This position is located in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NCRS), Annapolis, Maryland. Incumbent will apply expert knowledge and leadership for Geospatial Business Tools.

Duties

Coordinating with counterparts at the headquarters and state level organizing and providing training. Working across agency functional units to provide data analysis on geographical regions as needed and within data reliability constraints to meet the expectations of agency partners and customers. Applying geospatial science technology to implement and institutionalize the agricultural conservation planning framework to NRCS. Incorporate field-level knowledge of conservation planning, agricultural private land characterization, and management into high-complexity biophysical models. Building web map applications with the NRCS/USDA Geospatial enterprise software. Serves as coordinator of Chesapeake Bay activities for the six (6) states (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia)

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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. If selected you will be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are not able to reimburse any fees incurred for fingerprints.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Direct Deposit: 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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state motor vehicle operator's license for the type of vehicle(s) operated to perform the duties of this position.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in grade: Current Federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity 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 (e.g. one year at the GS-12 grade level for consideration for the GS-13 grade level; one year at the GS-13 grade level for consideration for the GS-14 grade level). 0401 Basic Education Requirement: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR 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 one of the Basic Requirements listed above, applicants must meet the following Minimum Qualifications Requirement in order to be considered: Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-13 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: 1) Overseeing the direction for a wide range of complex natural resources management programs and initiatives; 2) Preparing responses utilized in the decision making process for other senior level policy makers; 3) Partnering with agency leadership ensuring consistency and technical compliance of natural resources management program functions; 4) Providing technical guidance and assistance in the development of geospatial sciences technology enabling conservation planning. Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-14 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Providing direction for a wide range of complex natural resources management programs and initiatives; 2) Researching findings and technological advances in agricultural and natural resources conservation geospatial science technology; 3) Partnering with agency leadership ensuring consistency and technical compliance of natural resources management program functions; 4) Representing the division on committees and other technical/strategic planning groups in natural resources management program functions There is no education substitution for experience at the GS-13/14 grade levels. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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 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

You must submit a copy of your college transcripts or a list of college courses with credit hours, dates completed, and grades received to verify all education requirements (i.e. substitution of education and/or basic education requirement). If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g. special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college for that particular course to ensure you are properly evaluated. Please note that qualifications determinations are based solely on the information submitted for each particular vacancy announcement. You must document all requirements on every vacancy; we cannot use previous determinations as a basis for rating. All required information must be received by the closing date of this announcement, and non-submission of all required documents/documentation will result in non-consideration. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted. This information must be received by the closing date of this announcement. Non-submission of these documents will result in non-consideration.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Applicants must, therefore, only report attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation via this link. All education claimed by applicants will be verified accordingly. Important: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. Click on this link for more information.

Contacts

• Address Natural Resources Conservation Service 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Ava Tinch
• Phone: 919-873-2092
• Email: [email protected]