One vacancy will be filled with 4 vacancy location options within the Black Hills National Forest in Custer, SD, Rapid City, SD, Spearfish, SD and Sundance, WY. The final determination of the duty station(s) will be made by the selecting official at the time of the job offer For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Matthew Daily at [email protected]

Duties

Develops and orchestrates out-year and current year program of work priorities for the Forest-wide soils and water program. Advises Forest Leadership on these priorities, which are based on data collected and reported through the national watershed condition framework, watershed analyses, hydrologic function, soils inventory and assessment, and water quality. Works closely with other resource specialists, as well as District/Zone soils scientists and hydrologists on the Forest and in the Regional office to continually assess conditions, and design and implement program of work efforts. Provides hydrologic functional and technical support and advice to be used in development of the long and short range program for Watershed Management. Through program management guidance to soils and water Forest staff, ensures specialized hydrologic and soils advice to resource planners to enable Forest to meet Watershed constraints while carrying out planned resource activities. Provides quality control oversight while coordinating soils and hydrologist staff to review projects or activities on-the-ground to analyze hydrologic and soils impacts as a result of such activities. Coordinates riparian and/or in-stream restoration projects with fisheries to ensure whole watershed restoration and maintain water quality standards. Interprets and implements new or revised policy directives or program materials from higher authority or regulatory agencies. Proposes local policy and regulation to cover the installation's unique problems which are not covered by state, federal, or higher authority/regulations because regulatory guidance is issued in general terms for command-wide application. Strategically develops partnership methods and agreements for watershed restoration and water quality through coordination with state and federal agencies, municipalities and non-government organizations such as watershed councils. Serves as an authority preparing reports on a variety of complex projects and or contracts. Reports involve analysis of data collected and the environment from which it was collected, and plans for corrective actions.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Basic Requirement:GS-1315: Degree: physical or natural science, or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in any combination of courses in hydrology, the physical sciences, geophysics, chemistry, engineering science, soils, mathematics, aquatic biology, atmospheric science, meteorology, geology, oceanography, or the management or conservation of water resources. The course work must have included at least 6 semester hours in calculus (including both differential and integral calculus), and at least 6 semester hours in physics. Calculus and physics, as described above, are requirements for all grade levels. OR: Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (coursework directly related to position being filled); OR one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level; OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.).Examples of specialized experience are: Collected, analyzed, and interpreted watershed data for input to environmental reports or assessment of stream condition; Used data to inform land management decisions or assess effects to all resources, i.e., physical and biological features; Applied conventional methods to analyze water samples and determine the causes of data anomalies; Prepared and carried out water quality monitoring programs, including preparation of plans, collection and analysis of samples, and interpretation of data, and reports. For the GS-12: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Participated in hydrologic and soil productivity investigations and studies required for planning and design of multi-purpose projects; Compiled information from investigations and studies into long range prescriptions or plans for watershed management and/or water yield improvement; Reviewed completed watershed rehabilitation projects to determine their effectiveness; Participated in the land management planning process as required in the development of environmental assessments or environmental impact statements; Assisted in responding to environmental interrogatories by coordinating with technical experts in the preparation of responses and technical analyses. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See Qualification section for educational requirements.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]