Forestry Technician (Timber).

Duties

• Responsibilities listed below are at the full performance level of GS-07.
• Interprets complex silvicultural prescriptions and marking guides to designate harvest timber.
• Informs supervisor or other higher level team member situations on the ground which are inconsistent with the prescription or marking guide.
• Develops and drafts timber cruise plans.
• Provides field instruction to apprentice cruisers in fundamental timber measuring practices, cruise methods, and techniques.
• Interprets computer output reports, tables, and statistics to provide quantity and quality estimates of timber products.
• Lays out timber sale boundaries in accordance with environmental assessments and other instruction.
• Writes reports describing timber sale, resource, topographic features, and compliance of timber marking with guidelines.
• Provides technical assistance to specialists in the development of complex logging plans and preliminary road location.
• Performs other multifunctional work, as assigned, in other areas of resource management such as wildlife, recreation, visuals, resource planning, and fire management.
  
  

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service 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. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
  
  

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

Specialized Experience Requirement

For the GS-06: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the the GS-05 level in Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as meeting one or more of the following: Provided support with tree measurements, map reading and compass use, species identification, defect recognition and determination, quality determination, traversing, use of aerial photos, and use of timber cruising tools and techniques; Interpreted silvicultural prescriptions and timber marking guides to designate harvest timber; Measured amount and quantity of timber in designated timber sale areas; Applied instructions issued in a cruise plan.

OR

One full year (18 semester/27 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level coursework that is directly related to the work of the position (such as forestry, range management, agriculture);

OR

Combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience.

For the GS-07: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as meeting one or more of the following: Used computer programs required for data collection, cruise processing, traversing, and Global Positioning Systems(GPS); experience in the fundamentals of timber cruising including: tree measurements, map reading and compass use, species identification, defect recognition and determination, quality determination, traversing, use of aerial photos, and use of timber cruising tools and instruments; use of sampling systems such as 3P, fixed area, point, and sample tree to determine statistically sound cruise samples.

OR

One full year (18 semester/27 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level coursework that is directly related to the work of the position (such as forestry, range management, agriculture);

OR

Combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: 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. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See above for education that may be qualifying for the specific grade level.

Additional information

The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.

If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is not guaranteed.

This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional information is available at

This is a bargaining unit position and is represented by either NFFE, AFGE, or NAGE.

THIS IS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. This type of announcement provides the Forest Service with a readily available source of applicants when vacancies occur. Eligibility and qualifications will be verified when there is a vacancy for the location and grade for which you applied. Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found at https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/Outreach.

Additional duty locations may be added throughout the life of this announcement. It is the responsibility of the applicant to periodically review this vacancy announcement for additional duty locations. You must update your application to include all locations for which you want to be considered. You will not be considered for duty locations not selected in your application. The target grade of the positions may vary by duty location.

Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found at

Salary wage as shown is for Rest of the U.S. Final salary will be determined at the time of selection dependent on the duty location For more information, refer to the

Positions filled will be full-time.

Housing may be available.

Forest Service daycare facilities may be available.

We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
  
  

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.