Supervisory Natural Resources Management Specialist

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Incumbent independently plans, schedules, assigns, and reviews the work of assigned employees in the maintenance, construction, operation, and overall management of the assigned area for flood risk management, recreation, and environmental stewardship.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the Basic Education and Specialized 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 the Supervisory Natural Resources Management Specialist: 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: work experience at a multiple-use lake office; coordinating flood risk management, recreational and natural resource management activities at a multiple-use lake project; administering contracts; providing guidance and oversight to subordinates and park staff to ensure mission accomplishment and compliance with directives, regulations and policies, particularly in the areas of physical security, safety requirements, and emergency operations; providing guidance to staff in planning and operation of recreation areas and multi-use facilities; maintenance program management with facilities and equipment; providing informational classes to the public; assisting with budget execution.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Major Duties:

• Approve and/or disapprove short and long-range program objectives to maintain established project budgets.
• Evaluate recreation trends to recommend future planning requirements of staffing for natural resource management programs.
• Ensure subordinate staff is selected, developed, utilized, appraised, and rewarded based on merit systems principles.
• Establish current and future staffing needs based on organization goals and budget realities.
• Provide training to staff regarding administrative procedures, regulations, and processes.
• Oversee and lead execution of facility maintenance on dam and other appurtenances