Civil Service Commission
(1) New Jersey, (2) United States
NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
Eight (8) years of experience in the field of forestry, natural resources, military aviation, or agricultural aviation.
OR
Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional experience. You must indicate either possession of a degree or total number of college credits completed to date on your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
Appointees must provide proof to the Appointing Authority that they satisfy the education requirement at the time of certification. Failure to indicate and provide proof to the Appointing Authority of satisfying the education requirement will result in rejection from the examination process.
NOTE: “Professional experience” refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession’s principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one’s own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.
NOTE: Applicants must possess one thousand (1000) hours as a pilot in command of forest fire suppression, forest fire observation, agricultural, military, or civil aircraft. Time can be in a fixed-wing aircraft, helicopter, military rotorcraft, or a combination of both, provided that at least 500 hours (500) are in the aircraft type being used by the position. Please upload proof of completion of 1000 hours as a pilot with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. Please upload a copy of your evaluation with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
LICENSE: The Appointing Authority is responsible for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only, if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Applicants will be required to hold a certification as a commercial pilot for an instrument-rated rotorcraft – (helicopter), or a single-engine aircraft as deemed appropriate by the appointing authority. Please ensure to provide details of your certification on your application. Failure to indicate possession of a current certification as of the closing date will result in ineligibility. You may be required to provide a copy of a valid license upon appointment.
NOTE: Applicants must possess a Second-Class Medical Certificate issued by the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation. Please ensure to provide details of your certification on your application. Failure to indicate possession of a current certification as of the closing date will result in ineligibility. You may be required to provide a copy of a valid license upon appointment.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Appointees will be required to obtain a Forest Firefighter Certification, issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Appointees will be required to meet the qualifications established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for fighting forest fires on an annual basis.
PLEASE NOTE: Applications must be completed and submitted by 4:00pm on the closing date.
Customer Care and Technical Support: If you are having difficulty submitting your application online, customer care and technical support are available during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday, excluding holidays and emergency closings. Please email: OAS.support@csc.nj.gov or call (609) 292-4144. Please note that application support requests received outside regular business hours on the closing date will not change the application filing deadline so PLEASE FILE EARLY.
Current vacancies exist throughout the State of New Jersey.
- NJAC 4A:4-2.3(b) states that all requirements must be met as of the closing date.
- Online applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date listed above.
- You must complete your application in detail. Your score may be based on a comparison of your background with the job requirements. Failure to complete your application properly may lower your score or cause you to fail. NOTE: Auto-fill may cause incomplete information on your application. Please confirm your name, address and phone number prior to submitting your application.
- If an employment list results from this announcement, it may be certified to fill full-time and part-time positions.
- Effective September 1, 2011, the New Jersey First residency law was enacted. Please click here for additional information. In accordance with Public Law 2010 c. 26, Veterans pay a reduced application fee of $15.00 if they have previously established Veteran's Preference with the DMAVA (as defined by NJSA 11A:5-1 et seq). Those claiming Veteran’s Preference but have not yet received approval from DMAVA must pay the full application fee and may request a refund if the claim is approved at least 8 days prior to the issuance of the eligibility list. Please note this reduced fee does not apply to Public Safety titles.
- Application fees submitted via personal check or money order must be postmarked within five (5) business days of submitting your application. If your fee is postmarked after five (5) business days, or is returned as invalid, you will be declared ineligible and denied admittance to the examination process.
- The Civil Service Commission is increasing its use of emails as a communication tool. Please ensure that your email is always up-to-date so that important information about the testing process is not missed. Please remember to check your junk mail, spam, and clutter for these important messages.