This position is located in a Bureau of Land Management office in Vale, OR. The incumbent serves as the focal point for making decisions in a geographically based Field Office for providing leadership, motivation, and direction, including the administrative and technical supervision of assigned employees. This position is open to Department of Interior current permanent employees on a competitive appointment and employees that meet Land Management Authority.

Duties

Incumbent will be the senior level manager for a BLM field office. They will provide leadership and guidance to a diverse team of resource specialists and subordinate supervisors. Incumbent is responsible for administration of a variety of programs and ensuring compliance with relevant laws regulations and policies governing the natural resource programs within the field office. Incumbent is responsible for overall program direction execution and prepares and issues policies to facilitate efficient operations. Incumbent exercises considerable discretion to implement projects and negotiates on behalf of the BLM on complex and controversial projects/issues working with state, local, and other federal partners and Native American Tribes. The Vale District is a developmental district and our managers and supervisors seek to provide leadership support and direction to our employees which will allow them to grow their careers through experience, training, and opportunities at all developmental levels and in all positions.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• May be required to complete background investigation and drug screening.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
• Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents).
• 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.

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: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sector) performing 3 or more of the following: (1) providing technical and administrative supervision, leadership, and/or direction of assigned employees; (2) overseeing planning, budgetary, and/or evaluation activities to effectively manage multiple natural resource programs; (3) identifying innovative solutions to issues involving uncommon or unprecedented land management and/or natural resource programs; (4) engaging in tactful and influential communications with external agencies, tribal governments, advisory groups, congressional staff, interest groups, and/or the media to negotiate successful resolutions to complex, sensitive, and often unpopular issues. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 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".

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

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]