This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Roseburg District Office, Swiftwater Field Office in Roseburg, Oregon ,

Duties

Serves as the soils, water, air, and riparian specialist, as assigned, on interdisciplinary teams preparing Watershed Analyses, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, Categorical Exclusions, and other documents requiring technical input. Provides expertise and technical support in developing mitigation measures during project design stage and monitors projects to evaluate impacts to soil, water, air, and riparian resources in project areas. Collects, summarizes, analyzes, and interprets climatological, soils, watershed, riparian, surface water, ground water, and water quality data (physical, chemical, and biological). Investigates flooding, and/or wildfire events to appraise damages, and potential erosion and sedimentation problems and recommends watershed management practices to mitigate adverse hydrologic, watershed or water quality impacts. For example, conducts species studies and surveys of watershed treatment practices and livestock management and erosion problems in connection with soil/water/vegetation relationships to determine the physical, chemical, hydrologic, and biological properties of the various soils and their management capabilities. Responsible at the Field Office level for implementing and ensuring all appropriate Federal laws, executive orders, policy statements, and regulations pertaining to soils, water, air, and riparian management are complied with by BLM initiated activities. Provides input to managers on budget planning documents such as the Field Office budget, out year programming, and Annual Work Plan (AWP) targets and accomplishments for soil, water, and air resources.

Requirements

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your official or unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application. Basic Requirement, General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series, GS-0401: Possess a bachelor's or higher degree in biological sciences , agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Have a combination of education and experience -- Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. AND Minimum Qualification Requirement, GS-11: In addition to meeting at least one of the Basic Requirements listed above, applicants must have specialized experience and/or education to meet one of the minimum qualifications described below: Specialized Experience: Have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) Evaluating the effects of programs on natural resources to develop landscape improvement plans; (2) Identifying and resolving conventional natural resource management problems; (3) Setting objectives and goals for conducting habitat field inventories; (4) Developing monitoring plans by analyzing data for inclusion in planning documents; and (5) Analyzing natural resource data to compile information for the preparation of reports and/or to make presentations. OR Education: Have successfully completed 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or LL.M., in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct the work of this position such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of Education/Experience: Have an equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate level education described above. (To calculate, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 36 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. Then take the number of months of experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify). Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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". A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Occupational Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Occupational Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position.

Education

Education: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements.

Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

Contacts

• Address BLM Oregon State Office BLM Oregon State Office, OR-953 1220 SW Third Portland, OR 97204 US
• Name: Gina Standley
• Phone: (503) 808-6528
• Email: [email protected]