Rangeland Management Specialist

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/31/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted.

An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Individual Occupational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying.

Individual Occupational Requirement: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A: Degree in Range Management or a related discipline that included at least forty-two (42) semester hours in a combination of the plant, animal, soil sciences, and natural resources management, as follows: Range Management: At least eighteen (18) semester hours of course work in range management, including courses in such areas as basic principles of range management, range plants, range ecology, range inventories and studies, range improvements, and ranch or rangeland planning.

Directly related plant, animal, and soil sciences: At least fifteen (15) semester hours of directly related courses in the plant, animal, and soil sciences, including at least one (1) course in each of these three scientific areas, i.e., plant, animal, and soil sciences. Courses in such areas as plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant ecology, animal nutrition, livestock production, and soil morphology or soil classification are acceptable.

Related resource management studies: At least nine (9) semester hours of course work in related resource management subjects, including courses in such areas as wildlife management, watershed management, natural resource or agricultural economics, forestry, agronomy, forages, and outdoor recreation management. -OR- B: A combination of education and experience with at least forty-two (42) semester hours of course work in the combination of plant, animal, soil sciences and natural resources management as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) Conducting conventional scientific and natural resources management tasks. 2) Providing resource management coordination and information to other resources specialists and/or management.

1. Researching, collecting, verifying, interpreting, and/or analyzing a variety of directives, regulations and information to assist with the preparation of recommendations for management action. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer Experience: 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.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Coordinate and plan assessments of grazing areas and rangeland conditions. Provide technical expertise and procedural guidance on rangeland management to staff, land users, and the public as well as program status reports and briefings on rangeland management program activities and issues. Administer the quality control program for the grazing permits to make sure they meet applicable laws and requirements.

• Develop, update, and plan guidance for managing grazing and rangeland resources.
• Develop, track, and monitoring budget program items for the program, make adjustments where necessary, and report accomplishments for the rangeland management program.
• Develop training programs to address technical issues evolving from changes in program direction, policy, procedures, or technology.
• Oversee coordination and planning for range improvements, permit renewals, and other proposed actions.