Forester

This position is located within Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Headquarters, in the Directorate of Resources and Planning in the Division of Forest, Range and Vegetation Resources.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serves as the senior contact for the Department of the Interior and advises management at all levels of the organization on the interpretation and implementation of national BLM forest and woodland policy directives and programs. Monitors, manages, and coordinates national aspects of the Oregon & California (O&C) Forestry Management Program including budget formulation, execution, allocation, annual directives, performance measurement, and program risk determination and evaluation especially related to the O&C Act of 1937.

As the expert in forest and woodland management activities on Oregon and California (O&C) Act lands, coordinates between the Oregon and Washington State Office, BLM Headquarters, and Department of the Interior in the areas of Oregon and California Annual Work Plan for resource management to include budget preparation and implementation, land use plan preparation and implementation, protest, appeal and ligation resolution.

Develops and implements program management options, including databases and program management systems, mandated by the Oregon and California (O&C) Act. Provide oversight to BLM State Offices for adequacy of forestry and woodland data collection and reporting to determine compliance with established policies, standards, procedures, program objectives and priorities.

Provides forestry expertise in reviewing environmental legislation and drafting sustainable regulations that provide effective resource management.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/26/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted.

An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience . For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A.

Degree : Forestry; or a related subject-matter field that included a total of at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours of course work were in forestry. The curriculum must have been sufficiently diversified to include courses in each of the following areas: Management of Renewable Resources -- study of the science and art of managing renewable resources to attain desired results.

Examples of creditable courses in this area include silviculture, forest management operations, timber management, wildland fire science or fire management, utilization of forest resources, forest regulation, recreational land management, watershed management, and wildlife or range habitat management. Forest Biology -- study of the classification, distribution, characteristics, and identification of forest vegetation, and the interrelationships of living organisms to the forest environment.

Examples of creditable courses in this area include dendrology, forest ecology, silvics, forest genetics, wood structure and properties, forest soils, forest entomology, and forest pathology. Forest Resource Measurements and Inventory -- sampling, inventory, measurement, and analysis techniques as applied to a variety of forest resources.

Examples of creditable courses include forest biometrics, forest mensuration, forest valuation, statistical analysis of forest resource data, renewable natural resources inventories and analysis, and photogrammetry or remote sensing. You must submit transcripts showing you meet the education requirement. -OR- B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in forestry, or at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours were in forestry, plus additional experience and/or education.

You must submit transcripts showing you meet the education requirement. To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level: Experience : To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. Providing technical and regulatory guidance on forest management and compliance to ensure current legal requirements and administrative goals are met
2. Building partnerships with local state, federal agencies and stakeholders to coordinate budgets, implement land-use plans and resolve disputes
3. Developing and implementing work plans that balance sustainable timber production, environmental protection and location economic stability
4. Analyzing forestry programs and legislative issues to recommend improvements to enhance forestry program quality and oversight. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri. Corps) 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.

This position does not allow substituting education for experience. This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable.

A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.

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programs. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications