Wildland Firefighter (Engineering Equipment Operator/Fire Dozer)

Wildland Firefighter (Engineering Equipment Operor/Fire Dozer) Department of Agriculture Forest Service Summary These positions loced a USDA Forest Service Unit. This position is established on a Forest Unit to serve primarily as an operor of heavy equipment on initial tack, fire, and fuels management activities. The incumbent also operes this equipment in support of other nural resource projects. See

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

for Regional contacts. Learn more about this agency Summary These positions loced a USDA Forest Service Unit. This position is established on a Forest Unit to serve primarily as an operor of heavy equipment on initial tack, fire, and fuels management activities. The incumbent also operes this equipment in support of other nural resource projects. See

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

for Regional contacts. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/19/2026 to 05/28/2026 Salary $31.74

• $39.73 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locions MANY vacancies in the following locions: Bristol, FL Olustee, FL Silver Springs, FL Tallahassee, FL Show more fewer locions (2) Edgefield, SC New Ellenton, SC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel overnight on fire suppression, fire reled assignments for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 5716 Engineering Equipment Opering Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number 26-FIRE-P4VA-EQOPTR-10DH Control number 869817800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency Applicions accepted from any U.S. citizen. Direct Hire Authority used to fill this position. Veterans Preference and traditional ring and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy. Videos Duties Help Opere various types of heavy equipment, such as graders, tractors with bulldozer or angle dozer blades, front-end loaders, backhoes, large industrial tractors with pan or scraper tachments, etc. to perform construction and road maintenance work. Perform preventive maintenance and makes minor repairs and adjustments on automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment. Adjust the heavy equipment tachments for proper level, angle, or depth, according to the work to be done and the type of equipment used. Operes a dump truck and semi-truck with trailer with maximum gross vehicle weight of 80,000 lbs. to 120,000 lbs. to haul specialized heavy equipment. Opere heavy equipment to complete excavion, backfilling, and grading of construction merials to specificions as required on such projects as roads, ditches, campgrounds, minor and major culverts and other construction projects. Follow detailed instructions and training to opere and service heavy equipment without causing injury to yourself, others and the vehicle/equipment. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt. Subject to sisfactory adjudicion of background investigion and/or fingerprint check. Successful completion of one-year probionary period, unless previously served. Refer to the Next Steps section for more informion. 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 verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, E-Verify. Must be 18 years of age. This is a drug testing designed position. You subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. Appointment is based on a negive result. This announcement constitutes 30 days advance notice. Must pass the Work Capacity Test for certain Interagency Fire Program Management or Fire Program Management positions. Willing to live/work in remote locions (volile/unpredictable). Some Fire positions may have Conditions of Employment such as: a valid ste driver's license; a commercial driver's license (CDL); pre-appointment and random drug testing; or a physical or medical examinion. There may be additional Conditions of Employment not listed here, however applicants notified of any specific requirements the time a tentive job offer is made. Under age 37; less than age 37 after subtracting the months of Permanent Federal Service 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 requirement. Qualificions In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualificions requirements as defined below by the closing de of the announcement. For more informion on the qualificions for this position, the Office of Personnel Management's Federal Wage System Qualificions Standards. Your applicion and resume must clearly show th you possess the experience requirements.

Basic Requirement:

You must possess the Basic Requirements identified below to be considered eligible for this position. Your applicion or resume must clearly show th you possess the approprie experience requirements to successfully perform the duties of Engineering Equipment Operor. Applicants evalued on their ability to perform the duties of the position rher than length of experience. Eligibility determined by the relevance, scope and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired. Applicants assessed based on their knowledge of the job elements identified in this announcement.

