Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Fairbanks, Alaska. Information about Alaska can be found at https://alaska.gov/communit.html. We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Duties

Apply knowledge of the manuals, policies and laws related to processing realty authorizations, such as Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Prepare written reports, assessments, and email communications on a variety of complex realty related issues. Enter data into a variety of automated systems and track and organize a variety of files and records related to realty applications and records ensuring accuracy and data quality. Provide information and answer to complex realty questions to the public, other offices, and external agency partners. Establish relationships within the community of realty program to seek advice, share information, and stay abreast of changes in policy, regulations, and procedures.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Be sure to read the 'How to Apply' and 'Required Documents' Sections.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• Direct Deposit Required.
• Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
• An applicant appointed to this position must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license while employed in this position.
• Selectees w/less than 3 years exp. as a Realty Spec. (GS-1170) are required to attend a 3-part Lands and Realty Academy at BLM's National Training Center. Failure to complete/pass this Academy may result in your termination.
• May require a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. For GS-09 You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: Processing legal instruments such as rights-of-way, temporary use permits, exchanges, public sales, recreation and public purposes leases/patents, airport leases/patents, land classification, withdrawals, State selections, or trespasses; writing or reviewing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analyses; experience implementing federal regulations related to land and resource management (e.g., NEPA, Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)). -OR- Education: have completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in business administration, public administration or policy, or land use planning, or LL.B. or J.D., if related. -OR- Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. For GS-11 You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 level. Experience must be in or directly related to examination or adjudication of cases involving laws and regulations dealing with land and resources. Qualifying specialized experience includes any one of the following: (1) adjudication or examination of applications and claims for the disposal, use of, or title to public lands, issuance of leases, licenses, or permits for land or resources use, and resolving conflicts arising from use; (2) work in a legal field that includes substantial involvement in examinations of titles or other legal transactions involving acquisition, land use, lease or disposal of land; (3) title searching, abstracting, or interpreting land records, survey plats, or tract indexes and books, provided the work demonstrated an understanding of law, regulations, and policies associated with land management programs; and/or (4) work as a land appraiser that involved appraisal of undeveloped or marginal-type land. -OR- Education: have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related in business administration, public administration or policy, and land use planning. -OR- Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. 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. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level. Physical Demands: You willconduct occasional onsite visits requiring physical ability to travers remote rough country by cross country vehicles or by foot, sometimes in extreme climate conditions to conduct field inspections. You will be required to operate four-wheel drive vehicles on and off roads in isolated areas. Work Environment: Work varies from office setting to working outside in isolated areas under adverse weather conditions. Field work will require to work along while in the field, camping in primitive conditions, and will result in exposure to all types of weather conditions ranging from summer temperatures to -10 F in winter.

Education

If using education to qualify, you must submit copies of all transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. See Required Documents section for more information.

Contacts

• Address BLM Alaska 222 West 7th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99513 US
• Name: Annyn Vanderlooven
• Phone: (907) 271-2455
• Email: [email protected]