This position is located in Region 1, in the Regional Office with a duty station of Missoula, MT. The incumbent will serve as a program manager at the Regional level for Lands (Non-recreation) Special Uses with responsibility for policy implementation and program analyses. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Joseph Alexander at [email protected].

Duties

Provide leadership, oversight, and guidance to field units for highly technical and complex lands special uses program. Develop, review and disseminate policy, standards, and guidelines for lands special use authorization and management direction. Provide advice, leadership, oversight, and guidance on all issues related to the management and administration of all lands (non-recreation) use designations. Advise line officers and program staffs at all levels about the principles of lands special use management involving private, commercial, and public agency interests. Advise higher level staff of emerging realty issues and drafts new guidance or directives which are responsive to those issues for consideration. Assist field units in the application of these principles in developing their goals and strategies to implement National guidance and policy and initiatives. Foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the organization. Work closely with agency Regional/Area Recreation Special Uses Program Manager and other federal, state and local agencies in developing appropriate guidance for land uses. Serve as the agency point of contact and represents the agency in coordination and collaboration with many other Federal, state, local, and tribal governments and agencies. Prepare responses to congressional correspondence and gives expert advice on permit action. Performs supervisory duties 20% or less of the time.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• New supervisor training must be completed within your first year.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-13 Level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as meeting ALL of the following: Organizing, planning, and coordinating the non-recreational special uses program and associated activities; Developing and providing background research on specific non-recreational special land use problems reaching a higher level including a review and summarization of court decisions, legislative history, Office of General Counsel (OGC) opinions, decisions of the Comptroller General, and administrative review records; Analyzing information and making recommendations or conclusions to the Regional/Area Non-Recreation Special Use Program Manager as to appropriate Agency action or decision; Advising on a variety of problems relating to non-recreational special uses administration decisions, including processing of applications, and preparation and interpretation of authorizing documents; Processing appeals, Freedom of Information requests, financial review, and competitive interest in the site, provides guidance on fee determination, and permit administration issues; Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]