Airplane Pilot Job in Anchorage, AK

Vacancy No. NPSFAM-25-12756055-DE Department National Park Service
Salary $100,204.00 to $130,271.00 Grade 12 to 12
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 6/30/2025 Close Date 7/5/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Anchorage, AK


Summary

This position is located in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Anchorage, AK.

This announcement is for Airplane Pilot, GS-2181-12, and will be used to clear ICTAP/CTAP priority lists. It is only open to current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the ICTAP/CTAP.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

This announcement is for ICTAP/CTAP eligibles only within the local commuting area of Anchorage, Alaska.

Duties

  • Serve as pilot-in-command of single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft equipped with wheels, floats, and skis. Aircraft operations involve flights over remote terrain, and are conducted from lakes, rivers, gravel bars, beaches, unimproved tundra strips, and ridge tops. Flights may be conducted in adverse weather, turbulence, and at low altitudes.
  • Performs pre-mission planning, prepares, and files flight plans using flight planning publications and maps, schedules flights for Lake Clark National Park and Preserve as part of the pilot duties for Lake Clark National Park and Preserve owned airplanes, or other DOI aircraft as needed, maintains the fixed wing portion of the park aviation calendar, obtains and evaluates aviation weather reports and briefings. Performs preflight maintenance and operational checks on aircraft to ensure airworthiness. Loads or guides loading of aircraft to ensure that weight and balance limitations are not exceeded.
  • Provide aviation support for activities such as the following: park familiarization, transport of people and cargo, establishment and resupply of remote field camps, hunting and subsistence activities monitoring, wildlife and natural resource data collection, search and rescue missions, law enforcement patrols, and other related aviation activities as directed.
  • 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 and provide support to field rangers.
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) Statement: COLA pay in Anchorage, Alaska is 1.49%. The salary annotated on this announcement includes the locality, however, does not include the cost-of-living allowance.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Area of Consideration for this position refers to the ICTAP/CTAP hiring authority/eligibility and not the physical location of the position.
  • Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
  • Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
  • Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
  • You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
  • Pre-employment and periodic physical examinations required.
  • Maintain OAS Special Use Qualifications Card for Low Level, Unprepared Site and Ski plane
  • You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
  • You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
  • If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
  • You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 10 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
  • You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
  • Position may be required to carry a firearm in the back-country, or other locations, for non-law enforcement reasons such as protection from animals is required. Appointee must be free of any domestic violence convictions and will self-certify prior to appointment based on the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 USC).

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/05/2025-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified 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 FACTORS: This position performs duties as an Airplane Pilot (including serving as a pilot in command). Candidates must meet ALL of the following requirements by close of this announcement or they will receive no further consideration for this position. You must provide documentation in your resume or provide certificates for each selective factor by the closing date of this announcement or you will be rated ineligible.

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.

2. Must possess and maintain a FAA Medical Certificate First or Second Class --or-- a current military flight physical.

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.

4. Must have flown 100 hours in the last twelve months

5. Must have 75 hours of night flying time.

6. Recent Flight Experience in accordance with 14 CFR 61.57 - Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors.

-AND -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 months and 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.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Additional information

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 not 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.

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.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Physical Demands: The work occasionally requires strenuous physical exertion. As pilot, the incumbent will be required to stay airborne for several hours at a time. Incumbent is required to maintain a valid second class FAA Flight Medical Certificate.

Working Conditions: Work environment will vary from an office, to an aircraft cockpit, to the outdoors. Work may involve exposure to adverse weather, the discomfort of manual work, and the unpredictable hazards involved in law enforcement and wildlife work. Incumbent will be responsible for the unloading and loading of equipment and supplies in and out of aircraft, typically in remote locations. While working on the ground or in the air, the incumbent will be exposed to the extreme conditions of the arctic environment, including temperatures ranging from -40F to +95F, high winds, blizzards, snow, ice, rain, dust, insects and bears. In cases of emergency, help is not readily available, and special safety and survival precautions must be taken.

The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for situational telework only.

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.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

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.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85.0 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.

Area of Consideration for this position refers to the ICTAP/CTAP hiring authority/eligibility and not the physical location of the position.

An interview may be required for this position. If an interview is required, failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.

You will be evaluated on the following competencies:

  • Partnering
  • Technical Competence

Required Documents

ALL required documentation must be submitted to receive full consideration for eligibilities and veterans' preference selected.

The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/05/2025:

  1. Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, dates specified in month and year format, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
  2. A complete Application Questionnaire:
    • The Application Questionnaire is the application questions when redirected after selecting the "Apply" button within the announcement.
  3. Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
    • Veterans' Preference Documentation:
      • If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF-15. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the National Archives.
      • If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/rate at time of discharge, 4) dates of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) dated within 120 days of your separation.
      • If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran, you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15, and if applicable, a completed SF15. You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability.
  4. College transcripts if qualifying based on education. Accreditation: Postsecondary Education Institutions
  5. Documentation for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan consideration if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include:
    • Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc;
    • SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and
    • Most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified or above 85 on the rating criteria for this position.
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.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

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 07/05/2025.

  1. Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to login or create an account.
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  4. Select documents you want included in this application.
  5. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed.
  6. Select if you want to include your demographic information.
  7. After reading and certifying the application is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site."
  8. Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your application.
  9. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown.
    • Upload any missing required documents or optional documents.
  10. Review and Submit Application.
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Agency contact information

NPS Fire-SPARK Office

Next steps

Many similar positions are advertised by various offices within the National Park Service. You MUST apply to each announcement for consideration. Officials may hire at any grade level, location or work schedule. All positions may or may not be filled. Dates and length of employment will vary between park sites depending on funding, weather conditions, and visitation. Positions are TEMPORARY positions, not to exceed 6 months (1,039 hours), and have no promotion potential.

Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candidates and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.


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