The Bureau of Land Management is hiring for a Fire Management Specialist to be located in Oregon.
Announcement No: FAMP-23-11729822-LE
Open & closing dates: 11/17/2022 to 12/22/2022
Salary: $54,727 - $86,074 per year
Location: Grants Pass, OR and Medford, OR. Moving expenses ARE authorized.
We expect to fill two vacancies at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.
Duties
Provide professional guidance in the development and implementation of multiple resource objectives.
Develops fuels treatment alternatives to support management decisions while adhering to applicable laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines.
Evaluates individual fuels treatments as well as the effectiveness of the overall program and makes recommendations for improvement.
Coordinates with the next higher organizational level, other agencies, cooperators, and stakeholders to develop interagency fuels strategies.
Provide input and recommend strategies for fuels and fire management.
Prepare wildland fire risk assessments incorporating wildland/urban interface considerations into all agreements, operating plans, and land and fire management plans.
Participate in the development, review, and modification of the fire management plan.
Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative on fuels management contracts and is responsible for the preparation of contract specifications and performance measures.
Implement and administer prescribed fire activities, wildland fire use, and fuels management activities and surveys.
Monitors fire behavior, evaluate fire effects, identify potential problems and take appropriate action.
Prioritize prescribed fire and fuels management projects.
This position will support the timber program with active fuels treatments and identifying, evaluating fuels reeducation needs, and laying out non-commercial hazardous fuels reduction units within planning areas.
May exercises delegated supervisory authorities and responsibilities 20% of duty time.
