Forester

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as the senior contact for the Department of the Interior and advises management at all levels of the organization on the interpretation and implementation of national BLM forest and woodland policy directives and programs.
• Monitors, manages, and coordinates national aspects of the Oregon & California (O&C) Forestry Management Program including budget formulation, execution, allocation, annual directives, performance measurement, and program risk determination and evaluation especially related to the O&C Act of 1937.
• As the expert in forest and woodland management activities on Oregon and California (O&C) Act lands, coordinates between the Oregon and Washington State Office, BLM Headquarters, and Department of the Interior in the areas of Oregon and California Annual Work Plan for resource management to include budget preparation and implementation, land use plan preparation and implementation, protest, appeal and ligation resolution.
• Develops and implements program management options, including databases and program management systems, mandated by the Oregon and California (O&C) Act.
• Provide oversight to BLM State Offices for adequacy of forestry and woodland data collection and reporting to determine compliance with established policies, standards, procedures, program objectives and priorities.
• Provides forestry expertise in reviewing environmental legislation and drafting sustainable regulations that provide effective resource management.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit
• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will 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.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary period, such appointments are terminated. 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.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/26/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart

F.

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