This position is located in Region 6 on the Fremont-Winema National Forest . The incumbent serves as a land's specialist performing technical and administrative duties relating to lands activities which includes real property accountability, real estate transactions, special use permits, leases, land status, and title claims in accordance with appropriate regulatory guidance. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Lena Rux at [email protected].

Duties

Duties listed below are at the full performance level. Prepare condemnation case and related reports and papers for properties requiring condemnation action. Process special use authorization renewals, transfer of ownership, terminations, revocations, or suspensions. Provide administrative direction to apply specific land and realty rules, regulations, and polices. Assist in developing the annual program of work for land and rights-of-way acquisition, exchange, and disposal. Provide technical advice on the appropriate authorities and fees for issuance of special use authorizations in accordance with policy, laws, regulations, and local conditions.

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

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: GS-5: Applicants must have three years of general experience, one year of which was equivalent to the GS-04 grade level. Qualifying general experience includes meeting one or more of the following: Experience gained in either administrative, professional, technical, investigative, or other responsible work that demonstrated the ability to: plan and organize work; maintain records; analyze problems to identify significant factor; gather data to develop solutions; communicate effectively orally and in writing; OR A bachelor's degree in any field, or 4 years of successfully completed education above high school leading to a bachelor's degree; OR A combination of successfully completed post-high school education and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. GS-7: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting one or more of the following; Served as a trainee in researching lands/realty information such as ownership, water rights, special use permits, or boundary management issues; Assisted higher-graded realty specialists in preparing lands reports or projects such as boundary management issue, acquisition projects, water rights analyses, special uses program permit, or an appraisal; applied lands/realty guidance and procedures to form a routine lands action, such as survey issue, acquisition proposal, water rights analyses, or special uses program permit. OR one full year of graduate level education. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work; OR an appropriate combination of graduate level education and specialized experience described above; OR Superior Academic Achievement (go to this site determine if you are eligible: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. GS-9: Applicants must have one year ofspecialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience includes meetingone or more of the following: Prepared and assembled applications for processing, stipulations, documents for review, letters of consent, etc., regarding easements granted to and by other agencies for roads, power lines, pipelines, or other projects; Administered special use authorizations such as permits, term permits, leases, and/or easements for a variety of activities; Reviewed current laws, regulations, and policy changes that affect special use administration and notify supervisor of important policy changes or sensitive problem areas; Conducted meetings to discuss the special use application process and provided information regarding terms and conditions; Served as interdisciplinary team lead to coordinate and review proposals for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance; OR a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related; OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. GS-11: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting one or more of the following: Participate in land acquisition and exchange cases by determining boundary locations, values of timber or other resources within the boundaries, value of land and improvements, income potential, public attitudes about the proposal, and any environmental considerations; Negotiate rights-of-way and/or land acquisition or exchanges with landowners and resolved technical problems; Prepare and process appraisals, and related reports; OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position; OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). 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 many 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

See above for education that may be qualifying for the specific grade level.

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]