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Summary
This position is located at a Region 6 Forest Service Office.
These positions provide technical resource information support with the integrated database systems, including the Forest Service Activity Tracking System (FACTS) and other localized databases.
For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Nathan Goodrich Nathan.Goodrich@usda.gov?
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Duties
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• Use digital data to input, retrieve, create and maintain geospatial and tabular data to support a natural resources program.
• Identify changes in data and communicate the difference to ensure correct and complete information exists in the Forest Service Activity Tracking System (FACTS) or related integrated database system.
• Maintain data in databases to ensure consistency and integrity of geospatial data and products.
• Apply knowledge of forestry practices and specific resource attributes and techniques to adapt and manipulate software and databases for providing users the information needed to accomplish work on the ground.
• Provide maps and information from database systems to customers and program managers for natural resource/vegetation management project planning.
• Create and update maps for contracts and contract modifications to accomplish forestry/natural resource work.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory 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.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may 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. 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.

Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.
Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.
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.
Note on Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position.
Specialized Experience Requirement:
GS-09: Applicants must have one year specialized experience that is equivalent to at least the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Oversaw the management, input, manipulation, retrieval, and reporting of data from a natural resource database system; and/or Assisted customers with natural resource geospatial products, maps, and data products; and/or Researched and problem solved to assist customers in natural resource databases; and/or Ensures resolution of errors and ensures accuracy of natural resource database data.
To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must meet the agency's definition for a quality candidate as provided in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of this announcement to be considered.
Physical Effort: Physical requirements of the position include the ability to lift, hold, and position light parts. Ability to climb, stoop, crawl in and around aircraft, and recognize color codes through normal color perception.
Work Environment: Work is done in an office setting or in aircraft maintenance facilities with considerable time spent in field conditions and in areas of wildfire where the employee is exposed to discomforts and hazards, such as smoke, adverse weather and risks resulting from supporting fire related activities.
Travel: Work requires frequent and extensive overnight travel away from home base to accomplish the surveillance, inspections, reviews and audits of Agency owned, operated, and contracted aircraft. Travel may be on short notice and over weekends and holidays.
This position is not eligible for telework.
This position may be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy.
Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE.
Government housing and federal day care facilities may be available. Availability as it relates to this be position may not be determined until time of selection.
We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.