AVADS: FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER, LACEY, WA (GS-12)
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION: FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: FWS1-98-398
GS-0401-12
OPENING DATE: SEPTEMBER 28, 1998 FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL: GS-0401-12
CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 13, 1998 AREA OF CONSIDERATION: GOVERNMENT-WIDE
LOCATION: WESTERN WASHINGTON OFFICE
LACEY, WASHINGTON
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER: (503) 231-2018
ADDRESS OF PERSONNEL OFFICE: FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
EASTSIDE FEDERAL COMPLEX
911 NE 11TH AVE
PORTLAND, OR 97232-4181
This is a supervisory position. Employees who are initially appointed
to supervisory positions must serve a probationary period of one year.
** APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION AND
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN OUR APPLICATION GUIDELINES DOCUMENT. **
**** SPECIAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING CTAP PROCEDURES ****
Department of the Interior (DOI) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
procedures apply in filling this vacancy. 5 CFR 330, Career Transition
Assistance for Surplus and Displaced Federal Employees, requires the
following order of selection for this position:
a) Personnel actions listed in 5 CFR 330.606(d);
b) The selection of an employee from within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) and the same local commuting area after eligible SSP
applicants within the Service and local commuting area have been given
selection priority;
c) Any well-qualified SSP candidate who applies within the local commuting
area (surplus and displaced employees will be given equal consideration);
d) At the Service's option, personnel actions not subject to RPL;
e) Qualified RPL candidates in the local commuting area;
f) At the Service's discretion, any other former displaced well-qualified
DOI employee;
g) Well-qualified ICTAP applicants in the local commuting area;
h) Other outside applicants (other agencies, nonstatus - only if the area
of consideration is "All Qualified Applicants".)
AN ELIGIBLE CTAP APPLICANT IS DETERMINED TO BE WELL-QUALIFIED IF HE/SHE
MEETS THE FOLLOWING: OPM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE POSITION; ALL
SELECTIVE FACTORS, WHERE APPLICABLE; SPECIAL QUALIFYING CONDITIONS THAT OPM
HAS APPROVED FOR THE POSITION; IS PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED WITH REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION, WHERE APPROPRIATE, TO SATISFACTORILY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF
THE POSITION UPON ENTRY; AND IS RATED BY THE ORGANIZATION AT AT LEAST THE
MIDDLE LEVEL OF A 3-LEVEL RATING SYSTEM ON ALL QUALITY RANKING FACTORS.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, WELL-QUALIFIED ALSO GENERALLY MEANS THOSE APPLI-
CANTS WHOSE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES CLEARLY EXCEED THE MINIMUM
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AS IDENTIFIED IN THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT BUT
WHO WOULD NOT NECESSARILY MEET THE DEFINITION OF HIGHLY OR BEST QUALIFIED.
APPLICATIONS UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY FROM QUALIFIED
STATUS CANDIDATES OR FROM QUALIFIED CANDIDATES ELIGIBLE UNDER SPECIAL
APPOINTING AUTHORITY. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT MUST BE INDICATED ON YOUR
APPLICATION.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural
resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the
position. OR Combination of education and experience-courses equivalent to
a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional
education. GS-12: 1 year specialized experience at or equivalent to the
GS-11 level. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience which is directly related
to the position to be filled and which has equipped the candidate with the
particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the
duties of the position. NOTE: Because the requirements for specialized
experience are based on knowledge, skill, and abilities of the position, it
is important to address the KASOCS which are listed in the announcement.
**Our office does not accept applications by facsimile machine or by
electronic mail.** Provide an SF-50 to verify career or career-conditional
status or reinstatement eligibility. Please submit a copy of your college
transcripts.
STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
1. Assesses impacts of forestry and land development activities on forest
and stream environments. 2. Understands and applies State and Federal
environmental laws and regulations. 3. Prepares objective reports, provides
cogent oral communications, skillfully negotiates environmental issues. 4.
Organizes and analyzes fish and wildlife data and prepares reports. 5.
Supervises and directs a team of personnel to carry-out an ecologically
sound forestry review and implementation program. Works effectively with
other individuals agencies.
KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES, SKILLS AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS (KASOCS):
1. Knowledge and experience in forest ecology, fish and wildlife biology,
hydrology and stream ecology or resource management sufficient to plan and
conduct biological investigations and to predict and describe the effects
of forestry projects on the environment.
2. Knowledge of Federal and/or State environmental laws, regulations and
regulatory processes; particularly, regulations, policy or guidelines
pertaining to the preparation and implementation of section 7 consultation
under the Endangered Species Act.
3. Demonstrated ability in effective and persuasive written and oral
communication and to negotiate natural resource issues.
4. Ability to organize and analyze fish and wildlife data and to plan,
schedule and complete timely work.
5. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a leadership role with
peers, supervisors, other agencies, and the public.
** DISPLACED EMPLOYEES REQUESTING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION UNDER THE ICTAP **
If you are a displaced Federal employee you may be entitled to receive
special selection priority under the ICTAP. To receive this priority con-
sideration you must:
1. Be a displaced Federal employee. You MUST submit a copy of the appro-
priate documentation showing your priority consideration status with your
application package. The following categories of candidates are con-
sidered displaced employees:
A. Current or former career or career-conditional (tenure group I or II)
competitive service employees who: (1) received a specific RIF separation
notice or notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment
or transfer of function outside of the local commuting area (you must
provide appropriate supporting documentation); (2) were separated because
of a compensable injury, whose compensation has been terminated, and whose
former agency certifies that it is unable to place you; (3) retired with a
disability and whose disability annuity has been or is being terminated; or
(4) upon receipt of a RIF separation notice retired on the effective date
of the RIF; or (5) retired under the discontinued service option; or (6)
were separated because you declined a transfer of function or directed
reassignment to another commuting area OR
B. A former Military Reserve or National Guard Technician who is receiving
a special Office of Personnel Management (OPM) disability retirement
annuity under section 8337(h) or 8456 of title 5 United States Code.
Include a copy of your eligibility letter from the National Guard or
Military Reserve. OR
C. A current Executive Branch employee in the excepted service, on a non-
temporary appointment, who has been given noncompetitive appointment eli-
gibility and selection priority by statute for positions in the competitive
service, and who has received a separation notice or notice of proposed
removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment out-
side the local commuting area; OR
D. A former Executive Branch agency employee in the excepted service, who
has been given noncompetitive appointment eligibility and selection
priority by statute for positions in the competitive service, and who has
been separated through RIF or removed for declining a transfer of function
or directed reassignment outside the local commuting area.
2. Be applying for a position at or below the grade level of the position
from which you have been separated. The position must not have greater
promotion potential than the position from which you were separated.
3. Have a current (or last) performance rating of record of at least
fully successful, results achieved, or equivalent. A copy of this
performance rating MUST be submitted with your application package (this
requirement does not apply to candidates who are eligible due to compen-
sable injury or disability retirement).
4. Occupy or be displaced from a position in the same local commuting area
as the position for which you are requested priority consideration.
5. File your application by the vacancy announcement closing date and meet
all the application criteria (eg., submit all required documentation, etc.)
6. Be rated well-qualified for the position. An eligible ICTAP applicant
is determined to be well-qualified if he/she meets the following: OPM
qualification standards for the position; is phyically qualified with
reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the
duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at at
least the middle level of a 3-level rating system on all quality ranking
factors. In addition to the above, well-qualified also generally means
those applicants whose knowledge, skills and abilities clearly exceed the
the minimum qualification requirements as identified in this vacancy
announcement, but who would not necessarily meet the definition of highly
or best qualified.