District Ranger

• Duties listed are at the full performance level GS-13.
• Serves as a key member of the Forest/Grassland Leadership Team formulating plans policies and objectives for the Forest/Grassland.
• Serves as a representative of the agency completing duties in a way that is trustworthy caring respectful responsive curious and inclusive.
• Fosters productive relationships with tribal nations while upholding tribal treaty responsibilities in cooperation with Forest Supervisor.
• Oversees the implementation and execution of the Districts portion of the Forest/Grassland Plan.
• Directs the activities of subordinate programs to ensure Forest/Grassland Plan requirements and goals are accomplished.
• Makes changes to program or project parameters within delegated authority.
• Performs supervisory duties 25% or more of the time.

• 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.
• 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
• Subject to one-year supervisory probationary period (unless prior service is creditable). New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required new supervisory training program before the end of their probationary period.
• Selectee is subject to financial disclosure requirements and must submit form OGE-450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.

In order to qualify you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position visit the Office of Personnel Managements General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements.

Specialized Experience Requirement:
For the GS-12 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following:

• Represented an organizational unit for the purpose of discussing agency policies and regulations with the general public representatives from local county State Federal and Tribal governments permittees industry special interest groups or other partners;
• Developed annual program of work prepared project work plans developed long- and short-term budget needs set priorities and documented work progress and accountability for assigned programs;
• Planned implemented and administered a natural resources program (e.g. timber management program) for a unit that included developing staffing budget and equipment needs for program/project accomplishment;
• Provided advice technical support and evaluation of proposed and on-going natural resource programs to higher-level officials.

• Provided counsel to higher organizational levels concerning natural resource program issues and their current and anticipated effects;
• Exercised program responsibilities that included one or more of the following: program development planning budgeting or identifying workforce and organizational needs to establish and meet priorities;
• Interacted with members of the general public representatives from local county State Federal and Tribal governments permittees industry special interest groups and other partners to discuss explain or defend natural resource management policies and regulations;
• Administered a natural resource program (e.g. timber management) for a unit that included development of staffing budget and equipment needs and implementation to meet program/project accomplishments.