This position is located in Natchez Trace Parkway, in the Resource Management Division. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 06/14/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

This position serves as the Lands Resource Manager in the Resource Management Division at the Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi under the supervision of the Division Chief. The incumbent is responsible for managing the Parkway's land records, deed reservations, scenic easements, leases, and land acquisitions and exchanges. They serve as the construction permit and rights-of-way (ROW) coordinator and provides support to resolve trespass issues. Works collaboratively with subject matter experts and technical staff to identify issues with proposed actions and find solutions. Incumbent communicates directly with landowners, permit and ROW applicants, county officials, and staff from agencies such as Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee Departments of Transportation, Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Federal Highway Administration.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-06/14/2024-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. EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: reviewing and understand construction and right of way plans; reading maps, aerial photos, and plats; determining legal land rights; working with and understanding land deed, easement, and right of way documents; monitoring construction projects to ensure compliance with permit conditions; communicating with the public, local communities, and adjacent landowners; and drafting permits and correspondence for official signature. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a 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 related. You must include transcripts. -OR- An equivalent combination of such education and experience. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must provide copies of your transcript and the hours worked per week on your resume. ICTAP/CTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special prior­ity selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. 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.

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 Natchez Trace Parkway DO NOT SEND MAIL 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway Tupelo, MS 38804-9718 US
• Name: Troy Shropshire
• Phone: 000000000
• Email: [email protected]