Forester

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as the senior contact for the Department of the Interior and advises management at all levels of the organization on the interpretation and implementation of national BLM forest and woodland policy directives and programs.
• Monitors manages and coordinates national aspects of the Oregon & California (O&C) Forestry Management Program including budget formulation execution allocation annual directives performance measurement and program risk determination and evaluation especially related to the O&C Act of 1937.
• As the expert in forest and woodland management activities on Oregon and California (O&C) Act lands coordinates between the Oregon and Washington State Office BLM Headquarters and Department of the Interior in the areas of Oregon and California Annual Work Plan for resource management to include budget preparation and implementation land use plan preparation and implementation protest appeal and ligation resolution.
• Develops and implements program management options including databases and program management systems mandated by the Oregon and California (O&C) Act.
• Provide oversight to BLM State Offices for adequacy of forestry and woodland data collection and reporting to determine compliance with established policies standards procedures program objectives and priorities.
• Provides forestry expertise in reviewing environmental legislation and drafting sustainable regulations that provide effective resource management.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit
• You cannot hold an active real estate license nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary period such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/06/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300 Subpart F.

For current Federal employees if hours worked per week are not included on your resume you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees your resume must state either full-time (or 40 hours a week) or part-time with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying.

Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position you must meet at least one of the following:

A. 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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 showing you meet the education requirement.

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B. Combination of education and experience: 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 plus additional experience and/or education. You must submit transcripts showing you meet the education requirement.

To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level:

Experience: To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

Volunteer Experience: 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.