Interdisciplinary Branch Chief for Engineering or Architecture

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There will be at least two (2) positions filled at the National Interagency Fire Center, duty location Boise, ID, servicing USWFS. Incumbent serves as either Branch Chief for Fire Facilities Engineering or Branch Chief for Fire Facilities Architecture managing a national program responsible for engineering or architecture of wildland fire facilities and infrastructure. For additional questions about this position, or duty location, please contact Division Chief Bodie Ronk at bronk@blm.gov. 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. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your 2 page resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time or part-time, hours must be included). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. You may only submit one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. If an applicant's resume is incomplete or does not support the requirements for minimum qualifications or specialized experience a rating of "ineligible" or "not qualified" will be applied and no consideration for employment will be granted. BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must meet the basic education requirement for their discipline: GS-0801, and GS-0808 - for information regarding education requirements, please see "Education". SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the education requirements described above, the following additional experience and/or education for the grade specified is required. GS-14: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/GW-13 level, or higher in the Federal service, or equivalent. Examples of specialized experience include: Served as a senior engineer responsible for planning, designing, evaluating, and managing complex facilities, infrastructure, and engineering systems supporting organizational operations on a regional or national scale. Directed multidisciplinary engineering projects involving facility construction, renovation, modernization, asset management, and lifecycle planning, ensuring compliance with applicable codes, standards, safety requirements, and federal regulations. Developed engineering policies, standards, technical guidance, and design criteria, and provided expert consultation to leadership, engineering staff, contractors, and stakeholders on complex technical and operational issues. Managed project portfolios, budgets, schedules, contracts, and risk mitigation activities, resolving challenging engineering problems and ensuring successful project delivery. Analyzed facility condition, reliability, readiness, and asset data to support investment strategies, infrastructure planning, performance measurement, and long-term capital improvement programs. Coordinated with federal, state, local, and private-sector partners to advance engineering initiatives, support organizational objectives, and recommend resource allocations, infrastructure improvements, and operational readiness requirements. 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. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification and Time-In-Grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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