Natural Resources Manager - Interdisciplinary (Biologist/Physical Scientist) - Direct Hire Authority

This position is located in Timpanogos Cave National Monument, in the Natural Resources Division.

• Prepare and coordinate the natural resources sections of the resources management plan and specific actions plans pertaining to the management and protection of natural resources.

• Identify research needs, prepare requests for proposals or statements of work, and provide oversight for research projects. Evaluate results for management implications.

• Work cooperatively with the Federal, state, and county environmental agencies, University scientists, park management, and the general public. Include advanced knowledge and experience in the application of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act, and other regulatory policies affecting the environment with cooperators.

• Supervise subordinates carrying out the park's natural resource management program to include recruitment, selection, hiring, training, assigning and monitoring workloads, and scheduling staff.

• Represent the park at regional task groups or similar organizations.

• Present natural resources findings in parks, public gatherings, and professional meetings.

Physical Demands: The position may require strenuous physical activity including periods of standing, walking, climbing, and lifting and carrying heavy objects.

Some activities will occur in physically dangerous areas or settings. Documentary research and report writing work is sedentary, which entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time.

Working Conditions: Work is performed primarily indoors.

Occasionally, work may be performed outdoors in all types of weather. Outdoor assignments may be performed in potentially hazardous areas including steep slopes, rocky terrain, volcanoes, caves, firelines, arctic environments, swamps, deserts, and forests. On occasion, flying in fixed-winged aircraft and helicopters is possible.

Area/Housing Information: Timpanogos Cave National Monument is located on Utah State Hwy 92 in American Fork Canyon, 10 miles east of exit 284, I-15.

The monument is surrounded by the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, which includes several wilderness areas. It is located 10 minutes away from nearby cities of Cedar Hills, Highland, Lehi, Pleasant Grove, and American Fork. There are plenty of premier outdoor activities that can be experienced near the monument such as camping, hunting, fishing, snow skiing, boating, rock-climbing, mountaineering, caving, and hiking.

Schools with grades kindergarten through 12 are in all of the nearby cities. A wide selection of housing options, shopping facilities, hospitals, movie theaters, banks, churches, and universities are available all along the Wasatch Front. The State's main metropolitan population cities including Provo, Salt Lake City, and Ogden are all within a 1 hour drive radius.

The Headquarters office elevation is 5,600 feet. Temperatures can range from below 0 in the winter to above 100 degrees F in the summer. Government housing is not available.All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/26/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount qualified specialized experience.

To qualify, you must meet the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Individual Occupational Requirements' (IOR) Basic Requirements and Qualification Standards.

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled at either the 0401 series or the 1301 series. You must include a copy of your transcripts.

Basic Requirements for General Natural Resources Management and Biological Science Series, 0401:

A. You must have a degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

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B. You must have a combination of education and experience. Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Basic Requirements for General Physical Science Series, 1301:

A. You must have a degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

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B. You must have a combination of education and experience. Education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

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In addition to meeting the basic requirement listed above, to qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include duties such as: participating in the planning and execution of ecological or biological studies with a limited number of variables; performing established, standardized tests and analyses on a broad range of biological samples; conducting studies using established fact-finding and evaluation procedures; conducting long-term monitoring of biological or ecosystem components; design, develop, test, and implement scientific monitoring protocols; developing scientifically credible protection, mitigation, and restoration projects; developing and carrying out statistically valid data collection protocols; provide cultural resource program support and professional advice in at least one of the occupations listed above; participate as a professional member of a research team; provide technical assistance and serve as a subject matter expert in the conduct of research studies; plan or participate in the planning of cultural resource projects or studies; research, develop, and prepare manuscripts for professional publications; perform collections management, registration, cataloging, research, preservation, restoration, and conservation of collections; develop and prepare environmental impact documentation; analyze environmental impacts of projects; produce geographical information systems representations of research or existing conditions.

NOTE: You must include hours worked per week in your resume.

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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or LL.M., in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct the work of this position such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource

management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. NOTE: You must include a copy of your transcripts.

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COMBINED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: For example, 6 months (50%) of specialized experience as described above, plus 45 hours (50%) of related graduate education.

NOTE: Only graduate education in excess of 36 graduate hours is creditable in meeting this requirement. You must include a copy of your transcripts.

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.