measuring trees, evaluating tree characteristics, recording data, recording data into a computer program, and editing data for forest management inventories.
Laying out treatment areas, mapping treatment areas, completing regeneration and stocking surveys and inspecting treatment areas
Providing technical advice to thinning crews and contractors in planning and implementing forest development projects.