This position is located in the ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION, ON THE MOUNTAIN PLANNING SERVICE GROUP IN CHEYENNE, WY. This position serves as an economist, providing professional expertise and leadership for economic activities conducted in support of natural resource projects and programs. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Elizabeth Tichner at (406) 329-3480 or [email protected].

Duties

Providing advice and program development on benefits and costs to support regulations and other decisions affecting National Forest management. Obtain, compile, organize, and analyze economic data. Conceive, design, perform and document a broad range of economic analyses and research assignments involving conditions and problems pertaining to natural resource management and bring such studies to meaningful conclusions Preparing reports, briefing materials, or similar presentation materials that include or require economic analysis for staff at various levels of the agency as well as external audiences. Consulting with other economic experts at various levels of the agency to contribute to economic initiatives. Procure and/or manage contracts for economic services to assist with duties above on a periodic basis.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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-0110: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. Or A combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major described above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. My resume reflects the experience used to meet this requirement. 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: GS-12: At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level that includes: providing expert advice on the application of natural resource economic theory and analysis to program US Forest Service staff or similar natural resource or environmental management situations. Additionally, the candidate should have experience completing economic analyses, such as benefit-cost analysis and, economic impact or distributional analyses, for projects in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents, regulatory impact analyseis, regulatory flexibility analyseis, or similar natural resource or environmental management legislation, regulation, and policy applications. Ability to identify and evaluate significant factors, solve complex problems, and draw rational inferences based on analytical findings. Plan or design methods and approaches to meet unanticipated or variable conditions and recommend further analysis based on findings and observations, when appropriate. Identifying, implementing, and monitoring funding and budgets, as well as contracts, agreements, or other external sources of economic analysis or consultation services to support natural resources or environmental management and decision-making. 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

Please see below.

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]