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Branch Chief, Pilot Operations (Aerial Supervision)
Office of the Secretary of the Interior · Posted 2 days ago
Hybrid Boise, ID $130K – $168K Apply by Jun 26, 2026 Transportation Specialist ENTJESTJISTJISTP OperationsTransportation
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This position is a Supervisory Aviation Management Specialist Branch Chief, Pilot Operations (Aerial Supervision), GW-2101-14 assigned to the Headquarters (HQ) Aviation: Flight Operations organization for the US Wildland Fire Service.
What You'll Do
- →As a Supervisory Aviation Management Specialist Branch Chief, Pilot Operations (Aerial Supervision), your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Performs the full range of first-line supervisory responsibilities for wildland firefighting and aviation personnel of which the base level of work supervised is GW-12 or GW-13.
- →Manages the national pilot operations program for aerial supervision, including pilot hiring, standards, evaluation, and recurrency.
- →Serves as a technical authority in aerial supervision and pilot operations, providing recommendations to senior leadership regarding pilot workforce structure, readiness, and fleet modernization.
- →Provides national leadership and establishes program goals and objectives, develops long-range strategies, and allocates resources.
- →Where qualified, may perform limited mission support as pilot-in-command or as qualified aerial supervision mission training, mission evaluator or final evaluator.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- ✓Direct Deposit Required.
- ✓Must possess or be able to obtain a valid FAA Remote Pilot Certificate (Part 107) to perform the duties of the position.
- ✓Must pass a pre-employment medical examination and may be subject to post-employment medical examinations to determine if they are maintaining the fitness standards for this position.
- ✓Subject to a financial disclosure requirement, and you will be required to complete an OGE Form 450 as applicable within 30 days of your appointment.
- ✓Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- ✓To verify registration, visit SSS.gov.
- ✓Supervisory Probationary Period: Selectees who have not previously completed a supervisory probationary period, will be required to serve a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period for this position.
- ✓A condition of employment for accepting this position, may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
- ✓The probationary or trial 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 or trial 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6b0d924c-c508-4238-9094-f645417abc7c
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