Community Planner​/Floodplain Management Specialist; Compliance​/Ecologist; Endangered Species

The ideal candidate for this position will have experience implementing compliance programs such as the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and environmental laws such as the Endangered Species Act (ESA) or National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Degree: community planning; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.

Note:

Applicants with degrees in related fields, such as those listed above, who do not have the 12 semester hours of specified course work must have had at least 1 year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner.

OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in one of the above disciplines, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the above disciplines of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR Combination of education and experience:
Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Degree: biology, or a related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences.

These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours in ecology, and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences.

The position has a positive education requirement.

In addition to the specialized experience requirement, you must meet the listed education requirement above. (Submission of transcript is required). Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service. The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following:

• Interpreting legislation, regulations, policies, or guidance and applying to local, state, tribal, or territorial compliance programs;
• Providing training or technical assistance on compliance programs such as the Endangered Species Act or the National Flood Insurance Program;
• Applying the policies and principles pertaining to local land use or development regulations sufficient to provide advice and guidance to stakeholders;
• Serving as a technical lead of a project team for highly complex and controversial environmental compliance projects.