Summary This position is located at Region 5 with a duty location of either Vallejo, Redding, or Riverside, CA. Performs a wide variety of activities managing and implementing a comprehensive regional training, evaluation, and certification program for the use of chain saws and crosscut saws by employees, volunteers, and cooperators on National Forest System lands. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Jay Kurth at 530-503-5284; or email jay.kurth@usda.gov Responsibilities Duties listed are at the full performance level. Collaborate with wide variety of internal and external customers and partners to establish common understanding, build consensus, and promote a shared vision to build capacity and enhance safety. Ensure personnel are familiar with chainsaw and crosscut saw programming, policies, procedures, and operations Establish and leverage a risk management framework to evaluate, collaborate and approve/disapprove cooperator on chainsaw programs. Strong networking and interpersonal skills to interact with diverse groups with differing experience and capabilities Review, and approve cooperator programs (based on Technical Advisory Group recommendations) in conjunction with other Regional Chainsaw Program Managers Propose, and draft new policies and strategic innovations as a member of the Technical Advisory Group. Review processes from the Coordinated Response to be familiar with Facilitated Learning Analysis (FLA) and Learning Protocol (CRP) Serve as a member of the National Chain Saw Program Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to promote innovation. Serve as a liaison with regional affiliated Federal, State, tribal, local governments, and volunteer partner groups to hear and respond to needs. Deliver training to ensure safe ground operations. Lead instruction, training and evaluations for field and classroom. Build consensus groups and align partners to adopt new innovations, policies, and training. Promote and demonstrate a culture of safety within the regional chain saw program to empower all participants to learn, share, and improve. Collaborate with safety professionals and assist in the proactive review and analysis of saw-related accidents, and near misses. Conduct project and program risk analysis using Safety Management System principles. Monitor the activities of internal and external stakeholders as they implement the regional saw (chainsaw and crosscut saw) program. Maintain qualifications as either a C sawyer for either crosscut saws or chainsaws, as well as qualifications as a C sawyer evaluator for either tool to comply with national saw program standards for a Regional Saw Program Manager. Complete written proposals for programmatic and policy innovations. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-11 Level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Identifying sawyer-related hazards and assessing potential for harm to employees; and/or providing technical expertise to managers with regard to risk factors, OSHA requirements, proper selection and use of personal protective equipment, and safe work practices; and/or conducting safety education activities, promoting sawyer safety awareness through safety councils, employee meetings, training, and other venues; and/or providing sawyer training for supervisors and employees. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position (such as business administration, law or other field related to the work of this position). OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience (equivalent to at least the GS-09 level) 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.) that is directly related to the work of this position. For the GS-12 Level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Planning, managing, organizing, budgeting and/or directing a district, forest or regional sawyer (chainsaw and crosscut saw) program; and/or participating as a safety management team member to develop and implement procedures for sawyer-related accident prevention and hazard control; and/or determining and interpreting required new measures to control and eliminate hazards to employees, equipment, and materials; and/or examining new sawyer standards and agency directives and adapting them for implementation. 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 See Qualifications section for education that may be qualifying. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous active service are eligible for consideration under the Veteran's Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA). Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary or term employees of federal land management agencies opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met. Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period. PROMOTION POTENTIAL: If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied or guaranteed. This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements. The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional information is available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-and-leave-flexibilities-for-recruitment-and-retention/ This is a bargaining unit position and is represented by either NFFE, AFGE, or NAGE. Forest Service daycare facilities may not be available. Government Housing may not be available.