This position is located in the Southwestern Region, Region 3, with multiple locations to be filled, please see additional information about the duty locations and POC. This position is located on a Forest Service unit. Incumbent is responsible for administering Forest and/or District Special Uses authorizations, including large, complex cases. Performs supervisory duties 20% or less of the time.

Duties

Duties listed are at the full performance level. Performs supervisory duties 20% or less of the time. Evaluate potential impact of proposed land use on management, protection, development, and utilization of natural resources, and conformance with plans, policies, regulations, and statutory authorities. Make recommendations to the authorizing officer on the granting of authorizations for the use and occupancy of agency lands. Administer all aspects of the special use programs such as permits, easements, linear rights-of-way, private in-holdings, or communications sites. Provide program leadership in the planning, direction, and coordination of land adjustment such as disposal, purchase, exchange, donation, partial interest, condemnation, real estate title preparation, and cost-share agreements. Provide assistance to unit leaders in the development of plans and budget for administering land uses and/or minerals programs. Provide advice to line officers in preparation of permits within their delegated authority. Coordinate or participate on interdisciplinary teams to develop or review environmental assessment reports and environmental statements. Serve as primary unit contact for unit and agency personnel and applicants on matters concerning land use permits and memorandums of understanding that have unit wide application. Apprise agency staff, permit holders, applicants, and concerned publics of policy changes, fee adjustments agency regulations, restrictions, and resource management issues. Perform unit level review of special use applications and requests for land uses authorized by memorandums of understanding. Provide program specific technical advice to interdisciplinary teams to fulfill National Environmental Protection Act requirements for special use and/or mineral leasing applications.

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: For the GS-09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Evaluate, process and monitor special use proposals, renewals, and/or existing permits/authorizations modifications (such as transfer of ownership, terminations, revocations, or suspensions as appropriate); Work with applicants to ensure proposals are complete and ready for interdisciplinary environmental analysis, including technical review; Processes and issue special use authorizations in a manner that is compatible with Forest service laws, policies, and regulations; Researched lands/realty information such as ownership, water rights, special use permits, or boundary management issues; and/or Applied realty laws, regulations, and agency policy in managing land use authorizations (permits, leases, easements, right-of-way, conveyance). OR Substitution of Education for Experience (HR/SME): If related inNatural Resource degrees with demonstrated knowledge in methods of lands management principles, effects of human impacts in ecosystems, federal land management laws, regulations, and policies. 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., in a course of study such as business administration, law, real estate operations, or other field related to the work of this position. OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience (as described above) 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. For the GS-11 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Evaluate, process, and monitor special use proposals, renewals, and/or existing permits/authorizations modifications (such as transfer of ownership, terminations, revocations, or suspensions as appropriate), some of which may be complex and/or controversial; Internal coordination, review, and technical direction regarding new permit proposals and administration of existing special use authorizations; Assist higher graded experts and applying working knowledge of land status in negotiating rights-of-way and/or land acquisition or exchanges with landowners; Resolved technical problems of limited complexity with regard to special uses; permittees; communication sites; trespasses; prepared and processed appraisals, and related reports; Assist or lead environmental analysis. OR Substitution of Education for Experience (HR/SME): If related inNatural Resource degrees with demonstrated knowledge in methods of lands management principles, effects of human impacts in ecosystems, federal land management laws, regulations, and policies. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. 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]