Outdoor Recreation Planner

Full Job Description

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies through the Partnership for Public Service's Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings!

This position is available in the Division of Hydropower Licensing, South Branch, in the Office of Energy Projects.

For more information visit: Office of Energy Projects (OEP) | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

To view the eligibility and qualification requirements of an Outdoor Recreation Planner, GS-0023, please visit: Outdoor Recreation Planning, 0023 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

(OPM has an Individual Occupational Requirement requirement for an Outdoor Recreation Planner).

In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirement, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level.

Specialized experience is defined as: Experience serving as a team lead preparing an Environmental Impact Statement or Environmental Assessment that assesses the effects of a proposed hydropower project (new or existing) on environmental resources.

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 any volunteer experience.

Please do not cut and paste the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Major Duties:

As an Outdoor Recreation Planner, some of your typical work assignments may include: Serving as a senior technical expert and Commission contact and liaison on highly complex, controversial, and diverse issues dealing with outdoor recreation, shoreline management, visual resources, and land use matters.

Organizing, planning, and providing the direction and initiative required to ensure coverage of significant environmental impacts and the timely completion of NEPA documents.

Preparing input to correspondence, orders, and environmental documents on exceptionally difficult and highly complex outdoor recreation, shoreline management, visual resources, and land use related matters.