Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Moab, Utah. Information about Moab and the surrounding area can be found here. We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Duties

This position serves as a Rangeland Management Specialist for the Canyon Country District. Reviews grazing permit applications to ensure compliance with appropriate federal law and regulations. Processes protests and appeals and prepares casework in preparation for hearings. Conducts monitoring studies and determines the need for range and watershed improvements that are directly related to management objectives. Participates in the gathering, analysis, interpretation and evaluation of monitoring data to determine if land use objectives are being met. Develops, maintains and revises planning documents in the district office for the rangeland management program in accordance with established planning schedules. Provides input to interdisciplinary reports, environmental assessments resource management plans and protective stipulations for rangeland ecosystems. Prepares, evaluates and conducts ecological analyses of public rangeland projects. Develops and implements Allotment Management Plans (AMPs) Plans, manages, produces and implements allotment evaluations for assigned allotments. Serves as principal specialist for development and revision of allotment management plans. Conducts studies to address rangeland management concerns and objectives. Participates in monitoring and surveying activities that may impact sensitive shrub and grasslands. Serves as a rangeland resource consultant and advisor to numerous ranchers, farmers, and other land users in an assigned area. Provides and coordinates oversight and review of field and district office range documents for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) adequacy. Serves as an interdisciplinary member or reviewer of district and field office planning and NEPA documentation efforts as needed. Reviews range permits applications to ensure compliance. Authorizes livestock use, processes crossing permits, transfers, performs case file updates and executes unauthorized use actions, range use adjustments and exchange-of- use authorizations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Be sure to read the How to Apply and Required Documents Sections.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• Direct Deposit Required.
• Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
• May require a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. To qualify at the GS-09 level you must meet the following: Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 level comparable in difficulty and complexity to perform the duties of a Rangeland Management Specialist. Qualifying specialized experience includes: assisting with grazing leases, permits, transfers or allotment management plans; monitoring studies, allotment evaluations or inspections; analyzing multiple resource management issues; assisting in preparing, evaluating or conducting biological analyses of rangeland projects; and assisting in gathering, analysis interpretation or evaluation of monitoring data. OR Education: To qualify based on education you must have a Master's or equivalent degree, or two (2) full years (36 semester hours) of graduate-level education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study. OR Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the difficulty and complexity to do the work of this position. Only graduate level education in excess of 18 semester hours may be combined with experience. To qualify at the GS-11 level you must meet the following: Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 level comparable in difficulty and complexity to perform the duties of a Rangeland Management Specialist. Qualifying specialized experience includes: resolving grazing administration issues; processing grazing leases, permits, transfers or allotment management plans; preparing, evaluating or conducting biological analyses of rangeland projects; developing allotment plans; and serving as the principal contact or negotiator for rangeland issues within multiple-use-management areas. OR Education: To qualify based on education you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three (3) full years (54 semester hours) of graduate-level education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study. OR Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the difficulty and complexity to do the work of this position. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours may be combined with 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 meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Physical Demands: The work is sedentary but may occasionally require some physical exertion such as walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces and exposure to extreme temperatures. The field duties of this position require that the employee operate four-wheel drive vehicles on and off roads in isolated areas. Work Environment: Work is performed in the office and field locations under a variety of topographic and climatic conditions.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement which requires that you have a:

1. Degree: Range Management; or a related discipline that included at least 42 semester hours in a combination of the plant, animal, and soil sciences, and natural resources management, as follows:

   • Range Management -- At least 18 semester hours of course work in range management, including courses in such areas as basic principles of range management, range plants, range ecology, range inventories and studies, range improvements, and ranch or rangeland planning.

   • Directly Related Plant, Animal, and Soil Sciences -- At least 15 semester hours of directly related courses in the plant, animal, and soil sciences, including at least one course in each of these three scientific areas, i.e., plant, animal, and soil sciences. Courses in such areas as plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant ecology, animal nutrition, livestock production, and soil morphology or soil classification are acceptable.

   • Related Resource Management Studies -- At least 9 semester hours of course work in related resource management subjects, including courses in such areas as wildlife management, watershed management, natural resource or agricultural economics, forestry, agronomy, forages, and outdoor recreation management.

   OR

2. Combination of education and experience: at least 42 semester hours of course work in the combination of plant, animal, and soil sciences and natural resources management shown in 1 above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Contacts

• Address BLM Utah State Office BLM Utah State Office, UT-953 400 West 200 South Suite 500 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 US
• Name: BLM Utah HR Recruitment Team
• Email: [email protected]