About the Position: Lake Sidney Lanier is a large multi-use lake located in the foothills of the Southern Appalachians Mountains and only one hour north of Atlanta, GA. The lake is surrounded by numerous towns and offers a variety of living conditions from urban to rural. North Georgia offers an abundance of opportunities for recreation, sports, universities, shopping, hospitals and theater. The climate in NE Georgia allow for year round outdoor opportunities.

Duties

Responsible for natural resource management for the resource area. Develop and implement plans for variety of complex natural resource management and protection programs. Coordinate plans and activities for the management and operation and maintenance of the natural resources, parks, recreation sites, facilities, and undeveloped areas. Review requests for leases, licenses, special use permits, and shoreline use permits. Recommend appropriate courses of action to Real Estate Division. Provide advice and technical guidance to the project office, including formulation and execution of budgets. Assure reasonable equity of individual employee performance objectives, standards and ratings among subordinate organizations. Provide safety briefs and explain regulations to employees and volunteers. Foster cooperation and coordination of joint activities with local, state, and federal agency representatives.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• State issued Driver License is required.
• Incumbent may operate a Class 1 motorboat therefore, Motor Vessel License is required.
• One year supervisory probation period required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDefense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Natural Resource Manager: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) Providing management, oversight, direction, technical assistance, and/or leadership for Recreation, Natural Resources, and/or Shoreline Management programs, (2) Participating in budget development, short term planning, and long term planning for assigned program (s), and 3) Providing leadership and supervisory functions, such as employee development, mentoring, coaching, onboarding, performance plans and appraisals, interview candidates, plan/assign/schedule work, disciplinary actions, etc.,. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: LeadershipNatural Resource ManagementOral CommunicationTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the 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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address RL-W2SR04 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-MOBILE DO NOT MAIL Mobile, AL 36628 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk