Rangeland Management Specialist

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These positions are located in various BLM District and Field Offices.

We expect to fill multiple vacancies at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.Recent Graduates

A Recent Graduate who has obtained a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution within the previous 2 years or other applicable period.

Other applicable period may include: (1) Certain veterans precluded from applying within the timeframe described above due to a military service obligation, shall have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon his/her release or discharge from active duty. However, in no event, may the individual's eligibility period extend beyond 6 years from the date on which the individual completed the requirements of an academic course of study; and (2) Applicants who completed their educational program requirements after December 27, 2010 will have a full 2 years of eligibility beginning on the date the final regulations became effective, July 10, 2012.

Meeting requirements for the Range Management Specialist Series (GS-0454): Below is a link to a YouTube video that will provide a few tips to help make sure you qualify as a Rangeland Management Specialist when applying for jobs with federal land management agencies like the US Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), or Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaH2KaWeKSE

In order to qualify, you must meet the Basic Requirement AND the Minimum Qualification requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. A copy of your official/unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application.

Basic Requirement, Rangeland Management Series, GS-0454:

A. Possess a bachelor's or higher degree in range management; or a related discipline that included at least 42 semester hours in a combination of the plant, animal, and soil sciences, and natural resources management, as follows:

• Range Management -- At least 18 semester hours of course work in range management, including courses in such areas as basic principles of range management, range plants, range ecology, range inventories and studies, range improvements, and ranch or rangeland planning.

• Directly Related Plant, Animal, and Soil Sciences -- At least 15 semester hours of directly related courses in the plant, animal, and soil sciences, including at least one course in each of these three scientific areas, i.e., plant, animal, and soil sciences. Courses in such areas as plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant ecology, animal nutrition, livestock production, and soil morphology or soil classification are acceptable.

• Related Resource Management Studies -- At least 9 semester hours of course work in related resource management subjects, including courses in such areas as wildlife management, watershed management, natural resource or agricultural economics, forestry, agronomy, forages, and outdoor recreation management.

OR

B. Have a combination of education and experience consisting of at least 42 semester hours of course work in the combination of plant, animal, and soil sciences and natural resources management shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

AND

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: In addition to meeting at least one of the Basic Requirements listed above, you must also have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying.

Specialized Experience GS-05: There is no Specialized Experience Requirement. In order to qualify at this grade level, applicants must meet one of the options stated under the "Basic Requirement (for all grades)" as listed above.

Specialized Experience GS-07: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) assisting in preparing, evaluating, and conducting biological analyses of public rangeland projects; (2) participating in monitoring activities that may impact sensitive shrubs and pasturelands; (3) working with others in the development, implementation, and maintenance of resource management plans; (4) reviewing validity of livestock use authorizations, crossing permits and transfers, and/or executing unauthorized use actions.

OR

Education: Successful completion of at least one 1 year of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited college or university.

My graduate level education included major study in range management; or a related discipline that included at least 42 semester hours in a combination of the plant, animal, and soil sciences, and natural resources management described under the basic education requirements. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts. Your submitted transcripts must show required coursework).

OR

Combination: Successful completion of a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education and experience as described above, when combined, equals 100 percent of the total requirement.

This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. Your submitted transcripts must show required coursework).

OR

Education-SAA: Meet the requirements for Superior Academic Achievement by earning a bachelor's degree with at least one of the following (1) a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher based on a 4.0 scale; (2) a 3.5 GPA or higher for required courses completed in a major field of study during junior and senior year of a 4-year college or university; (3) class standing of upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or a major subdivision of the college, based on completed courses; or (4) membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society certified by the Association of College Honor Societies, excluding freshman honor societies. In order to be creditable under this provision, superior academic achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position being filled that included at least 42 semester hours in a combination of the plant, animal, and soil sciences, and natural resources management described under the basic education requirements. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts and GPA must be reflected on your transcripts, as proof of any claimed education.)

You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

This is an excepted service, developmental experience appointment expected to last only 1 year under the BLM Pathways Recent Graduates Program. The BLM will require the selected applicant to complete a Participant Agreement in which it shall document the anticipated start and end dates for this developmental appointment.

The agency may noncompetitively convert a Recent Graduate who is a U. S. citizen to a term or permanent appointment in the competitive service, as long as the Recent Graduate successfully completes the BLM's 1 year developmental program and meets the OPM Qualification Standards for the targeted occupational series.

Note: A Recent Graduate developmental program whose requirements are expected to last greater than 1 year must receive approval from the BLM Directorate for Human Capital Management and the Department of the Interior prior to advertisement of the position. Currently, the only approved program (identified in the DOI Pathways Program Memorandum of Understanding) permitted beyond 1 year is the Acquisition Management Development Program.