Job applications close 3-13-2020 Summary The BLM manages more land-245 million surface acres-than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western States, including Alaska. The BLM, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM\\\'s multiple-use mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Smokejumper Pilot. The incumbent must: - Serves as Pilot-In-Command (PIC) conducting general and special use operations. Operations are conducted under visual and instrument flight rules, including tactical missions over wildland fires, smokejumper operations, reconnaissance, and transportation of personnel and cargo. -During the fire season the individual may function as an Air Tactical Pilot and team member of an Aerial Supervison Module, providing airspace coordination and direct supervision of aircraft assigned to wildland fire incidents. -Responsible for the preparation, execution, and administration of assigned flights including performance planning, weight and balance calculations, weather, and completion of required logs and documents. -Serves as a national level technical advisor, course coordinator, and instructor for aviation and fire suppression operations. Travel Required 75% or less - Extensive travel will be required during peak fire activity. Requirements Conditions of Employment •U.S. Citizenship is required. •Background Investigation is required. •Be sure to read the \\\"How to Apply\\\" and \\\"Required Documents\\\" Sections. •You cannot hold an active real estate license; nor can you •have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Land. •Direct Deposit Required. Resumes must show relevant experience and other information. Your resume must list your education and work experience including the dates (mm/yyyy) of each employment along with the number of hours worked per week and salary information. Your resume will be used to validate your responses to the assessment tool(s). - You are welcome to submit a cover letter (optional). If you wish to do so, include it with your resume. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. 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. All applicants must be aware that Federal employees must obtain and maintain a favorable background investigation. A background investigation will be conducted by the employing office following acceptance of the position. Failure to obtain a favorable determination of the background investigation will result in the cancellation of the offer or will be grounds for termination. This is a secondary fire enforcement position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) (CSRS) and 5 U.S.C. 8412(d) (FERS). While secondary positions are not subject to the maximum entry age policy, the selectee must have prior service in a primary position and meet the transfer requirement for movement from a primary to secondary position to be eligible for special retirement coverage. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure this office has enough information to determine your retirement status to ensure you do not lose benefits (normally through submission of your SF-50). YOU MUST LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN A PRIMARY POSITION. Qualifications Specialized Experience Requirements: In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. To qualify for the GS-12 grade level, 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 is required. Examples of work experience include, but are not limited to: Performing low level smokejumper and para-cargo tactical missions over wildland fires, delivering personnel and cargo to the ground; fire reconnaissance, transportation of other agency personnel and cargo, flying in remote mountainous areas under adverse conditions, low-level flights, etc.; functioning as subject matter expert with various contacts on matters such as smokejumper aircraft standards and procedures, cooperative contract specifications, and interagency operations, staying current with developments applicable to Federal aviation policy. There is no substitution of education for specialize experience at the GS-12 and above grade levels. MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATES AND RATINGS: Must possess a current Commercial Pilot Certificate OR an FAA Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with a rating of: Multi-engine land; and instrument rating AND must have a FAA Flight Instructor Certificate OR the military equivalent rating. MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS: For pilot positions must possess a current first or second-class medical certificate in accordance with FAA regulations. FLIGHT HOURS: Must possess a Total Flight Time of 1500 hours; Pilot-In-Command of 250 hours; Night Flying of 75 hours; Flying Time Last 12 Months of 100 hours; Instrument of 75 hours; Multi-engine Airplane of 500 hours. Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified. Prior on-the-line firefighting: The Department of the Interior defines wildland firefighting experience as any non-structure fire that occurs in the wildland. Wildland firefighting experience is gained through work on the fire line in containment, control, suppression or use of wildland fire. This experience can be met by serving in a temporary, seasonal, or equivalent private sector fire position for no less than 90 days. Wildland fires are categorized into two distinct types: (1) Wildfires – Unplanned ignitions or prescribed fires that are declared wildfires; and (2) Prescribed Fires – Planned ignitions. This description includes only fireline experience on a Prescribed Fire; it does not include experience in the planning stages. Prescribed fire experience must be supplemented by fire suppression experience in order to be creditable as previous wildland firefighting experience. This experience must be documented with specific dates in the online application or resume. Education Additional information This is a permanent seasonal appointment; you will be in a pay status for at least 6 months, but less than 12 months a year. When work or funds are not available you will be placed in non-pay status.