Supervisory Natural Resource Manager

Your tasks

• Duties listed are at the full performance level, GS-13.
• Serves the forest Timber Management Staff Officer as a key member of the Forest Management Team to formulate plans, policies, and objectives for the Forest.
• Directs the activities of subordinate programs to ensure Forest Plan requirements and goals are accomplished.
• Coordinate resource management planning activities with public officials, industry representatives, and citizen groups to ensure plans are consistent with multiple use resource objectives.
• Prepare program management, planning, budgeting and management information to identify work force and organizational needs and priorities.
• Inform management of implementation and execution of land and resource management plans for assigned programs and recommend amendments as needed.
• Perform supervisory duties 25% or more of the time.

Requirements

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.

Basic Requirement: GS-0401: Degree: Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major field of study that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major; OR Combination of education and experience that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, AND experience sufficient to demonstrate that I possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field needed to perform the work of the occupation. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below.

Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-12 level: Applicants must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Provided leadership in managing, planning, scheduling, coordinating, reviewing, and reporting on a natural resource management program; Participated in strategic planning efforts and directed implementation activities within a natural resource management program area to support and achieve objectives; Provided review and recommendations for these documents for management consideration; Facilitated the development of partnerships, agreements and grant proposals to meet program and mission objectives.

For the GS-13 level: Applicants must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Worked as a senior specialist that required knowledge and skill performing staff analytical, planning, and evaluative assignments concerned with the administrative and operational aspects of organizations, programs, services and management. Such work should demonstrate experience in planning and conducting administrative and management, studies, evaluations, and improvement projects; Ensured that all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other legislative and executive requirements were followed. Ensured that the interdisciplinary approach is fully utilized in all land management planning activities.

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.

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

Conditions of Employment: 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. 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 The U.S. Government utilizes Trusted Workforce 2.0 to implement Continuous Vetting (CV) as a-whole-of government approach to personnel security. If selected for this position, you will be subject to continuous automated record checks of criminal, financial, and public record databases throughout your period of eligibility or employment, replacing traditional periodic reinvestigations. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Subject to one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period (unless prior service is creditable). New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required new supervisory training program before the end of their probationary period.

Other

This position is located in Alaska Region, Region 10, Tongass National Forest with a Duty Location of Craig, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Thorne Bay or Wrangell, AK. Final deterination of duty location will be made by the selecting official at the time of the job offer. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Jason C. Anderson at Jason.C.Anderson@usda.gov. USDA Employees: Please refer to the Next Steps section.