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Aviation Advisor Position

Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource. This position is located with the BLM Fire & Aviation Directorate, Division of Aviation, at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), in Boise, Idaho.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as the principal aviation advisor to the assistant director, Fire and Aviation Directorate, other staffs, states, and to the Department of Interior.
• Identifies and develops bureau aviation policies, methods and procedures, and standardized technical specifications for a variety of specialized firefighting and other missions for incorporation into the directives system.
• Coordinates aviation-related activities between the Washington Office (WO) and BLM states and with other wildland firefighting, regulatory, investigative, and military agencies and services.
• Represents the BLM at interagency meetings and committees to develop government-wide aviation policies, requirements, procedures, and reports and at aviation industry meetings and conventions.
• Develops and implements aviation safety programs, accident investigation procedures, and aviation safety trend analyses.
• Coordinates provision and use of aviation resources with Business Practices, and aviation user staffs at WO and state office level.
• Plans and conducts reviews and evaluations of state aviation programs.
• Supervises and coordinates the work of professional and support staff members to carry out aviation staff and centralized aviation operations functions.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Specialized Experience: In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the minimum qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. To qualify for the GS-14 grade level, you must have one (1) full year of creditable specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13. Examples may include the following:

• Experience advising agency officials at the district, regional or national level concerning natural resource policy (e.g. Fire and Aviation), aviation contracts and/or operations, and decision-making, safety measures, budget requirements or cost management strategies, etc.
• Experience managing a natural resource program(s) (e.g. Fire and Aviation) to include staff, budget, and performance measures; performing safety, risk management, technical, and/or administrative evaluations of natural resource programs at a district, regional or national level.
• Experience leading the development and implementation of significant district, regional or national (or equivalent) policy to guide natural resource programs (e.g. fire and aviation) and operations.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Physical Demands: The work is sedentary, but periodically the incumbent is involved in field activities which require reasonably good physical condition to cope with difficult foot travel in mountainous terrain.

Work Environment: The work is usually performed in an office setting; occasionally some exposure to discomfort or risk is encountered on field trips such as extreme heat or cold, or exposure to fire situations. Work requires moderate to frequent trips to various local, state or national meetings throughout the nation. Meeting locations vary from remote villages in Alaska to meetings in the National Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

This is a drug testing designated position in accordance with Executive Order 12564, and under the Department's Drug Free Workplace Program. Applicant(s) tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use and to pass the test prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.

Verify Employment Eligibility (E-Verify): DOI uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/e-verify.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/lnteragency Career Transition Assistance Program(ICTAP): CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

The Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA): P.L. 114-47 allows certain current and former Federal employees under time-limited competitive appointments at land management agencies to compete under merit promotion procedures.

Public Land Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority: Served as a qualified youth on an appropriate conservation project completing a minimum of 640 hours of satisfactory service that included at least 120 hours through the PLC and received a certificate of non-competitive eligibility.

Permanent Change in Station (PCS): Travel and relocation expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulation, Chapter 302, and Departmental policy.

Incentives: Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.