Job Summary

This position is on a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Staff, located in a NRCS State Office, and is supervised by the Assistant State Conservationist-Programs. The incumbent will serve as the Easement Coordinator in a stat for all conservation easement programs. Responsibilities include providing program guidance, training, and coordination to facilitate the agency mission and assigned program responsibilities.

Major Duties

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:Degree: Have a bachelor's or higher degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.;

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Combination of Education and Experience: Have a combination of education and experience-- Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting one of the Basic Requirements listed above, applicants must meet the following Minimum Qualifications Requirement in order to be considered: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level(s) in which you are applying: GS-11 Specialized Experience: One or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, performing the following duties: Responsible for maintaining easement information and accomplishments in a national level tracking database and maintenance of the state cost list tools; Maintaining the national easement tracking and staging database and supporting planned web-based easement software systems; Reviewing easement deed language to insure all required easement language has been included and landowner contingent rights do not violate U.S. interests; and Managing contracts for outside services for completion of Market Analyses and surveys to determine appropriate easement compensation rates. OR

Education: Have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D degree or possess Ph.D degree or equivalent doctoral degree in a similar course of study related to the work of the position. (Must submit transcripts)

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Combination: Have a combination of work experience and education as described above which when combined equals at least 100%. (Determine your qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience listed in "A" above; then determine your education as a percentage of the education listed in "B" above; and then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Only graduate education in excess of two years (i.e., 36 semester hours) may be combined with experience under this standard. (Must submit transcripts) GS-12 Specialized Experience: One or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, performing the following duties: Managing restoration agreements, contracts, and budgets as necessary; Reviewing new easement program related policy and issues and makes recommendations to the program manager; Conducting outreach activities for easement program opportunities for culturally diverse populations; Developing measurements to identify problem areas in easement obligation or payment policy and procedures; and Managing the easement acquisition internal control review process. There is no education substitution for experience at the GS-12 grade level (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience)

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Demands: The position requires both sedentary work, usually performed in an office setting and moderate physical exertion usually associated with outside field work including studies. The incumbent is required to visit field sites where extensive walking on rough terrain, contact with livestock, moderate climbing (including over fences), bending, lifting, carrying of moderately heavy objects weighing less than 50 pounds. Office work includes the use of personal computer and other office equipment, with the physical demands typical of the established setting. Work Environment: Work involves exposure to moderate risks and discomforts such as those due to adverse weather and unimproved roads that are often encountered during field visits. Field visits are made to project locations to meet with clients, review inventory and evaluate rangeland resources. Work requires special safety precautions and/or protective clothing and equipment. Evening work and overnight travel are occasionally required. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp#ictapTheCareer Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the USDA with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp#ctapActive Duty Service Members-- You must submit a statement of discharge/certification of release or an official written document from the armed forces that certifies you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions no later than 120 days from the date the certification is signed. Enlisted Record Briefs and military identification do NOT qualify as official documentation.Although veteran preference points are not assigned under category rating procedures, veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-veterans within each category for which they are qualified. In addition, qualified veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more are placed at the top of the highest quality category (i.e. Best Qualified).

Pay Range

$69,339.00 - $108,045.00

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