Summary
This position is designated as SES, Career-Reserved. USDA structures its SES positions into position levels. This is a position level {input tier level} with a salary range of ${input salary range} per year. Exceptions to the salary cap may be considered in certain circumstances. SES employees are also eligible to receive bonuses and performance-based awards. Visit http://www.opm.gov/ses/ for additional information and benefits for SES employees.
Duties
Provides national leadership for aviation operations, fuels management, and fire risk management programs. Providing strategic guidance and oversight to ensure alignment with agency strategic goals and federal wildfire management priorities.
Establishes long-range strategic direction, formulates operational policies, and ensures that aviation operations and fuels management practices comply with statutory requirements, national safety standards, and interagency agreements.
Develops and implements national policies and procedures for hazardous fuels and prescribed fire programs, ensuring consistent application and adherence to statutory requirements and agency guidelines.
Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, including other federal agencies, state and local governments, and tribal organizations, to ensure effective coordination and cooperation on aviation, fuels and fire risk management issues.
Provides expert counsel and executive decision support to the Chief Fire and Safety Officer and other senior leaders on matters related to aviation operations and fuels management, including risk management, safety, and environmental considerations.
Provides authoritative recommendations on policy issues, operational risks, budget allocation decisions, and resource deployment strategies.
Oversees the development and management of budgets, plans, and programs related to aviation, fuels and fire risk management, ensuring effective use of resources and alignment with agency priorities.
Education
No education requirement.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education (if applicable). Your application will be rated and ranked by a review board using only the information submitted within the application package. Applicants who do not demonstrate in their resume sufficient possession of the ECQs & TQs will be determined to be ineligible for further consideration. Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, you must be certified by a QRB after selection and before appointment can occur. Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted. If you meet minimum qualifications, your Application Package will be further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) listed above. ECQs and TQs must be thoroughly addressed within your two (2) page resume. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. Upon selection, if not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualifications certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position. The selected individual's application will be forwarded to the OPM for review and certification by the QRB, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive status (i.e., a current SES, OPM QRB certified SESCDP graduate, or SES reinstatement eligible). Upon QRB certification, the selected individual will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. For more information regarding the SES, go to https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/. To view the application form, visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13088456