Summary This position is located in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Medford District. The work involves preparing advertised timber sale contracts and negotiated timber sale contracts that total $4,000,000 to $15,000,000 annually to meet agency long-range timber sale targets of approximately 51,000,000 board feet. Each timber sale contract generally includes multiple reciprocal rights-of-way or license agreements, and/or easements that need to be completed and enforced. Responsibilities ** Announcement open period extended to Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Salary Ranges - Medford, OR: GS-08: $54,292 - $70,578 per year; GS-09: $59,966 - $77,955 per year. This position serves as the Medford District timber sales support specialist and works under the direct supervision of the District Forester. Major Duties for the GS-08 level will be similar to those listed below with closer supervision. At the full performance level (GS-09), Major Duties include, but are not limited to: Coordinating and providing expertise in all aspects of timber sale operations including reporting; bid openings; contract accounting; contract preparation, modifications, and terminations; trespass cases; and contracts for the sale of special forest products. Assisting with planning and environmental compliance documentation and records. Monitoring fee collections for maintenance of roads covered under various legal agreements. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify you must meet the experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Minimum Qualification Requirement, GS-08: Have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing 3 or more of the following: (1) Assisting with executing timber management programs in accordance with laws, regulations, policies, and major functions; (2) Assisting with administering forestry actions within state and federal standards governing the use of forest resources; (3) Inputting, editing, or maintaining accounting databases; (4) Monitoring or inspecting timber sales with conventional contract requirements and conditions; (5) Collecting or maintaining data to prepare reports. Minimum Qualification Requirement, GS-09: Have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing 3 or more of the following: (1) Executing timber management programs in accordance with laws, regulations, policies, and major functions; (2) Administering forestry actions within state and federal standards governing the use of forest resources; (3) Inputting, editing, and maintaining accounting databases; (4) Performing timber sale preparation duties such as cruises, sample surveys or collecting timber presale information data; (5) Interpreting and explaining standard contract provisions. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted). One year at the GS-07 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-08 level One year at the GS-08 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Volunteer Experience: 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Education There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement. Additional Information Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. Physical Demands: Most of the selectee's time is in an office mentally concentrating on preparing and explaining instructions, evaluating projects, editing contracts, preparing reports, training coworkers, and maintaining, updating, and/or monitoring records. The remaining time will require physical activity while making on the ground examinations in connection with proposed or active timber sales or assisting field office forestry or engineering with field work. This will include walking and hiking over rough mountainous terrain characteristic of western Oregon timber lands. Working Conditions: Work will be performed in an office setting and outdoors. The field portion involves driving on narrow mountain logging roads; hiking in steep mountainous terrain, often with a heavy undergrowth of brush, logging debris, or felled and bucked timber; and working around active logging equipment. Exposure to extremes of hot, cold, rainy, or snowy weather is common. Use of personal protective equipment is required for field work. The Bureau of Land Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) or Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP or CTAP eligible see http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 90 or above on the rating criteria for this position. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, please contact San Antonio Services Branch at [email protected] or 816-541-8101.