Operations Specialist (Fire Support)

Summary

This position is assigned to a Forest Service, Region 5 Pacific Southwest office. This positions serves as the Emergency Fire Contract Administrator of an Interagency Emergency Fire Equipment Contract Program, Variety Incident Management assignments. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Brian Grabowski at [email protected] or Deirdre Cherry at [email protected].

Duties

• •Duties listed are at the full performance GS-11 grade level.
• •Serves as a primary contact for incident management personnel, dispatch, forests, and regional inquiries to resolve issues with contracted resources.
• •Reviews statements of work and contract specifications to ensure they are vetted through the appropriate staff.
• •Ensures contract compliance and when appropriate, provides findings and recommendations for use and improvement.
• •Ensures contract compliance and when appropriate, provides findings and recommendations for use and improvement.
• •Coordinates and conducts reviews of contractor personnel training documents identifying and evaluating the quality and adequacy of fire training courses, materials, and instructors.
• •Identifies and analyzes emergency fire equipment contractor skills or knowledge deficiencies and developmental needs.
• •Develops and conducts equipment inspection training for interagency personnel throughout the region.
• •Contracting Officers Representative (COR) for Regional Emergency Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (IBPA’s)
• •Provides training and guidance of Incident Contract Project Inspectors (ICPI) performing under Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) agreements and National Contracts (exclusive of aviation contracts).
• •Responsible for conducting field evaluations and inspections on firefighting equipment, services, materials, processes and procedures, including the period of ongoing fire suppression activities.
• •Communicates contract administration efforts with appropriate signatory Contracting Officer, including agreement solicitation support, verification of vendor provided information and contract actions.

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. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. GS-09: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Assisting with the review of statements of work and contract specifications; and/or Assisting with contract reviews to evaluate contractor performance; and/or Assisting with the inspections of equipment, materials, processes, procedures, etc. to ensure contract compliance; and/or Assisting with purchasing supplies and services following ordering protocols and addressing payment inquiries during and after wildland fire and other emergency assignments. OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). GS-11: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Working with incident management resources to provide contract compliance and assistance; and/or Performing project management support work directly related to emergency incident management projects; and/or Serving as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR) or similar position for emergency incident related contracts including equipment, services, and material; and/or Conducting inspections of equipment, materials, processes, procedures, etc. to ensure contract compliance. OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). 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. To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

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