Summary This position is located in the Southwestern Region, Region 3, Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff Arizona The position serves as the Forest program manager for survey, boundary management, and lands. Performs supervisory duties 20% or less of the time For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Bridget Roth at [email protected] Responsibilities 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 Conditions of Employment 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-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. Substitution of Education for Experience (HR/SME): if related in Natural 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. For the GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 federal grade level. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Provided authorization and administration of special use permits, easements, leases, grants, and other land use authorizations; Provided training and/or technical assistance in regards to special use administration; Performed administration, revision, amendment, suspension, revocation, or termination of authorizations by researching laws, court decisions, or precedent cases and then preparing summaries of findings; Performed acquisition, disposal planning, reconnaissance, condemnation reports, appraisals, title research, economic analysis, and preparation of contracts for real estate functions, gained a detailed understanding of the situation and the potential effects on public lands, and developed recommended options for decision makers; and/or Experience billing and administering cost recovery. Substitution of Education for Experience: N/A 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. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary and term employees the opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years and the last temporary or term appointment must have been with the Forest Service. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met. If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is not guaranteed. This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements. The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional Information is available on the OPM Website. This is a non-bargaining unit position. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.