Job opening: SUPERVISORY NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Salary: $95 694 - 124 398 per year
Published at: Oct 18 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Position is within the Operations Division, Northern Area Office, Blue Marsh Lake in Leesport, PA.
Duties
This is a supervisory position that serves as Natural Resources Manager for a large geographical area, which includes a major reservoir project with complex and complicated natural resource and recreation programs
Develop and execute the planning and management of natural and man-made resources and the operation and maintenance of all structures, roads and appurtenances.
Direct the execution of these responsibilities through subordinate employees who carry out incumbent's direction of the overall project for which they are responsible.
Responsible for the development and implementation of a variety of complex and sometimes controversial natural resource management and protection programs
Identify areas where problems reflect endangered resources, limited funding, overcrowding, or underdevelopment.
Assure acceptable long term and short term plans are created for management of competing resources on multipurpose public lands.
Supervise implementation and coordination of approved mitigation plans and other authorized land management plans
Coordinate and manage operation and management of recreation facilities
Responsible for the development of budgets, obligations and expenditure schedules and cost estimates.
Assures compliance with Federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations, and administers pollution prevention and abatement programs.
Responsible for full-time, seasonal and temporary personnel engaged in the management, operation, and maintenance of lands and water.
Attend public meetings to discuss pertinent regulations, laws, and policies governing the use of land, water, and facilities.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Requires a Valid state issued Driver's license.
- Incumbent is required to travel approximately 25% of the time.
- May be required to serve a probationary period.
- May be required to serve a supervisory probationary period.
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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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.
Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as applying knowledge of federal and state water regulations; and/or experience with developing natural resource management and protection programs; and/or implementing conservation project plans. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Environmental Law and Regulatory ComplianceOral CommunicationTechnical CompetenceWriting
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
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the education requirements listed below:
Basic Education Requirement for Supervisory Natural Resources Management Specialist:
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.
NOTE: You must upload a copy of your transcripts with your application. Failure to do so may result in your disqualification of consideration.
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:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address RD-W2SF04 US ARMY ENGINEER DIST-PHILADELPHIA
DO NOT MAIL
Philadelphia, PA 19103
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
- Email: [email protected]
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