Rangeland Management Specialist

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, 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.

Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To Qualify for this position, applicants must meet both the Individual Occupational Requirement (1) AND the Minimum Qualifications (2, 3, 4 or 5): 1. Individual Occupational Requirement 0454 series: (See education section) AND 2. Minimum qualifications GS-0454-5: A. Entry Grade Rule (GS-05): Meeting the IOR alone fully qualifies an applicant for the GS-05 level in the Rangeland Management series.

Applicants seeking grades above GS-05 must also meet additional education and/or specialized experience requirements under the group coverage standard.

Examples of acceptable experience paired with qualifying coursework include: (1) Assisting in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or federally controlled lands for grazing; (2) Assisting in range inventory and monitoring activities (including field data collection); (3) Assisting in the operation of a livestock ranch or in the management/preservation of lands comparable to the public range. 3. Minimum qualifications GS-0454-7: A.

Experience

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level.

Specialized experience is defined as performing all of the following: (1) Assisting in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or federally controlled lands for grazing; (2) Leading range inventory and monitoring activities that include field data collection; (3) Inspecting and inventorying condition of existing range improvements and identifying needed range improvements; (4) Assisting in the operation of a livestock ranch or in the management or preservation of lands comparable to the public range; (5) developing livestock grazing management plans.

OR B.

Education

One year of graduate-level education (18 semester hours) in a field related to the position being filled which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. You must include transcripts. This education is clearly supported by my transcripts provided in my application packet. OR C. Combination: A combination of specialized experience and graduate education described that when combined totals 100% of the requirements for this position.

You must include hours per week and transcripts. OR D.

Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.): Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing, (2) Grade-Point Average, or (3) Honor Society Membership. (1) Class Standing: Upper one-third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision based on completed courses. (2) Grade-Point Average: A grade point average of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) as recorded on the official transcript or as computed based on four years of education, or computed based on courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum; -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 0 (B+ or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final two years of the curriculum. (3) Election to Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society: Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies.

Freshman scholastic honor societies cannot be used to meet the requirements of this position. NOTE: Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled. (See OPM's General Policies, Application of Qualification Standards Section 4.f.) To qualify under this option you must submit transcripts (official or unofficial) to verify your education. 4. Minimum qualifications GS-0454-9: A.

Experience

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level.

Specialized experience is defined as performing all of the following: (1) Assisting in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or federally controlled lands for grazing; (2) Assisting range inventory and monitoring activities that include field data collection; (3) Assisting in the operation of a livestock ranch or in the management or preservation of lands comparable to the public rangelands; (4) Assisting in the development of rangeland management plans to improve range condition and minimize invasive species.

OR B.

Education

2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field related to the position being filled. This education is clearly supported by my transcripts provided in my application packet. OR C. Combination: A combination of qualifying education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (18 credits) may be combined with experience.

You must include hours per week and transcripts. 5. Minimum qualifications GS-0454-11: A.

Experience

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level.

Specialized experience is defined as performing all of the following: (1) Assisting in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or federally controlled lands for grazing; (2) Leading range inventory and monitoring activities that include field data collection; (3) Inspecting and inventorying condition of existing range improvements and identifying needed range improvements; (4) Assisting in the operation of a livestock ranch or in the management or preservation of lands comparable to the public range; (5) Developing rangeland management plans to improve range condition and minimize invasive species.

OR B.

Education

Possess three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree, or a Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree in a field related to the position being filled. This education is clearly supported by my transcripts provided in my application packet. OR C. Combination: A Combination of specialized experience and graduate education described that when combined totals 100% of the requirements for this position. You must include hours per week and transcripts.

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: Serve as a rangeland resource consultant and advisor - provides expertise and guidance on rangeland management to staff, land users, and the public. Acts as the principle contact and liaison between permittees and field-office leadership regarding multiple use land-management.

Plans, manages, produces, and implements assessments of grazing areas and rangeland conditions - collects, interprets, and analyzes scientific data to determine the status of allotments under review; Leads and participates in interdisciplinary teams, providing input into reports, environmental assessments, and protective stipulations for rangeland and grass-like ecosystems; brings together experts from different fields Plans and designs range improvement, vegetation treatments, permit renewals, and other proposed actions that meet program goals and multiple-use constraints and objectives.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.