This position located in Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office, in the Ely Nevada or Elko Nevada location. We expect to fill four vacancies at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Duties

Positions below the full performance are developmental, and the employee will work under the guidance and supervision of a supervisor or higher graded specialist, performing a variety of developmental assignments in all or several of the following areas: lands and realty case work, planning systems, compliance, environmental analysis, budget, and outreach. Assignments are designed to improve the employee's grasp and understanding of the Bureau's Lands Program and to develop competence in performing Realty Specialist work. Gather, analyze, and process information, and make defensible recommendations on a variety of routine and non-controversial case work including, rights-of-ways, communication sites, land acquisition and disposal, Recreation and Public Purposes actions, exchanges, permits, leases, withdrawals, and trespass. Serve as a Realty Program liaison, establishing effective working and outreach relationships with local government, the general public, employees of State and Federal agencies, private industry, and Bureau employees at various levels. Prepare environmental assessments on routine and non-controversial realty casework. Lead or conduct routine on-site compliance examinations on rights-of-way, permits, Recreation and Public Purposes, and other use authorizations to assure compliance with stipulations. Inventory existing realty actions and monitor Resource Management Plan (RMP) recommendations through contact with local governments, private industry, planning and zoning commissions, and similar entities.

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 unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying: Specialized Experience: GS-5: General Experience: Must have three years of experience, one year of which is equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. Examples of general experience would include: 1) analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data; and recognize solutions; 2) plan and organize work; 3) and communicate effectively orally and in writing. Education: Must have completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree or possess a bachelor's degree. (NOTE: You must submit copies of your college transcripts) OR Combination: A combination of work experience and education as described above which when combined equals to 100% of the requirement. (NOTE: You must submit copies of your college transcripts) GS-7 : Specialized Experience: Have at least one (1) year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) gathering, analyzing, and processing information on a variety of lands and realty actions (such as rights-of-way, temporary use permits, exchanges, public sales, recreation and public purposes leases/patents, airport leases/patents, land classification, withdrawal, State selections, trespasses, etc.) or other public lands use authorization; (2) assisting with determining land ownership and status; (3) assisting in gathering information and data necessary to complete environmental reviews from on-site examinations; (4) assisting with the development of environmental assessments for other proposed actions which affect the lands program. OR Education: Have one (1) full year (18 semester hours) of graduate level education from an accredited college or university, which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (NOTE: You must submit copies of your college transcripts) OR Superior Academic Achievement: Have completed a bachelor's degree AND Superior Academic Achievement and meet one of the following: A grade point average of B (3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for your completed undergraduate courses, or those completed in the last two years of undergraduate study; A grade-point average of B+ (3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all courses in the major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study; Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university, or major subdivision; or Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. Note: If more than 10 percent of your courses were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim must be based on class standing or membership in an honorary society. (NOTE: You must submit copies of your college transcripts) OR Combination: A combination of work experience and education as described above which when combined equals to 100% of the requirement. You must submit copies of your college transcripts as proof of any claimed education. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-04 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-05 level. One year at the GS-05 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted). Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. 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 and years 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".

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.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Contacts

• Address BLM Nevada State Office BLM Nevada State Office NV-953 1340 Financial Blvd. Reno, NV 89502 US
• Name: San Antonio Services Branch
• Phone: 816-541-8101
• Email: [email protected]