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Supervisory Airplane Pilot (Wildland Firefighter-Seaplane)
Forest Service · Posted 43 days ago
About the Role
These positions are located on USDA Forest Service with Eastern Geographic Area, Fire and Aviation Management unit. Responsible for Geographic Area fire management and aviation programs. Serves as a flight pilot-in-command of Forest Service aircraft and provides a high degree of expertise in the Service/Geographic Area-wide aviation and standardization program. For additional information about the duties or location of this position, please contact Angie Ruble at angie.ruble@usda.gov.
What You'll Do
- →Is responsible for the development and coordination of the Forest Service Geographic Area aircraft pilot fire and aviation training program based on performance requirements, standardization and training needs.
- →Assists in the administration or oversight of agency-wide aviation programs such the in-service aviation standardization and training programs.
- →Assists in managing the content and methodology of centralized national aircraft pilot training and evaluation programs to assure that national fire and aviation goals and objectives are met.
- →Provides information for aviation accident prevention concepts and behavioral trends and integrates these into agency program goals and objectives.
- →Maintains proficiency in agency aircraft models/types that will be utilized to meet Forest Land Management Objectives or administrative needs.
- →Plans extended flights requiring the analysis of present and future weather conditions along the route, avoiding unfavorable weather, and considering alternate routes and destinations.
- →Plans the work to be accomplished by the unit, assigns work to employees, and establishes production or quality standards for the unit's work.
Requirements
- ✓There are no educational requirements.
Personality Fit
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