There are three positions being filled through this vacancy. All positions are located in the Eastern Region. For additional information about these positions, please refer to the Additional Information section. Serves as a unit Recreation Program Manager providing strategic planning, leadership, and coordination of the unit's multi-faceted recreation program. The incumbent also recommends operating policies, practices, and procedures and is responsible for programming and budgeting.

Duties

Duties listed are at the full performance level, GS-12. Provide expert technical support and facilitate interdisciplinary approaches to the development of resource plans and recreation management activities. Formulate long-range resource management planning input for natural resources plans on a unit. Analyze and recommend priorities and adjustments based on changing direction and variety of work factors. Correlate program recommendations into annual recreation management plan. Prepare detailed long-range and short-term recreation plans, environmental analysis reports, and evaluate proposal statements prepared by others. Develop recommendations and guidance documents to ensure recreation program objectives are accomplished. Provide accomplishment information and determine if correction or changes are needed in objectives. Communicate with federal, state, county/town, universities, and other interest groups, to represent the agency in numerous meetings, situations, and events. Communicate and negotiate with federal, state, county/town, universities, and other interest groups as partners to plan and develop cooperative endeavors. Communicate with Federal, State, County/Town, Universities, and other interest groups to address mutual issues and controversial situations. This position supervises 20% or less of the time.

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
• New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required new supervisory training program within the first year.

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. This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series listed below. Basic Requirement: For the GS-0101: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement as defined below. For more information on the qualifications for this position, go to: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/social-science-series-0101/ Degree: 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 behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR A combination of education and experience -- that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. For the GS-0401: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement as defined below. For more information on the qualifications for this position, go to: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/IORs/gs0400/0401.htm Degree: 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 biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR A combination of education and experience that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, AND Experience sufficient to demonstrate that possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field needed to perform the work of the occupation. For the GS-0807: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement as defined below. For more information on the qualifications for this position, go to: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/landscape-architecture-series-0807/ Degree: Successful completion of a 5-year program of study of at least 160 semester hours from an accredited college or university leading to a Bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in landscape architecture or landscape design. OR A Combination of education and experience-- for each year short of graduation, the applicant must have had 1 year of experience under professional leadership and guidance of such character and diversity as to be a satisfactory substituted for the required education. This experience must have included original landscape design. 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 one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level; OR 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 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 include one or more of the following: Developed and monitored a portion of an annual program of work in recreation, trails, special uses, and wilderness and ensured compliance with guidelines and direction; Implemented recreation plan objectives and inspected the full range of recreation uses, administration of special use authorization for recreation events and concessionaire operations; Developed contract or agreement language for recreation projects; Assisted with the administration of a recreation program preparing environmental assessments for proposed land use; Prepare maintenance plans and schedules to coordinate maintenance and construction activities. For the GS-12 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level. Examples of specialized experience are at least one or more of the following: Provided expertise and advice in the administration of recreation program and projects by preparing and managing project scopes, budgets, and schedules; Ensured the new recreation facilities are in accordance with approved plans; Coordinated future recreation use and development between internal (Engineers, Wildlife Biologist, etc.) and external partners to ensure consistency in program emphasis, development, and use between unit resources; Provided expertise and advice in assessing current recreation use, type, and standards, and in long-range planning, maintenance, and operation of recreation facilities; Reviewed recreation projects and proposals for recreation facilities or activities, and made recommendations or revisions to new and/or existing plans. 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 any 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]