Forestry Technician (Timber Sale Preparation)

Summary

This Positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement. Final determination of the duty location will be made at the time of the job offer. This position performs functions related to timber sale preparation. See the additional information section for contact information. USDA Employees: Please refer to the Next Steps section.

Duties

• •Duties listed below are at the full performance level.
• •Prepares and executes a variety of conventional timber cruises and sampling methods to estimate quality and quantity of timber.
• •Prepares conventional types of logging systems appraisals, completes timber sale appraisals to determine value, and prepares timber sale or stewardship contracts.
• •Determines sample cruise design, selects sampling methods, completes timber sale cruises to estimate volume by species, assembles statistical data, and summarizes results.
• •Gathers data for logging system analysis such as road access, skyline profiles, and landing location suitability.

Qualifications

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: GS-07: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in forestry management; or a related subject-matter field. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following; Use computer programs required for data collection, cruise processing, traversing, and 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. GS-08: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in forestry management; or a related subject-matter field. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Drafted timber cruise plans, performing lay out of timber sale boundaries; Summarized cruise and marking data for inclusion in reports describing timber quantity, resources, topographic features and timber marking guidelines; Prepared timber sale appraisals and contracts. 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

Education is not a requirement for this position and will not be used in lieu of specialized experience.