NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST.

You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.

Duty Location: Lower Colorado Basin Region, Phoenix Area Office located in Glendale, AZ.

Full time telework/remote work not available; if selected you will be expected to report to the office in Glendale, AZ.

You must meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective factors, by the closing date of this announcement.

There is no education substitution for Time in Grade requirements.

BASIC INDVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR) - GS-0401: In order to qualify for this position, you must possess both the Basic Education Requirement and Minimum Qualification.

Basic Education Requirement: A.

Completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

NOTE: To be found qualified under this option, you must submit transcripts (official or unofficial) to verify your education. OR B.

Combination of education and experience: a combination of education and experience that consisted of courses equivalent to a major (24 semester hours) in fields such as those shown in response A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

The quality of the combination of education and experience is sufficient to demonstrate that I possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation, and is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in the appropriate field.

NOTE: To qualify under this option, you must submit transcripts to verify your education and include proof of your experience in the text of your resume.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: To qualify for the position (in addition to meeting the basic IOR requirement above), your resume must clearly describe specialized experience that demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities as follows: To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of full-time specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal Service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized Experience must demonstrate all the following: Conducting detailed NEPA analysis; participating on teams for NEPA projects; developing and participating in public involvement efforts for NEPA projects; preparing Categorical Exclusion Checklists, Environmental Assessments, Findings of No Significant Impact, Environmental Impact Statements, Records of Decisions, or other documentation on environmental issues.

OR Your transcripts must reflect you have completed of three years of progressively higher-level graduate education at an accredited college or university leading to a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree in related field appropriate to this position.

OR An equivalent combination of professional experience and graduate level education beyond the second year which together equals 100% of the requirements.

(When combining education with experience, first determine the total qualifying education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; then determine the experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; finally, add the two percentages.

(The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level.) To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of full-time specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal Service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized Experience must demonstrate all the following: Personally preparing, overseeing the preparation of, and/or reviewing documents required for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) including Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, and Environmental Impact Statements; reviewing NEPA documents (Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements) prepared by other agencies and parties; serving as subject matter expert to management on requirements of environmental compliance and planning; leading and/or participating on teams in the development of Environmental Impact Statements.

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the education and specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume.

Your resume must clearly reflect ALL of the experience listed above - if it does not, your application will be marked as not qualified.

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: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).

Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a current, valid Driver's License. Failure to provide proof of such license will cause you to be rated ineligible for this position.

Physical Demands: Work is generally performed in an office setting with trips to the field, meeting attendance, and training.

On rare occasions, field or site visits may involve moderate risks or discomfort due to outdoor weather conditions.

Occasional field surveys and site visits may involve considerable walking over varied terrain. Required to carry light documents in the office and personal field gear for surveys and site visits.

Sedentary, moderately stressful work. Promotion Potential: If you are selected at the lower grade, promotions may be made at a later date without further competition.

However, identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote you at some future date.

Such promotions will depend upon administrative approval, the continuing need for an actual assignment and the demonstrated performance of higher-level duties. Full performance level is GS-12.

You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 04/22/2026. Major Duties:

The primary duties of this position are: Leads and/or participates as a member of interdisciplinary teams for the purpose of ensuring compliance for Phoenix Area Office (PXAO) actions with the requirements of environmental compliance laws (e.g.

NEPA, Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act) and associated regulations, policies and guidance.

Serves as a technical subject matter expert on policy, laws, regulations, Executive Orders, and directives related to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Advises stakeholders and Federal, State, local, and tribal partner agencies on Federal responsibilities and the requirements of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and regulations, policies, and/or guidance related to the implementation of NEPA.

Ensures the appropriate NEPA classification of a proposed project, i.e., Categorical Exclusion (CE), Environmental Assessment (EA), and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Integrates NEPA and environmental compliance requirements into PXAO programs and activities affecting land and water resources.

Coordinates with Federal agencies, Indian tribes, State agencies, and local entities on NEPA compliance activities, environmental reviews, and related regulatory requirements.