FIRE CHIEF (NGT6329000)

Duties

• Selected applicant(s) will be required to complete an online Onboarding process.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation. Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate SECRET security clearance within ONE (1) year of appointment.
• Continued employment in this position is contingent upon satisfactory completion of the mandatory training specifically identified for the position.
• Continued employment in this position is contingent upon successful completion of the physical examination and periodic medical evaluation thereafter.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the Government Travel Credit Card (GTC) as a condition of employment.
• Must possess a valid Puerto Rico State driver's license to operate government motor vehicle in accordance with Service specific Vehicle Operations Directives.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Irregular and overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies.
• Position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration and will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG.
• Federal employees currently serving in the excepted service (Title 32) must acknowledge they will voluntarily leave the Title 32 excepted service by accepting an offer of employment for this NG Title 5 excepted service position.
• Incumbent is subject to random drug testing. Pre-employment drug testing and participation in random drug testing may be a condition of employment when on the job announcement.
• Drug testing will only occur once a drug free workplace policy has been established and approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
• Incumbent may work a minimum 56 or 60-hour week with supervisor's approval and is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week unless TDY or on leave.
• Incumbent required to participate in a physical fitness program and pass an annual physical.
• Positions, involving firefighting duties or other duties involving arduous physical exertion, may be subject to periodic medical examinations following appointment to determine fitness for continued performance of the duties of the position.
• This position meets criteria for secondary/administrative coverage under special retirement coverage provisions in that it requires prior experience in a primary or equivalent outside experience as a prerequisite.

Qualifications

AREA OF CONSIDERATION:
HRO MUST process and clear the Department of Defense (DoD), Priority Placement Program (PPP), prior to advertising all internal and external job vacancies and promotion announcements.

AREA 1 = All permanent employee's members (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Air National Guard
AREA 2 = All indefinite employee's members (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Air National Guard
AREA 3 = Currently serving members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard (M-Day)
AREA 4 = Prior (former) members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard
AREA 5 = Current Federal Employees (from any agency)
AREA 7 = US Citizens

First round consideration will be given to Area 1 Candidates. (All other Areas will be screened only in the event that there are no qualified or recommended Candidates).

DUTIES:
As a FIRE CHIEF (NGT6329000), GS-0081-12, you will serve as the Fire Chief responsible for the overall management and supervision of the fire protection/crash rescue and fire prevention program for the base.

QUALIFICATIONS:
You will lose consideration for the position if your application does not include all the information/documents requested on the vacancy announcement. The USAJOBS Resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you met the required GENERAL and SPECIALIZED experience. Experiences copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and will disqualify you from the position. National Guard military (part-time) service is considered as full-time experience when evaluated against the qualification requirements. The applicant is credited with an actual number of months the member has been in the National Guard provided such service is related to the position to be filled.

SELECTED FACTOR:
Must be certified by the DoD FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATION SYSTEM as FIRE OFFICER IV (Includes Fire Officer I,II,III):
-Fire Inspector II (Includes Fire Inspector I)
-Fire Instructor II (Includes Fire Instructor I)
-HAZMAT Incident Commander (Includes Hazmat Awareness, Hazmat Operations)
-Airport Firefighter
-Firefighter I, II
NOTE:
(Copy of EACH certificate MUST be submitted with the application in order to be considerate).

