OPENS:  April 21, 2015               CLOSES:  May 5, 2015

Primary Contact:  Erik Jackson

Respond to:  ecjackson@fs.fed.us

Phone Number: (907) 743-9574

The Chugach National Forest (CNF) will soon be advertising a permanent full-time GS-0401-09 GIS Specialist position for the Supervisors Office located in Anchorage, Alaska.

This position serves as one of a team of three geographic information specialists that provide forest-wide service.  The incumbent is responsible for supporting managers and resource specialists in the use of geospatial technology for land, natural resourcs and ecosystem management.

Brief Description of Duties:

This position assists with the maintenance of the Forest’s spatial and tabular databases and associated national applications. The incumbent will work with resource specialists to update databases, ensure regional and national data standards are met, ensure data accuracy, resolve errors and update metadata.   Duties will also include manipulating and analyzing geospatial data to support management decisions, planning, and monitoring activities; compile data to create maps for resource programs, planning documents, management alternatives and other projects; provide informal GIS training and technical support to resource specialists and local GIS users; respond to Regional and National information requests; and provide GIS support for Forest Plan Revision. Experience with ArcSDE, Spatial Analyst, Model Builder, LiDAR, ArcPad, Trimble GPS, Pathfinder Office, ERDAS Imagine, eCogniton, ArcGIS Online, PL/SQL, and Python is a plus.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  Those who are interested must meet the qualification requirements for the GS-0401 series. Administrative and Management Standards are identified in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. The Handbook is available for review at any federal personnel office OR on the Internet at Position Qualifications and Standards

Management can select a qualified employee immediately, without issuing a formal vacancy announcement, if an employee responds who qualifies for placement without competition. Your interest will identify the area of consideration and whether a vacancy announcement may be advertised multi-graded.

Duty Location:  The Supervisor’s Office is located in downtown Anchorage, Alaska.  The Chugach National Forest Supervisor’s Office, State and Private Forestry and the PNW Forestry Sciences Laboratory are co-located in a historical newly renovated office in downtown Anchorage (Ship Creek).  Chugach National Forest is the northern most National Forest in the system at more than 5.3 million acres. Recreation, Minerals, Fish, Wildlife management and Recreational Cabins & Trails are found in abundance in back country settings and are the most significant elements of a diverse Forest program of work. Residents and visitors alike enjoy the quiet beauty and the splendor of Alaska’s great outdoors including glaciers, mountains, fishing, hunting, hiking and a vast array of recreational activities and winter’s northern lights.  The Forest has 3 Ranger Districts; Cordova Ranger District, Glacier Ranger District and the Seward Ranger District.  Forest Information:   Chugach NF Web Page

Thank you for your interest in our position!

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Please send completed form, cover letter and resume/transcripts to ecjackson@fs.fed.us

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