U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Employment Outreach Notice Supervisory Information Management Project Manager GS-2210-13 Salary Range $86,260 to $112,136 per year
Resource Monitoring and Assessment Program Pacific Northwest Research Station Portland, OR PLEASE REPLY by November 16, 2012 About the position... We are preparing to fill a permanent, full-time (PFT) position at the Portland Forestry Sciences Laboratory located in Portland, OR. The full performance level of this Supervisory Information Management (IM) Project Manager is GS-2210-13. This position is the leader of an Information Management team in the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) work unit, and a member of the program’s management team. The incumbent will interact and collaborate with other IM team leaders and IM personnel in the national FIA program, working across functional areas. The position supervises a group of 12 employees performing work at the GS-7 through GS-12 levels that are based in Portland, Oregon and Anchorage, Alaska. The work involves the day-to-day leadership of IM staff to facilitate and manage the transfer, compilation, quality assurance, and delivery of forest inventory data, tools, analyses, geospatial products, and research assistance. Conducts strategic planning and project management activities for the IM team in relation to production inventory and IM research project operations. Facilitates and manages staff activities including conducting needs analyses, developing goals, objectives, and strategies, and initiating strategic and tactical business planning efforts. Develops and implements project management procedures, activities, and infrastructure, and designs tools and planning templates. Provides project management training and assistance to technical staff to ensure all projects are adequately managed. The IM team is responsible for all aspects of data development, working within a coordinated national infrastructure. The team develops and manages large comprehensive databases, generates compilation programs, creates focused applications and software, and implements widespread quality assurance procedures on all IM products. The team works closely with clients that include data collection and analysis groups. We are looking for an individual who: - Has strong IM project management and organizational skills - Has a positive customer service attitude and strong work ethic - Is a team player who enjoys working with others to accomplish a common goal - Is a self-starter, enjoys a challenge, and has excellent problem-solving and strategic planning skills - Has the ability to cope well with changing direction, multiple priorities, and a fast-paced work environment - Has the ability to work well with diverse groups of people Top 10 Reasons to Live in Portland... 1. Natural Beauty & Recreational Opportunities: Mountains, volcanoes, ocean, rivers, lakes, trails, Forest Park (5,100 acres of west Portland), the Gorge, state and national forests. Rainforest or high desert within one hour. Flowers, vineyards, forests, and farmer’s markets abound. Windsurfing, kiteboarding, surfing, biking, hiking, climbing, skiing, kayaking, rafting…. 2. Bike City, USA: Portland ranks as one of the top towns for cyclists. Commuting by bike is highly encouraged. 3. Family Friendly: Fit, happy, and friendly community welcomes kids to participate in a very wide variety of recreational opportunities and programs. 4. Food and Beverage Haven: Gourmet food carts, fabulous restaurants, home to several coffee roasters, best micro-brew scene, and international award winning winemakers. Even our tap water ranks among the best in the world. 5. Less rain than Seattle: seriously though, it’s dry from June to September. January and February get a bit wet, but you’re in the land of the hearty outdoors folk, so embrace the weather and enjoy the skiing in the mountains or watch a storm blow in from your fireside rental on the Oregon coast. 6. Watch Portlandia: Live. Your neighbors will make you look normal. We embrace humor and the idiosyncrasies of the human spirit. There’s a neighborhood to suit all styles. 7. Culture: great music scene for all tastes, museums, visual arts, performing arts, galleries, the Pearl District, waterfront concerts, Pioneer Square concerts and movies, film festivals, etc. 8. Good financial incentives and a variety of employment opportunities for significant others. The Silicon Forest is made up of serious high tech industry leaders that range from makers of computer chips to solar panels. And no sales tax. Buy a treat and pay for that only. 9. Alternative transportation: Light rail, bus, carpool, car-sharing, bike commuting, and kayaking are viable options for city commuters. We’re green. 10. Vibrant, active downtown nightlife: some cities roll up the sidewalks at 5 p.m. Portland continues to offer great activities throughout the evening. For a reasonable synopsis and more detailed info, see the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon IF YOU’RE INTERESTED... For more information, contact Joseph Donnegan, Deputy Program Manager for the Resource Monitoring and Assessment program: jdonne...@fs.fed.us Complete the Outreach Response Form below if you are interested in this position and return it to jdonne...@fs.fed.us Individuals who respond to this notice will be notified of the vacancy announcement for the position. The vacancy announcement, when open, will be posted at the USAJobs website, the U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov OUTREACH RESPONSE FORM Supervisory Information Management Project Manager GS-2210-13 PNW Research Station, Resource Monitoring and Assessment Program Please submit by COB Nov. 16, 2012 NAME: _________________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________ MAILING ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE NUMBER: __________ ___ GOVERNMENT AGENCY EMPLOYED WITH? OR N/A______________________________________ TYPE OF CURRENT APPOINTMENT: PERMANENT______ TEMPORARY __ _ TERM ___ __ OTHER CURRENT AGENCY/REGION/FOREST/DISTRICT/LAB: _________________________________ CURRENT SERIES AND GRADE: __________________________________________________ CURRENT POSITION TITLE: _______________________________________________________ If not a current permanent (career or career conditional) employee, are you eligible to be hired under any of the following special authorities? ___ PERSON WITH DISABILITIES ___ VETERANS READJUSTMENT ___ DISABLED VETERAN W/ 30% COMPENSABLE DISABILITY ___ VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACT OF 1998 ___ FORMER PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER ___ STUDENT CAREER EXPERIENCE PROGRAM ___ OTHER _________________________________ Please send this completed form to jdonne...@fs.fed.us or mail to Joseph Donnegan, PFSL, 620 SW Main Street, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97205. The purpose of this Outreach Notice is to determine the potential applicant pool for this position and to establish an appropriate recruitment method and area of consideration for the vacancy announcement (Region-wide, Service-wide, USDA-wide, Government-wide, and/or DEMO). Responses received from this outreach notice will be relied upon to make these determinations. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 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