Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Assistant Veteran Crew Superintendent) - Direct Hire Authority

Summary

This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement. Learn more about this authority at: Direct Hire Authority This Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Assistant Veteran Crew Superintendent) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-8 working in the following location(s): Billings, Montana Las Vegas, Nevada Medford, Oregon Worland, Wyoming Please select desired duty locations. Applicants will not be considered for locations not selected.

Duties

• As a Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Assistant Veteran Crew Superintendent) - Direct Hire Authority your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Performs administrative program management functions such as planning, budget execution, and stewardship of facilities, equipment, vehicles, and accountable property. Applies an experience understanding of firefighting safety, fire behavior, topography of the area weather, fuels, and training in fire management. Supervises, mentors and instructs employees on crewmember duties. Plans action and direct utilization of Fireline resources; directs assigned suppression operations and recommends and implements tactical strategies for suppressing fires. Recommends and implements tactical strategies in the field.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position you must possess the Minimum Qualification requirements listed below. To receive credit for experience, 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. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Selective Placement Factor(s): 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. You must have possessed all of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management qualifications to be considered eligible for this position (currency not required) : A.) Crew Boss Single Resource (CRWB) AND B.) Firing Boss, Single Resource (FIRB) -AND- Primary firefighter positions include the following age requirements: Under age 37-OR-Less than age 37 after subtracting the months of Permanent Federal Service worked in a primary or secondary firefighter/law enforcement position-OR-A veteran preference eligible, older than age 37 and is requesting a waiver to the maximum age requirement -AND- In addition to the requirements described above, the following additional experience is required. Only experience and education obtained by 11/13/2026 will be considered. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. Please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. Minimum Qualification GW-08 At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GW-07 level, or higher, in the Federal service, or equivalent, which includes the following: Examples of specialized experience include: performing wildland fire suppression activities on a hand crew, engine module helitack crew, fuels crew, wildland fire module or similarly constructed component of a wildland fire management program; mentoring and leading small groups of lower graded crewmembers performing wildland fire duties; and analyzing and predicting fire behavior when responding to wildland fire incidents 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. *Applicants must meet all minimum qualification requirements for the position of interest by the closing date of the Job Announcement. This position is covered by the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336 (c) and 5 U.S.C. 8412 (d) as a Primary/Rigorous Firefighter. Applicants must be 18 years of age but not have reached their 37th birthday by the closing date of this announcement. These positions are covered by the special enhanced annuity retirement provisions for Federal Firefighters and Law Enforcement officers and have a mandatory retirement age of 57. Two exceptions are allowed: 1) an applicant has prior Federal service in documented special retirement covered position(s) sufficient to count toward 20 years of covered service on or before the mandatory retirement age of 57; or 2) an applicant is a qualified veterans' preference eligible, in which case the MEA is waived and their corresponding re…

Education

There is no education requirement or substitution for this position.