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Assistant Director FAM Management (Operations)
Organization Forest ServiceLocation Salt Lake City, United StatesPosted 19 May 2026Deadline 28 May 2026
Miscellaneous Administration And Program
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In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GW-12: Applicants must display one year specialized experience equivalent to at least the GW-11 grade level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience may include: Managing a wildland and/or prescribed fire management program at a unit level; developing, coordinating and implementing a partial fire program budget; developing and implementing agreements with cooperators; maintaining relationships with entities external to the organization regarding fire management program issues. For the GW-13: Applicants must display one year specialized experience equivalent to at least the GW-12 grade level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience may include: Managing, directing and evaluating a fully integrated wildland and/or prescribed fire management program; developing, coordinating and implementing a full fire program budget; effectively managing and utilizing available dollars taking into consideration changing priorities; negotiating, managing and implementing agreements with cooperators; forming and maintaining liaison with entities external to the organization, and speaking for the organization on fire management program issues. 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. FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT COVERAGE: This is a secondary position covered under the special retirement provisions of 5 USC 8336(c) for the Civil Service Retirement System and of 5 USC 8412(d) for the Federal Employees Retirement System. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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