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Wildland Firefighter Fire Equipment Specialist (Project Leader) NTE 1 Year
Forest Service · Posted 43 days ago
On-site Contract San Dimas, CA $98K – $148K Apply by May 28, 2026 Equipment Services ESTPISTP Operations
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This position is located on USDA Forest Service, National Technology and Development Program. Serves as a Project Manager specializing in specifications writing and fire equipment design, development, and evaluation. Works individually or leads task groups to design, fabricate, evaluate, and perfect equipment utilized for wildland fire protection or emergency management. For additional information about the duties of this position, contact Victor Cai at victor.cai@usda.gov.
What You'll Do
- →Duties listed are at full performance grade GW 12 level.
- →Serves as a Project Manager specializing in specification writing and fire equipment design, development, and evaluation.
- →Develops project charters and project plans.
- →Develops project timelines and milestones.
- →Documents project status and communicate with portfolio managers and stakeholders.
- →Assists in the drafting of policy, technical guidelines, and standards that improve fire safety equipment and training.
- →Studies requirements for specialized equipment and prepares project plans to accomplish development.
- →Prepares specifications for equipment items or equipment systems.
- →Determines specific requirements concerning quality of components, design, and construction details for completed items or systems.
- →Performs analyses of engineering drawings, military specifications, blueprints, commercial catalogs, and other documents for the purpose of revising, collaborating on, and incorporating information into specifications and technical publications.
- →Plans and supervises investigations or reviews of equipment related failures or deficiencies.
- →Evaluates equipment failures or deficiencies and makes recommendations for corrective actions.
- →Conducts quality assurance inspections and/or technical evaluation of items manufactured by contractors to Forest Service or accepted industry specifications.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
- ✓Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
- ✓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 verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov This is a drug testing designated position.
- ✓You will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
- ✓Appointment is based on a negative result.
- ✓This announcement constitutes 30 days advance notice.
- ✓Secondary Coverage: Prior wildland firefighting experience is required.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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