Deputy District Ranger

This position serves as a Deputy District Ranger with responsibility for the management of the resources, personnel, goods, and services of a designated area on a National Forest/Grassland.

For additional information about the duties of this position and for location specific points of contact, please see the 'Additional Information' section of this announcement.

• Serves as an alter-ego to the District Ranger sharing responsibility for providing technical and administrative direction to all activities of a designated area on a National Forest/Grassland.
• Serves as a steward for a designated Forest Service area and embodies the agency's core values in service to the Forest Service mission and completes duties in a way that is trustworthy, caring, respectful, responsive, curious, and inclusive.
• Clearly communicates decisions and takes care to explain actions in the larger context of our Forest Service mission and purpose.
• Works in collaboration with communities and partners.
• Builds community, welcomes diverse and new perspectives, remains invested and stays informed of current social, political, and economic issues and concerns within assigned geographical area.
• Oversees the inventory, planning, evaluation, and management of each forest/grassland resource including timber, soil, land, water, wildlife and fish habitat, minerals, forage, wilderness and visual areas, and outdoor recreation.
• Oversees the planning, budgeting, and management information for identifying work force and organizational needs, and unit priorities.
• Plans work to be accomplished, sets, and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Develops and monitors performance standards, provides advice and counsel, hears and resolves minor complaints, addresses minor grievances, identifies and provides training; and recommends appointments, promotions, and reassignment actions.