This position is part of the Alaska Fire Service (AFS), BLM located in Fairbanks, Alaska. AFS is responsible for providing fire suppression and related support services on Federal and Native Corporation Lands; the interagency responsibility involves 192 millions acres. Responsibilities •Perform as the pilot-in-command of a turbine powered, transport category airplane under diverse flight conditions. •Perform detailed planning to ensure precise flight execution for satisfactory completion of missions. •Maintain currency and proficiency as a pilot to conduct general use and special use operations, such as dignitary transport, logistical flights, smokejumper operations, international operations and reconnaissance flights. •Complete weight and balance calculations, performance determinations, weather briefings, fire situation analysis, lightning tracking, completion of logs, forms, and tracking devices to ensure safe conditions. Travel Required 75% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Requirements Conditions of Employment •U.S. Citizenship Required •Security Clearance/Background Investigation is required. •Direct Deposit Required. •Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents) •You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands. •May require completion of a 1 year probationary period. •You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. •You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. •This is a career seasonal permanent position. Qualifications This announcement is being advertised concurrently under DE-[redacted]-VG which is open to all qualified persons. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. This is a career seasonal permanent position. Initial tour of duty will be full-time. Your services will not be required at certain times due to lack of work, lack of funds, weather conditions or for other reasons. During these periods you will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status. It is expected that you will work at least 6 months per year, but not more than 50 weeks or 25 pay periods on a full-time basis. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted). We must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. 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. To be creditable, this experience must have been for 1 year and equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. (If the position was seasonal, your resume must show periods worked. GS-12 QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Minimum eligibility requirements for positions in this occupation are based on possession of the appropriate Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot certificates and/or appropriate military ratings, meeting the applicable flight hour requirements, and possession of the knowledge and skills required for the positions. Certificates and Ratings: Candidates must possess a current Commercial Pilot Certificate with appropriate rating or the appropriate military rating. (Note: Candidates establishing eligibility based on military flight experience must provide official orders, forms, or logbooks showing their status as an appropriate rated military pilot. You must submit a copy of your certificates and ratings to show you meet the following requirements: Commercial Pilot Certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land, Instrument airplane ratings. Flight Experience: You must possess the flight experience described below that demonstrates the following knowledge and skills: Flying heavy, multi-engine, turbine powered airplane under VMC, IMC, day, and night operating conditions; Operating aircraft ver established routes for transporting passengers, freight, and supplies; Ensuring pre-flight, in-flight, and pst-flight operations were conducted with the standards set by applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations; Ensuring an aircraft is properly maintained; Completing and submitting aircraft maintenance reports, logs, and trip reports; and Performing pre-flight and post-flight inspections. (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience) Minimum Flight Hour Requirements: You must possess the following minimum flight hours. You must include flight hour information for the following categories within your resume/application. Total Flight Time: 1500 (Current BLM employees can qualify with 1125 hours of total flight time) Pilot-In-Command: 250 Night Flying: 75 (Current BLM employees can qualify with 50 hours of night flying time) Flying Time--Last 12 Months: 100 (Current BLM employees can qualify with 50 hours of total flight time in the last 12 months) Multi-Engine Aircraft: 500 Medical Requirements: Current Class I or Class II FAA medical certificate is required. (You must submit a copy of your certificate with your application.) IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Physical Demands: The position requires long hours in unpressurized equipment at (sometimes) extreme temperatures and under heavy workloads. Irregular work hours, irregular opportunities to eat, stress levels, heat stress, and demanding workloads are major contributing factors to fatigue. Working Conditions: The work involves exposure to \"special use\" flying activities under adverse weather and terrain conditions. Workload demands are great when performing in the wildfire and instrument environments. Hazards exist when operating on high density altitudes and in the low-level environment. Education Additional information You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the 03/30/2020 Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System at [redacted] This position is not eligible for Telework. Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation, and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee. Career Transition Assistance (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs (ICTAP): CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is available from OPM\'s Career Transition Resources website at CTAP/ICTAP. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration or that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) This vacancy is within your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility; 2) You apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) You are found well qualified for this vacancy. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, or a copy of your separation personnel action form. CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they fall within the best or well qualified categories on the rating criteria for this position. Reemployment Priority List (RPL): The RPL is the mechanism agencies use to give reemployment consideration to their former competitive service employees separated by a RIF or who fully recovered from a compensable injury after more than one year. If you are currently on a RPL, you may be given priority consideration. BLM may use certain incentives, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract high quality applicants.