Deadline: Sun, 10/29/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: Lincoln National Forest Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location: New Mexico Location Detail: Multiple Cities Job Description: With this upcoming hiring opportunity, the Lincoln National Forest will be filling permanent full-time fire and fuels positions, from the GS-0462-03 through GS-0462-09 Level located on the Smokey Bear, Sacramento, Guadalupe Ranger Districts, Alamogordo Air Tanker Base and Alamogordo Dispatch Center. These positions are advertised as national and regional vacancy announcements and applicants are advised to pay close attention to duty location selections. The vacancy announcements for these positions will be posted on the US Government's official website for employment opportunities at USAJOBS. The Fire Hire process is used to standardize hiring of permanent wildland firefighter positions to provide consistent practices around the Region and throughout the agency. Fire Hire is currently utilizing a Direct Hire Authority, which has been granted by OPM for the Forest Service to fill critical positions in an accelerated manner. The announcements are open to the public, but many require NWCG qualifications. Each announcement will define what the requirements are. Miscellaneous: multiple positions available How to Apply: Please read the entire vacancy announcement and all the instructions on USAJobs before you begin. It'simportant to read the announcement because there are mandatory requirements you must meet and demonstrate in your application. You must complete the application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the cut-off date or closing date of the announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. Assistance is available during normal business hours(8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact FS HRM Contact Center Phone: 877-372-7248 Option 2 well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages with supporting documents must be received no later than noon on the closing date of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis.
