Multiple positions being filled throughout the Northern Region, Region 1. Responsible for overall program management for wilderness, recreation, trails, special uses, and other related programs. For additional information about the duties of this position, please see the Education section below.

Duties

Duties listed at the full performance GS-11 grade. Oversees the unit's wilderness, recreation, trails, special uses, and other related programs budget, and coordinates with other staff groups. Projects the cost of each program based on staffing, equipment, and supply needs. Collects data, analyzes program needs, and recommends action to maintain a balanced budget for the unit's programs. Strategizes, develops, and reviews proposals for new projects, or proposed revisions of existing plans or activities, and recommends action. Analyzes and determines the effects of proposed recreation activities on natural resources and prepares environmental assessments and reports to document findings. Develops and advises on the development of annual and long-range management plans in compliance with agency guidelines and direction. Reviews and synthesizes complex permit applications, and background data to prepare and issue draft/final/modified permits, fact sheets, and public notices Ensures annual and long-range planning milestones are being accomplished, regulations are adhered to, and objectives are met; and if not, makes needed changes as conditions arise. Performs supervisory duties less than 20% 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

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. Specialized Experience Requirement: For theGS-09: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as TWO (2) or more of the following: Participate in surveys and studies of wilderness areas, recreation facilities, trails; Processing special use applications; and/or Inspection of wilderness and recreation special uses, administering special use authorizations for outfitter and guides and recreation events. OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if directly related to the work of this position. OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate education described above. Only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify for this grade level. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. For the GS-11: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as ALL of the following: Provide program input into a natural resources management planning processes for work plans on wilderness, trails and special uses activities; Participate in the development of long and short-range plans of wilderness, trails, special uses and recreation resources for agency guidelines and direction; and Communicate agency management practices, rules, and regulations to the public for education on wilderness, trails, special uses and recreation activities. OR 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; 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.). Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary, or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate, or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the 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. 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 above for education that may be qualifying.

Contact Information:

-Flathead National Forest, Tally Lake Ranger District (2 positions) Duty Location: Kalispell, MT; Supervisor: Bill Mullholland, [email protected]

-Lolo National Forest, Duty Location: Plains, MT; Supervisor, Dan Castillo, [email protected]

-Bitterroot National Forest, Duty Location: Stevensville, MT; Supervisor: Stephen Brown, [email protected]

-Custer Gallatin National Forest, Yellowstone Ranger District, Duty Location: Livingston, MT; Supervisor: Alex Sienkiewicz, [email protected]

-Custer Gallatin National Forest, Gardiner Ranger District, Duty location: Gardiner, MT; Supervisor, Michael Thom, [email protected]

-Dakota Prairie Grasslands, Duty Location: Dickinson, ND. Supervisor: Misty Hays, [email protected]

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]