This position serves as a Roads and Right-of-Way Specialist in the Swiftwater Field Office in Roseburg, OR or the Siuslaw Field Office in Springfield, OR. There is 1 vacancy open at each of these locations.

Duties

As the Roads and Right-of-Way Specialist in this position, you will: Process applications for O&C permits. Process O&C unilateral permit according to current guidance. Independently administer O&C reciprocal right-of-way agreements and permits for both BLM and permittee. Process routine request for terms and conditions of use (for both BLM and permittee request, drafting License Agreements). Process road use fee calculations for first time use request by permittee. Perform site assessments of existing road and drainage structures, and use that data and current road appraisal program to calculate road replacement values. Analyze haul routes and tributary acres to create tributary acre maps and calculate percentages of cost share. Process construction plats for permittee construction. Independently monitor approved permits for compliance with terms and conditions. Assist realty specialists in processing and preparing linear rights-of-way under Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Maintain and update road record files to specified standards. Independently layout new logging roads for timber sales. Independently prepare construction/renovation plans and appraisals for timber sale contracts. Independently prepare road maintenance and use fee schedules for timber sale contracts.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• May be required to complete background investigation.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents) prior to the closing date of this announcement.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• Status applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to occasionally travel overnight away from home. You must be eligible to obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions may affect your rating.
• The work involves moderate risks or discomforts on a regular and recurring basis, which require special safety precautions.
• The employee is required to use protective clothing or gear, such as masks, gowns, coats, boots, hardhats, goggles, gloves, or shields.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education 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. A. Specialized Experience: Applicants must 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) Designing roads to current industry standards for use in low volume logging road systems; (2) Reviewing, adjudicating, rejecting, correcting and/or granting right-of-way agreements, license agreements, cooperative agreements, and/or road records; (3) Reading and interpreting maps, aerial photos, and timber sale records and/or engineering drawings to monitor compliance on existing road uses authorized by leases, permits, licenses, patents, and/or deeds; (4) Designing roads and minor drainage structures utilizing AutoCAD or RoadEng engineering design software, or similar systems; and (5) Conducting full appraisals of road construction activities for timber or directly backed valuable commodity contracts. NOTE: Your resume must indicate how you meet this requirement, or you may be found ineligible. OR B. Education: Successful completion of at least 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or LL.M., in engineering, construction or a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct the work of this position. NOTE: You must submit copies of your college transcripts (official or unofficial). OR C. Combination: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience. 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). NOTE: Your resume must indicate how you meet this requirement, and you must submit copies of your college transcripts (official or unofficial), otherwise you may be found ineligible. Status merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-09 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 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). 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

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.

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 Oregon State Office BLM Oregon State Office, OR-953 1220 SW Third Portland, OR 97204 US
• Name: San Antonio Services Branch
• Phone: 816-541-8101
• Email: [email protected]