These positions are being concurrently announced under Pathways Recent Graduate program as announcement number 24-NPT-MRS-101-401-07-RG. Current federal employees may apply to both announcements. This position may be filled at the GS-07 grade level with promotion potential to the GS-09.

Duties

Prepare all types of recreation/non-recreation special use permits including inspection of permittee operations to determine compliance with terms of the permit based on regulations and law. Prepare associated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and environmental assessment reports and special use permits in final form, for supervisor’s review. Calculate fees to issue billings related to special use permits. Participate in the administration of recreation special use programs to maintain compliance with Unit direction. Gather and compile data needed to determine proposed resource management activities using conventional methods and techniques. Maintain information database to monitor resources program activities. Exchange technical and operational information to coordinate responses and actions with other disciplines. Develop environmental documents including impact statements concerning special use permit proposals and other project proposals. Prepare correspondence to permittees such as inquiries concerning special uses, delinquency and termination notices and to disseminate rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Prepare technical background reports which include the nature and extent of violations to gain compliance with the terms of the use permit. Maintain files relating to special use activities including recreation residences, organization camps, resorts, concessions, rights-of-ways, power lines, pipelines and/or communication sites. Confer with permittees or operators in an attempt to gain compliance with permit terms and/or regulations and laws. Coordinate with natural resource disciplines to ensure program requirements are included in project planning and execution. Communicate program information to the public regarding management practices, rules and regulations relating to special use permits.

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. This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series listed below. Basic Requirement: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. GS-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 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. GS-0401: 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 Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major field of study that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major. OR 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 the applicant 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. 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: 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. For the GS-7 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level; Specialized experience is defined as meeting two or more of the following: Assisting with providing program input into the natural resources planning process; Assisting with developing portions of an annual program of work; Assisting with tracking permit holder status, and Assisting with creating recreation and non-recreation special use permits in a database. OR one full year of graduate level education; OR an appropriate combination of graduate level education and specialized experience; OR Superior Academic Achievement (to determine if you are eligible, go to: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp).The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Please note that Superior Academic Achievement cannot be applied unless you have graduated and have been awarded the degree (the final GPA is required). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. 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

Education completed in foreign colleges and universities may be used if it has been accredited or evaluated by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

This position has a positive education requirement, as outlined above under basic qualifications. The term positive education requirement refers to an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) determination that the duties of a scientific, technical, or professional position cannot be performed by an individual that does not have the prescribed minimum education. For additional information on the qualification standards for the 0101/0401 series, visit the OPM Qualifications Standards found at:

GS-0101 Qualification Standards
GS-0401 Qualification Standard

POSITION INFORMATION
This announcement is associated with the 2024 Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences Conference (MANNRS) recruitment event. The target start date for these positions is Summer/Fall 2024.

To see where these Forest Service offices are located, click here. Click each region name to see the different locations within the Forest Service. For additional information on a position at a specific duty location, please contact:

If you have questions regarding duty locations in this announcement please email [email protected]. Please include the announcement number and the exact location(s) for which you have questions in your email.

The duty locations listed in this announcement include primary and alternate locations for available positions. You must select all duty locations for which you wish to be considered; final duty location for each position will be determined at the time of selection.

Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE.

This position is being concurrently announced under Recent Graduate procedures as announcement number 24-NPT-MRS-101-401-07-RG. This position may be filled at the GS-07 grade level with promotion potential to the GS-09.

The duty location for these positions will be one of the duty locations listed in this announcement. Final determination will be made by the selecting official at the time of job offer.

FIELD GOING: The applicant should expect that these are all primarily field going positions, with a significant amount of physically challenging field work in natural resource settings. This could involve use of Forest Service vehicles, tools, and Personal Protective Equipment; hiking, exposure to weather extremes and wildlife, and in some cases, working extended hours or shifts, evening work and/or spending some nights at remote locations.

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]