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Job Title

Forester

Agency

Army Installation Managment Command

Location 

Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Position Status

GS 11 ($64,009-$83,210 per year)

Position Type

Permanent

Link to Job Listing

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/560773800

Position Description

About the Position: This position is located at the Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Division at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Fort Leonard Wood is located in the beautiful South-Central Missouri Ozarks. The Fort covers more than 61,000 acres and is located in Pulaski County, bordering Waynesville/St. Robert and Interstate 44. St. Louis is a 2-hour drive east and Springfield is a 1-hour drive west of Fort Leonard Wood.

Responsibilities:
  • Interpret federal, state, and agency policies when developing local program guidance.
  • Attend scientific symposiums, conferences, and meetings to stay informed of current research and management strategies.
  • Evaluate the potential or actual impact of actions against guidance provided in the National Environmental Policy Act.
  • Formulate work programs for timber harvests, reforestation, timber stand improvement, and fire protection and prevention.
  • Coordinate forestry concerns with a variety of military operations, master planning actions, and other natural resources program objects.

Closing Date

3/9/2020

Qualifications

  • Basic Requirement for Forester:

    A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in 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:

    Management of Renewable Resources -- study of the science and art of managing renewable resources to attain desired results.

    Forest Biology -- study of the classification, distribution, characteristics, and identification of forest vegetation, and the interrelationships of living organisms to the forest environment.

    Forest Resource Measurements and Inventory -- sampling, inventory, measurement, and analysis techniques as applied to a variety of forest resources.

    OR

    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. The requirements for diversification of the 24 semester hours in forestry are the same as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

    In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

    Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Planning, evaluating, and managing forest resources, including timber, soil, land, and water; 2) Evaluating, managing, and protecting forest lands and properties; and 3) Interpreting and communicating legislation about forest land management. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

    OR

    Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

    OR

    Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
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