This position is located on the Northern Region, Region 1, Recreation, Minerals, Lands, Heritage and Wilderness with a duty location of Missoula, MT and Bismarck, ND. The incumbent is responsible for supporting managers and resource specialists in the use of geospatial technology. For additional information about the duties of these positions, please contact Kent Wellner at [email protected] for Missoula, MT and [email protected] for Bismarck, ND.

Duties

Support managers and resource specialists in the use of geospatial technology and geographic information systems for land, natural resources and ecosystem management. Coordinate input from managers and resource specialists to determine type, amount and level of information required to develop and analyze ecosystem management alternatives. Provide expertise and make recommendations on the development and application of geospatial analysis processes, protocols and solutions to mission critical resource management issues. Manipulate and analyze geospatial data to support resource management decisions and planning, analysis, and monitoring activities. Compile natural resource, topographic, and cartographic data for creation of thematic map products and presentation materials. Operate complex computer systems and software packages and develop procedures to produce intricately detailed maps and graphics for service programs. Conduct training and provide technical assistance to geographic information system software users in the development, storage, retrieval and analysis of data. Coordinate conversion of geospatial information and remote sensing imagery into geographic information system databases. Performs supervisory duties 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 supervisor training must be completed within your first year to successfully complete your supervisor probationary period.

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. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-12: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as performing ALL of the following duties: Developed data dictionaries, data models, and metadata for multi-disciplinary information and geospatial applications; Manipulated and analyzed geospatial data to support resource management decisions for multiple resource, jurisdictional, and ownership units or a large geographical region; and Compiled natural resource, topographic, and cartographic data for creation of thematic map products and presentation materials for multi-disciplinary resource management planning, preparation of environmental and social assessments, environmental impact statements and other projects supporting natural resource management decision making. 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

There is no substitution for education.

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]