National Wildfire Prevention Program Manager

This National Wildfire Prevention Program Manager position is with Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) in Phoenix, AZ. This position is located within the National Office Fire and Safety, Fire and Aviation Management (FAM) organization. This position is responsible for developing wildfire prevention planning policies and procedures consistent with national level guidance and coordinating information between national, geographic area, fire planning units, and field units. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Melissa Jenkins at melissa.l.jenkins@usda.gov. Key duties: • Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-13 level. • Provides program leadership and consultation for strategic wildfire prevention planning, assessments (e.g., wildland fire risk, prevention, etc.), and interagency and/or unit wildfire prevention plan development. • Develops, plans, and advises on wildfire prevention actions in coordination with National Office and Geographic Area staff. • Provides program management direction and expertise for interagency and/or national forest and grasslands wildfire prevention planning efforts. • Provides guidance to the field units on wildfire prevention education, engineering, enforcement, and administration actions for robust wildfire prevention planning. 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. 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. Specialized Experience Requirement: GW-13: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GW-12 level. Examples of specialized experience may include: Provided program management direction and expertise for interagency and/or national forest and grasslands wildfire prevention planning efforts; Provided program leadership and consultation for short and long term strategic wildfire prevention planning, assessments, and interagency and/or unit wildfire prevention management plans; Utilized specialized software and modeling to evaluate the effectiveness of wildfire prevention strategies to meet land and resource management goals and objectives; and Developed annual program of work, including budget allocations, discretionary spending accounts, and severity requests. Selective Placement Factors FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT COVERAGE: This is a secondary firefighter position under 5 USC 8336 (CSRS) and 8412(d) (FERS). Prior wildland firefighting experience is required. There is no age limit for entry into secondary positions. Firefighter retirement coverage of the incumbent depends upon his or her individual work history. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.