Screen-out Job Element:

Applicants who do not meet the screen-out job elements will not be further evalued. Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. In addition to the above requirements, applicants assessed based on their knowledge of the job elements identified below: Ability to opere engineering and construction equipment, such as graders, tractors with bulldozer or angle-dozer blades, front-end loaders, backhoes, trench diggers, and large industrial tractors with pan or scraper tachments to push, pull, fill, pile or load gravel or earth. Operion of Motor Vehicles (such as graders, tractors with bulldozer or angle dozer blades, front-end loaders, backhoes, trench diggers, and large industrial tractors with pan or scraper tachments to push, pull, fill, pile or load gravel or earth in steep, hilly, rocky, and other types of adverse terrain, close to buildings, trees, drop-offs, rocks, or other obstructions and obstacles) Work Practices (includes keeping things ne, clean and in order) Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (reled to mobile equipment operion) Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles) Reliability and Dependability as an Engineering Equipment Operor (to excave, backfill, grade, or level earth to rough specificions on all types of terrain including mountains, steep slopes, graded curves and shoulders, rocky and soft ground, and hilly forests)

Selective Placement Factors:

Applicants must possess and maintain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL). 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•OR-currently occupy a permanent position with primary fire fighter retirement coverage.

For those who do not currently occupy a permanent Federal position covered under primary fire fighter retirement, you must be under age 37; less than age 37 after subtracting the months of Permanent Federal Service in a primary or secondary firefighter/law enforcement position; or a veteran preference eligible, older than age 37 and requesting a waiver to the requirement. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT COVERAGE

This is a primary/rigorous position covered under the special retirement provisions of 5 USC 8336(c) for the Civil Service Retirement System and of 5 USC 8412(d) for the Federal Employees Retirement System.

WORK CAPACITY TEST

(WCT) for

Wildland Firefighters:

This position participes in wildland firefighting activities. Based on the type of work performed, TAKING and PASSING the WCT the

MODERATE

level is a condition of employment. To receive considerion for this position, you must provide upded required documents and meet all qualificion requirements by the closing de of this announcement. Educion This position does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion For additional informion about the duties and locion(s) of these positions, please contact regional representive: To see the different locions within the Regional Offices | US Forest Service (usda.gov) Region 5: Pacific Southwest Region

• Brian Grabowski
• brian.grabowski@usda.gov Region 8: Southern Region
• Russ Marchion russell.

marchion@usda.gov 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 candides must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. These are permanent positions with varying tours of duty and may include weekend work. Some positions may have irregular and protracted hours of work. Tours of duty include full-time or less than full time (guaranteed minimum 13 pay periods full-time employment). Availability of government housing, federal day care facilities, and telework may be available. Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE. Pay res vary depending on locion and may be higher or lower than the amount shown. Please the FWS Firefighter Pay Wage Schedules webpage for additional informion on pay res.

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//fsweb.wo.fs.fed.us/busops/sites/default/files/2025-04/US%20Map%20FWS%20Firefighter%20Pay_0.svg Recruitment or Relocion Incentive may be authorized. Final determinion to pay an incentive made by the hiring official time of job offer. The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to tract highly qualified candides. Additional Informion is available on the OPM Website . Selectee responsible for tax obligions reled to payments for moving expenses

• 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act, Public Law 115-97.

Questions should be directed to the Travel Help Desk, 877-372-7248, Option 1, or email SM.FS.asc_tos@usda.gov Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. This is a Direct-Hire Authority position, all applicants who meet the minimum qualificions, to include any selective placement factor(s), if applicable, referred to the selecting official. Before a certifice is issued to the selecting official, the resume is reviewed to ensure th you meet all the qualificion requirements. A ring will not be used; veteran's preference does not apply due to the existence of the Direct Hire authority for this position. Selections made under this authority processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would be given a new appointment.

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If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and or experience, you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring. Providing inaccure informion on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service. To view the applicion form, : https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12957806 Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The following documents are required for your applicant package to be complete. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of considerion.

Resume th includes:

Personal Informion:

name, address, contact informion; Educion ; Work Experience reled to this position as described in the major duties including work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); other qualificions . Resume cannot exceed 2 pages . If requesting maximum entry age (MEA) waiver, you must submit a DD214, Certifice of Release from Active Duty, which shows des of service and discharge under honorable conditions. If currently on active duty you must submit a certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty service under honorable conditions not ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted. For additional veteran informion

FEDSHIREVETS

. Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority must provide: proof of eligibility (RIF separion notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity terminion), SF-50 documenting separion (as applicable), current performance appraisal with ring of least "Fully Successful" or equivalent, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty locion with your applicion per 5 CFR 330. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please view Tips for Applicants

• a guide to the Forest Service applicion process. Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this applicion process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (7:00 a.m.
• 3:30 p.m., Mountain Time Zone, Monday
• Friday).

