Community Planner

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/13/2026-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: Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A.

Degree: In community planning; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.

Note: Applicants with degrees in related fields, such as those listed above, who do not have the 12 semester hours of specified course work must have had at least 1 year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner. You must submit transcripts. -OR- B. Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Assisting staff in planning, advising and coordinating outdoor recreation and conservation planning documents and projects; Assisting staff and partners in assessment of community needs, and in analysis of economic, social and environmental data to make informed decisions; Evaluating planning documents for consistency with local, state and federal agency regulations, policies, programs and operating procedures; Assisting in providing technical assistance to staff and organizations regarding local, state and federal environmental regulations related to land use, natural resources, transportation and outdoor recreation; and Supporting collection of data about the physical, social, or economic factors of a community to develop objectives for major planning projects.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least have 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or equivalent. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience as listed above.To combine education and experience, first take the excess of 27 semester hours and divide by 18. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together.

The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts. To qualify for the Community Planner position at the GS-12 grade level (along with additional basic requirements listed above), you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: Experience: 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: Planning, advising and coordinating outdoor recreation and conservation planning documents and projects; Assessing community needs and analyzing economic, social, and environmental data to inform and support sound decision-making.

Evaluating planning documents for consistency with local, state and federal agency regulations, policies, programs and operating procedures; Providing technical assistance to staff and organizations regarding local, state and federal environmental regulations related to land use, natural resources, transportation and outdoor recreation; and Supporting collection of data about the physical, social, or economic factors of a community to develop objectives for major planning projects.

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: Incumbent assists with coordinating strategic planning on projects taking place within Yosemite. The incumbent will work on complex initiatives involving coordination of a variety of planning activities and policies.

Position requires interactive coordination assistance with all divisions within Yosemite National Park along with visitors, external gateway communities, contractors, Support Offices, Region, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Washington Support Office (WASO).- The incumbent assists with facilitating multi-disciplinary teams in the development of strategic plans for Yosemite; uses resourcefulness and independence in managing highly visible and potentially controversial projects with external participation and few precedents to guide action.- Assists as a lead planner for management studies, including the development of study/data collection methodologies, evaluation of resources, formulation of recommendations, and development of long-range implementation strategies.

Projects often involve complex and controversial policy and management issues.- Assists with the establishment, monitoring, and updating of comprehensive work plans and sets priorities for the allocation and structuring of project work and assists in developing programs for Yosemite.- Gathers in-depth information and assists with complex analyses of alternative options, land use patterns, transportation corridors, and data for specific projects.- Prepares and submits in-depth correspondence and reports related to assigned program activities.

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