This position is located in Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, in the Planning and Resource Stewardship Division. This is a TERM position that may be employed for a minimum of 13 months, but may be extended up to 4 years. Open to the first 75 applicants or until 12/02/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

This is a TERM position that may be employed for a minimum of 13 months but may be extended up to 4 years. This type of appointment does not convey permanent status in the Federal service and will be for a period not to exceed thirteen months, with possible extensions up to a total of four years without further competition. The National Park Service retains the right to extend the duration of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the regulation governing the number of years term appointments may last. This change, which may be made at the agency's sole discretion and without further competition, shall not be construed or interpreted as the granting of a right to a selectee or employee to such an extension. No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time that exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulation, unless such regulation expressly allows such action. Duties The incumbent oversees preparation, internal review, and the public involvement and review process for all environmental compliance documents. Duties include but are not limited to: Overseeing the review of all non-National Park Service environmental documents that have a bearing on park programs; managing all aspects of compliance processes and environmental documentation for the park; Acting as a project manager or team leader for preparation of environmental documents for projects that can potentially affect park resources and values; Developing innovative or improved methods or techniques to address conflicts between scientific resource information and policy requirements; evaluating National Park Service (NPS) and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) projects for potential environmental effects; ensuring compliance with applicable policies and regulations; ensuring documents are technically adequate and conform to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), wilderness regulations and agency specific regulations, policies and guidelines.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/02/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Utilizing a wide range of ecological, biological, and geological concepts, principles and practices to address resource issues; researching and interpreting information to analyze impacts to wilderness and natural and cultural resources; serving as a liaison between the agency and other state and federal agency representatives, special interest groups, and the general public at meetings and conferences; utilizing computerized geographic information systems to provide guidance and assistance to collect and assemble reports; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with project managers and interdisciplinary team members; coordinating or consulting with various Federal resource and regulatory agencies and non-government entities regarding environmental issues. developing and managing mitigation and restoration projects associated with reducing or compensating for impacts associated with construction projects. You MUST include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 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. NOTE: education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first determine the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-11. You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts. Volunteer Experience: 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 include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area 1978 Island Ford Parkway Sandy Springs, GA 30350 US
• Name: Rowland Radford
• Email: [email protected]