Supervisory Water and Lands Specialist
What you'd do
You will serve as a Supervisory Water and Lands Specialist with the Bureau of Reclamation.
Major duties
Serves as the Division Supervisor for a multi-disciplinary team of realty, natural resource, and water and land specialists engaged in complying with federal laws to protect resources within the Lahontan Basin Area Office (LBAO). Program areas include cultural resources, environmental, and realty laws; recreation management; water rights administration; Native American Affairs program; resource management planning; negotiation and implementation of water resources projects; negotiation and implementation of title transfer projects; and other natural resources special projects. Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Identifies the scope, methodology, schedule and resources required to complete projects. Develops and implements specialized plans to utilize special congressional appropriations. Interprets appropriations language and determines how best to meet the intent of Congress. Determines portion of work, if any, which could be done by Reclamation or other federal agencies. Reviews drafts of plans of study, preliminary findings reports, plan formulation, working documents, planning reports and special reports and recommends revisions, additions and/or approval. Responsible for reviewing the engineering/environmental/economic studies and related planning phases which contain location, design, cost estimates, construction plans and other features of potential projects under investigation. Assists in the preparation and review of environmental documents for assigned projects. Works with Contracting Officer/Grants Officer to implement and administer a variety of assigned contracts. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with stakeholders, industrial interests, commercial and sport fishing groups, agricultural interests, Tribes, special interest groups, and with counterparts in the community and beyond.
What you need to qualify
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/04/2026 - unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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 periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. 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. To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify at the GS-13 grade level you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience planning work to be accomplished and setting and adjusting priorities; Monitoring budget outlays, preparing schedules for completion of work, and determining resourcing requirements; Analyzing many complex interrelated technical data and reviewing documents, planning reports and special reports and recommending revisions; and Drafting plans of study, preliminary findings reports, plan formulation activities, and finalizing reports. 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.
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