NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST
What you'd do
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Lead a team managing natural resources, recreation, and flood protection facilities. You will execute budgets, protect public lands/waters, manage flood protection facilities, and build strong partnerships with federal, state, tribal, and local agencies.
Major duties
Serve as a Team Leader for office staff, which includes planning daily work assignments, providing technical guidance, and recommending employee training. Direct and execute natural resource programs such as fish and wildlife management, soil conservation, forestry and vegetation, and lakeshore management. Coordinate the operation, maintenance, and development of park and recreation facilities (campgrounds and marinas) with outgrant recreational managers. Formulate operational budgets and execute plans for natural resource site improvements. Enforces Title 36 CFR by educating the visiting public on project purposes, conservation measures, environmental features, and Corps policies and regulations. Enforce project rules and resolve property encroachments through active land and water patrols, issuing citations, utilizing GIS and GPS mapping, and ensuring overall visitor safety. Develop and administer service contracts such as boundary surveying, fencing, spraying of noxious weeds, and janitorial contracts. Reviews and provides technical assistance on permits for boat docks, public events, utility installations, campground upgrades, road projects, and bank stabilization projects on Corps lands. Performs dam safety monitoring to include inspection of flood protection facilities and instrumentation readings.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for a Natural Resource Specialist, GS-0401: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes executing conservation plans (soil, forest, wildlife, vegetation, and lakeshore management) and coordinating operations, maintenance, or visitor safety protocols at public parks, campgrounds, or flood protection facilities; utilizing GIS/GPS mapping tools to identify property boundaries or enforce public land rules (such as Title 36 CFR) through patrols or inspections; and performing permit application reviews of proposed facilities on government lands.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position such as natural resources management (e.g., biology, forestry, ecology, environmental science, wildlife management). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
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