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This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior tosubmitting your application for consideration. Category Rating, Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this Public Notice. This position is located in the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) with one vacancy in Gloucester, MA.
Major Duties
As a Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist, you will perform the following duties:
• Supervise National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) program staff tasked with the development and/or review of NEPA documents, including the evaluation of employee performance and career development.
• Provide advice in terms of Region-related projects including strategic planning, responses to information requests, and participation as an official GARFO representative.
• Prepare or assist with the preparation of biological, economic, and social analysis for application to resource management issues and plans.
• Lead a complex program under general guidance on policy, resources planning, and producing reports or publications.
Qualifications
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. BASIC
EDUCATION:
To qualify for the 0401 series:
A. Degree: 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.
AND
To qualify at the ZP-4 or GS-13 level:
Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.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 volunteer experience.SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:In additionto meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-3 or GS-12in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Working with various programs during development to incorporate the requirements of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and
Serving as the technical expert for the preparation of NEPA documents by ensuring that they are compliant with NEPA regulations
Pay Range
$98,366.00 - $151,115.00