05/03/2022 to 05/25/2022
$42.68 - $55.49 per hour
In addition to hourly salary, you will receive a 2.48% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), subject to annual review and adjustment.
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—- You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time - See the "duties" section for clarification.
Competitive
None
2181 Aircraft Operation
No
Other
Yes
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Credentialing
AK-1537-YUGA-22-11486890-ST
652430600
Major Duties
During non-flying hours, the position will be assigned other duties. For example, the incumbent may coordinate or assist in emergency operations, including search and rescue, wildfire management, law enforcement and emergency medical operations; provide support to field rangers for criminal investigations.
Work Schedule:
This is a career-seasonal appointment. Career-seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. This position is guaranteed to be in a paid status for at least 13 pay periods and may be in a non-paid status for up to 13 pay periods. Non-pay/non-work for this position is expected to be from Mid-November through Mid-February of every year. It is anticipated that you will be in a paid status for the remainder of the year. When your services are not required due to lack of work, lack of funds, weather conditions or for other reasons, you will be placed in a non-work/non-pay status. You will have the option to continue your health coverage while in non-pay status.
Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska. 2019 estimates put the population of the city proper at 30,917, and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 96,849, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Alaska (after Anchorage). Fairbanks is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the founding campus of the University of Alaska system. The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District operates public schools serving the City of Fairbanks.
Fairbanks is in the central Tanana Valley, straddling the Chena River near its confluence with the Tanana River. Immediately north of the city is a chain of hills that rises gradually until it reaches the White Mountains and the Yukon River. The city's southern border is the Tanana River. South of the river is the Tanana Flats, an area of marsh and bog that stretches for more than 100 miles (160 km) until it rises into the Alaska Range, which is visible from Fairbanks on clear days. To the east and west are low valleys separated by ridges of hills up to 3,000 feet (910 m) above sea level.
The city of Fairbanks and the greater Fairbanks area is home to several attractions and events, which draw visitors from outside of Alaska throughout the year. Summer tourist traffic primarily consists of cruise ship passengers who purchase package tours which include travel to Fairbanks. Many of these tourists spend one or more nights at a local hotel and visit one or more attractions. Tourism the rest of the year is mostly concentrated around the winter season, centered upon the northern lights, ice carving and winter sports. In addition, other events draw visitors from within Alaska, mostly from the community's trading area throughout Interior Alaska and the North Slope.
For additional information about the duties or location of this position, please contact Brian Sutton at
[email protected]
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/25/2022-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a
non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed
as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted.
An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience
. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.
Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience.
For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.
SELECTIVE FACTOR:
This position performs duties as an Airplane Pilot (including serving as a pilot in command). Candidates must meet the following requirements by close of this announcement or they will receive no further consideration for this position.
1. Must possess and maintain a current FAA Commercial Pilot-Airplane or Airline Transport Pilot-Airplane with Single Engine Land and Instrument Rating --or-- military equivalent. (Screen-out)
2. Must possess and maintain a FAA Medical Certificate First or Second Class --or-- a current military flight physical. (Screen-out)
3. Must have flown a minimum of 1,500 hours total flight time, of which at least 1,200 hours will have been as pilot-in-command (PIC) with 500 hours PIC airplane. (Screen-out)
4. Must have flown 100 hours in the last twelve months (Screen-out)
5. Must have 75 hours of night flying time. (Screen-out)
6. Recent Flight Experience in accordance with 14 CFR 61.57 - Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors.
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AND
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In addition to the Selective Factors above, to qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualification by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: serving as pilot-in-command of a single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft; performing pre-mission planning to include filing flight plans; obtaining and evaluating weather.
You must include hours worked per week on your resume.
Volunteer Experience:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Physical Demands:
Aviation work frequently requires stressful activities and/or occasionally strenuous physical exertion. This work also requires some manual dexterity and other physical activities (e.g., listening, kneeling, standing, sitting, stooping, talking, walking, loading and unloading personnel and equipment, etc.) in all types of terrain with regard to the normal aviation environment, i.e., airstrips, hangars, tarmacs, lakes, rivers, ponds, and other areas where an airplane may be parked such that an inspection or maintenance of the airplane is likely to be performed. The incumbent must be emotionally, mentally and physically sound. As pilot, the incumbent may be required to stay airborne for several hours at a time. Incumbent is required to maintain a valid second class FAA Medical Certificate, and to meet minimal physical fitness requirements for emergency services.
The temperatures at which NPS aircraft operations, depending on location, can vary from well over 100 degrees to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Aircraft interior temperatures can be significantly hotter. The nature of park missions may expose the incumbent to these temperatures for significant periods of time. Excellent physical conditioning is necessary and self-monitoring for signs of fatigue, hyperthermia and/or hypothermia is essential. Pilot duties require excellent coordination and dexterity to operate aircraft.
Working Conditions:
The aviation work environment varies from office, to an airplane cockpit, to the outdoors. Work will involve exposure to adverse weather, the discomfort of manual work, and some unpredictable hazards involved in the operation of an airplane or the various mission profiles. While working on the ground or in the airplane the incumbent will be exposed to extreme conditions of the arctic environment, including temperatures ranging from -40F to +95F, high winds, blizzards, snow, ice, rain, dust, insects and wildlife.
While operating aircraft, incumbent is subject to hazardous conditions. Low altitude flights, various weather conditions, poor communications and flying from/to improved and unimproved airstrips, sandbars, water or snow. Terrain is mountainous and unpopulated. Weather can be severe and unpredictable, with weather forecasts not readily available or reliable. In cases of emergency, help may not be readily available and special safety and survival precautions must be taken. Sometimes severe safety and logistical problems will occur requiring prompt and sound judgement.
Activities, especially airplane maintenance, may cause exposure to chemicals, fluids, materials, or other solvents utilized when around airplanes that may be hazardous or pose safety concerns.
There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level of this announcement.
A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.
Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses
will be paid
if the person selected for the position is from outside the local commuting area and is otherwise eligible for reimbursement of relocation expenses under the Federal Travel Regulations. Or a relocation/recruitment incentive may be offered.
A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized
for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is
not
eligible for a recruitment incentive.
A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Please review the
"Qualifications"
section above for information regarding the physical demands and work environment for this position.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.
Working for the National Park Service offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include, in part, sick and personal leave, holidays, life and health insurance, retirement benefits, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan which includes a percentage of government matching contributions.
Alaska currently does not have a state income tax.
In the event of an accident while traveling in a government aircraft, the payable benefits of a private life insurance policy may be affected.
Government housing is not available.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Click the following link for more information, https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position. A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
Candidates who apply under
Competitive Merit Promotion
procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are highly qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Best qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.
Candidates who apply under
Noncompetitive Merit Promotion
procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.
You will be evaluated on the following competencies:
In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, please
submit a statement
as to why it is not available. Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level.
Note:
this requirement applies to
everyone
who applies for this vacancy
, not just current federal employees.
See "Required Documents" for more information.
Do not submit photographs with your application package.
Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.
Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents.
Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/25/2022.
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/25/2022. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.