If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing de for an alterne method. All hardship applicion packages must be complete and submitted no ler than noon ET on the closing de of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing. Resumes must not exceed two pages. This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this. To begin, click "Apply" and follow the instructions to complete the Assessment Questionnaire and tach your resume and all required documents. Please verify th documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limition to the number of documents th can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document forms: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of considerion. Please ensure your resume does not exceed two pages. Applicants who submit a resume th exceeds two pages removed from considerion. Our office cannot be responsible for incompible software, your system failure, etc. Agency contact informion HRM Contact Center Phone 1-877-372-7248 X2 HRM_Contact_Center@usda.gov Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center

DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Albuquerque, NM 87109 US Next steps Your applicion reviewed to verify th you meet the eligibility and qualificion requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS to check your applicion stus. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which we will evalue 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 organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Under the Fair Chance Act , agencies are not allowed to request informion about an applicant's criminal history until a conditional offer of employment has been made, except as allowed for access to classified informion; assignment to nional security duties or positions; acceptance or retention in the armed forces; or recruitment of a Federal law enforcement officer. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other informion reled to an organizion's alleged noncompliance with the Fair Chance Act. The complaint must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the de of the alleged noncompliance. To make a Fair Chance Act inquiry or complaint, send an email with the approprie informion to sm.fs.hrm_elr@usda.gov , subject line: Fair Chance Act. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required for your applicant package to be complete. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of considerion.

Resume th includes:

Personal Informion:

name, address, contact informion; Educion ; Work Experience reled to this position as described in the major duties including work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); other qualificions . Resume cannot exceed 2 pages . If requesting maximum entry age (MEA) waiver, you must submit a DD214, Certifice of Release from Active Duty, which shows des of service and discharge under honorable conditions. If currently on active duty you must submit a certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty service under honorable conditions not ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted. For additional veteran informion

FEDSHIREVETS

. Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority must provide: proof of eligibility (RIF separion notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity terminion), SF-50 documenting separion (as applicable), current performance appraisal with ring of least "Fully Successful" or equivalent, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty locion with your applicion per 5 CFR 330. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please view Tips for Applicants

• a guide to the Forest Service applicion process. Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this applicion process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (7:00 a.m.
• 3:30 p.m., Mountain Time Zone, Monday
• Friday).

If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing de for an alterne method. All hardship applicion packages must be complete and submitted no ler than noon ET on the closing de of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing. Resumes must not exceed two pages. This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this. To begin, click "Apply" and follow the instructions to complete the Assessment Questionnaire and tach your resume and all required documents. Please verify th documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limition to the number of documents th can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document forms: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of considerion. Please ensure your resume does not exceed two pages. Applicants who submit a resume th exceeds two pages removed from considerion. Our office cannot be responsible for incompible software, your system failure, etc. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion HRM Contact Center Phone 1-877-372-7248 X2 HRM_Contact_Center@usda.gov Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center

DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Albuquerque, NM 87109 US Next steps Your applicion reviewed to verify th you meet the eligibility and qualificion requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS to check your applicion stus. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which we will evalue 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 organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Under the Fair Chance Act , agencies are not allowed to request informion about an applicant's criminal history until a conditional offer of employment has been made, except as allowed for access to classified informion; assignment to nional security duties or positions; acceptance or retention in the armed forces; or recruitment of a Federal law enforcement officer. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other informion reled to an organizion's alleged noncompliance with the Fair Chance Act. The complaint must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the de of the alleged noncompliance. To make a Fair Chance Act inquiry or complaint, send an email with the approprie informion to sm.fs.hrm_elr@usda.gov , subject line: Fair Chance Act. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Edgefield, SC New Ellenton, SC Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/19/2026 to 05/28/2026 Salary $31.74

• $39.73 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locions MANY vacancies in the following locions: Bristol, FL Olustee, FL Silver Springs, FL Tallahassee, FL Show more fewer locions (2) Edgefield, SC New Ellenton, SC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel overnight on fire suppression, fire reled assignments for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 26-FIRE-P4VA-EQOPTR-10DH Control number 869817800