Post Fire Program Specialist

One position at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. Incumbent serves as Post-Fire Mitigation Specialist evaluates program performance, develops and interprets policy and guidance, ensures accountability of program resources, and integrates ecological science, land management objectives, and interagency considerations to protect and restore natural resources following wildfire events. For questions, contact Division Chief Ed Christopher at edwin_christopher@fws.gov.

Directing national-level coordination and oversight of post-fire operations, logistics integration, and team readiness to support safe, timely, and effective incident recovery and stabilization activities. Ensuring post-fire operations concepts, roles, deployment requirements, and readiness standards are defined, current, and aligned with Incident Command System and interagency operating requirements. Overseeing post-fire stabilization and rehabilitation program implementation by integrating ecological science, fire effects, and land management objectives into planning and execution. Directing acquisition planning and oversight of post-fire procurement and contract support, including requirements definition, coordination with contracting officials, and ensuring compliance with acquisition regulations and internal controls. Coordinating with interagency partners, geographic areas, field units, and incident management organizations to synchronize capabilities, resolve cross-boundary issues, and improve operational support integration. Developing, implementing, and refining program governance, plans of work, budgets, performance measures, internal controls, and reporting systems for post-fire mitigation functions. Analyzing post-fire performance data, after-action reviews, and lessons learned to identify systemic issues and develop new policies, frameworks, procedures, and training improvements. Providing combined technical and administrative supervision by planning, assigning, prioritizing, and evaluating subordinate work; setting schedules; and managing performance standards and employee development.

U.S. Citizenship required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Must be 18 years of age at time of close date of announcement. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You will be required to operate a government motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. Incumbent will be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. If new to the federal government, and this is your first appointment, as a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. 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 service. In 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 or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial 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.

When submitting college transcripts, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.