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
Work experience or military service that demonstrated the ability to follow directions and to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures and that otherwise demonstrates the ability to perform or learn to perform the duties of the position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Applicant must possess at least ONE (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower-level grade GS-11 position or the equivalent THIRTY-SIX (36) months of specialized experience performing or supervising duties such as planning, organizing, and overseeing the activities of the Fire Protection Flight; developing goals and objectives that integrate organization and Civil Engineering objectives; establishing, revising, or reviewing policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organization design for the flight mission accomplishment, promote team building, implement quality improvements, or in response to concerns with regulatory compliance and/or customer requirements; planning work for accomplishment by subordinate units, setting and adjusting short-term priorities, and preparing schedules based on consideration of difficulty of requirements and assignments such that the experience, training, and abilities of the staff are effectively utilized; providing direction and advice regarding policies, procedures, and guidelines; reviewing and structuring organization resources and maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the organization; balancing workload and providing overall direction and on a wide range of fire protection, prevention, crash rescue, and administrative issues; establishing metric and analysis systems for units managed efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with regulatory procedures; evaluating requirements for additional resources submitted and balancing organizational needs with overall mission requirements and resource interests; identifying the need for change in organization priorities and taking action to implement such changes; reviewing training to assure it is proper and promotes effective operation of the organization as a whole; exercising supervisory personnel management responsibilities; directing, coordinating, and overseeing work through subordinate supervisors; advising staff regarding policies, procedures, and directives of higher-level management or headquarters; selecting candidates for non-supervisory positions and recommending selections for supervisory positions taking into consideration skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and EEO objectives; appraising performance of supervisors and other employees directly supervised and serving as reviewing official on evaluation of non-supervisory employees rated by supervisors; initiating action to correct performance or conduct problems and reviews and/or approves serious disciplinary actions; reviewing developmental needs of supervisors and non-supervisory employees and making decisions on non-routine, costly or controversial training needs and/or requests for unit employees; discharging security responsibilities by ensuring education and compliance with security directives; explaining classification determinations; representing the Fire Protection Flight with a variety of installation and functional area organizations; establishing, developing, and maintaining effective working relationships with personnel, manpower, other staff officials, and municipal and other federal fire departments; providing technical advisory services to management on all matters pertaining to fire protection and prevention; negotiating mutual aid agreements with other local fire departments, reviewing agreements frequently and updating as required; assuming full charge at crashes, fire, or emergency situations, directing activities and personnel, transmitting instructions to Assistant Chiefs on the scene or other personnel as to the procedures to be followed; taking charge when highly classified weapons or equipment are involved in fire, watching exposures, and taking necessary precautions for protecting surrounding facilities; assuring that equipment is properly utilized, determining, and using the more effective combative agent for various types of fires; determining need, budgets for, and recommending acquisition of additional and/or different fire protection, firefighting, and specialized rescue equipment, contract services, formal training, etc. providing technical advice on fire protection aspects of engineering projects; aircraft operational training programs; munitions storage, processing, and handling; supply storage; fuel storage and handling; aircraft and vehicle maintenance operations; and utilization of buildings and facilities.

NOTE:
MAXIMUN ENTRY AGE:
The maximum entry age for DoD firefighters is 37 . An individual not appointed by the last day of the month in which the individual becomes age 37 will not be originally appointed or assigned to these positions. For exceptions to the maximum entry age, see DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 336, January 22, 2015, Incorporating Change 1, December 1, 2017, Enclosure 3, Section 3.

SPECIAL RETIREMENT PROVISIONS AUTHORITY: One of the following apply:
- FERSPosition covered as secondary under the FERS special retirement provisions for Federal firefighters [5 USC 8401(14), 5 USC 8412 (d), and 5 CFR 842.802]. Authority: Authority: Secretary of Defense Memorandum, dated 31 Aug 89.

OR

- CSRSPosition covered as a secondary position under the CSRS special retirement provisions for Federal firefighters [5 USC 8331 (21), 5 USC 8336(c), and 5 CFR 831.902]. Authority: OPM Memorandum, dated 26 Jun 89.
Special Retirement Coverage is effective retroactive to the date of the personnel action of this SCPD.

Education

SUBSTITUTION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Appropriate firefighter training may be substituted for experience on a month-for-month basis.
Firefighter training obtained as part of a high school curriculum- may be substituted for the SIX (6) months of general experience required. Successful completion of a 2-year course of study in an accredited college or university in Fire Training, Fire Science, or other related fields of study is qualifying or successful completion of a 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university with major study in Fire Science, Fire Training, or other related fields of study may be substituted for the TWELVE (12) months of specialized experience required.

NOTE:
Copy of the Official/student transcripts showing conferred Degree must be included in order to receive credit for education. Unofficial transcripts from internet or with alterations will not be considered. To receive credit for education the information must be included in the education section of the Resume.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ).