You will serve as a Forester with Bureau of Land Management. This position is also open to status candidates under announcement CCCR-26-13068595-FUL-RH. You must apply to each announcement if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
There is 1 Vacancy in Wyoming that will be filled in Kemmerer or Pinedale.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Performing on the ground technical evaluations of forest and woodland products Prepares reports and initiates corrective actions, including changes in management direction or operating procedures. Designs, prepares and administers forest development projects including site preparation, reforestation, seedling protection, precommercial thinning and fertilization.
Develop land use proposals, alternatives, and modifications for resource management plans and revisions. Adapts and develops contract stipulations and exhibits to meet special conditions or issues to satisfy BLM objectives or reduce environmental impacts. Drafts public and press releases on forestry program activities, conducts and/or leads meetings/open houses on forestry program proposals for public review of projects and impact assessments.
Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.
This position has a mandatory education requirement. Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: 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.
-OR- Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. 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.
The requirements for diversification of the 24 semester hours in forestry are the same as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. 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.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.
https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification
This position is with Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $50460 – $97087/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-20.
There are 10 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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