Rangeland Management Specialist

Summary

This position is located in the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Field Operations Team. The incumbent performs duties which assist the Team Leader in developing and carrying out a coordinated natural resources conservation program tailored to customers' needs and meeting USDA and NRCS requirements.

• Conducts on-site inventory evaluations, evaluates resource concerns, interprets soil survey data, and analyzes effects of land-use alternatives on soil, water, plant, air, and animal resources.
• Creates complete conservation plans, recommends practical practices like rotational grazing and water systems, prepares program contracts, updates existing plans, and leads conservation demonstrations and tours
• Delivers technical guidance for Farm Bill programs, clarifies cost-share and payment rules, records planning and practice data in NRCS systems, and uses GIS, digital data tools, and NRCS online software.
• Spot-checks planning and practice application, prepares maps and documentation, completes HEL and Wetland determinations, and ensures work meets NRCS policy and standards and overall compliance.
• Promotes NRCS via tours and materials, coordinates with agencies and partners, trains staff, assists workload analysis, and supports performance reporting and team leader.

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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. If selected, you may be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are unable to reimburse for any fees incurred.
• Probationary and Trial Period – Successful completion of a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period unless previous federal service is creditable. Refer to Next Steps for more information.
• Direct Deposit:
  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.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state motor vehicle operator's license for the type of vehicle(s) operated to perform the duties of this position.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain a Conservation Planning Certification in accordance with the guidelines in General Manual 180 Part 409.3.

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. If education is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.

• 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…