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This position serves as the Senior Ranger and senior advisor to the Park Manager on all recreational, resource management, and shoreline management issues. Leads the development and execution of park programs that are divided into five Functional areas: recreation management, natural resources management, shoreline management, visitor assistance, and public relations.
Major Duties
- Leads the development and execution of park programs in the functional areas of: recreation, natural resources, visitor assistance and public relations.
- Coordinates the work of Rangers assigned to functional areas.
- Develops and reviews budget proposals and execution of funding for program areas.
- Serves as the Contract Officer Representative and directs/schedules subordinate rangers as quality assurance representatives, develops specifications, and administer service contracts.
- Coordinate work with other Federal agencies, local volunteers, and interested/affected state, local, or country government officials to obtain cooperation in accomplishing program goals.
- Ensures the maintenance, marking and protection of the project boundary.
- Administers and coordinates the visitor assistance program with local law enforcement agencies, concessionaires, local community, fire departments and park visitors.
- Ensures the maintenance, marking and protection of the project boundary.
Qualifications
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 EmployeesInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans 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 a Natural Resources Specialist (Ranger): A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.ORB. 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 planning and implementing natural resource management programs such as shoreline, volunteer, water safety, etc.; patrolling and inspecting recreation and/or public use facilities; developing budget proposals for natural resource management programs; reviewing contracts to ensure terms and conditions are met for natural resource programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
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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, such as: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
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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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
CommunicationsContract AdministrationFinancial ManagementManages Human ResourcesNatural Resource ManagementPlanning and Evaluating 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-09).
Pay Range
$66,548.00 - $86,512.00