Natural Resources Management Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: Our mission is to deliver public and military engineering services to strengthen our Nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences: A.

Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR B.

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

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Knowledge of recreation/natural resource management and related laws and regulations; 2) Managing projects with project management principles; and 3) Assess impacts to the natural and man-made environment.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Major Duties:

• Apply principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, monitoring, and managing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) civil works projects and resources.
• Lead/work within Project Delivery Teams in all aspects of a project; from concept to construction.
• Have knowledge of concepts, principles, and theories of the interrelationships among organisms and their environment.
• Work with the contracting office to explore various contract methods or techniques to procure contracts that support USACE civil works projects.
• Aid customers by assessing needs, resolving problems, and providing information.
• Express information to individuals/groups effectively, makes clear oral presentations, listens to others, and responds appropriately.