Supervisory Natural Resource Management Specialist Job in Leesport, PA

Vacancy No. CERD245999182002HW Department U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Salary $81,474.00 to $105,911.00 Grade 11 to 11
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 1/23/2025 Close Date 2/3/2025
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Locations:
Leesport, PA


Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies being advertised through the Direct-Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce.

Applications will NOT be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants should review the "How to Apply" section of this flyer for more information on how to be considered. This flyer will be used as positions become available. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

This job is open to

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US Citizens

Duties

  • Prepares and/or works with the lake staff preparing planning documents for the lake.
  • Develops and/or administers various service contracts and assists the contracting officer with oversight of contracts such as mowing, refuse collection, facility clean up, etc.
  • Participates as a member of the project budget team led by OPM to plan budget estimating, formulation, monitoring, and execution for resource management.
  • Oversee the conservation, preservation, restoration and use of all lake natural resources, and coordinates overall development and maintains land and natural resources management plans.
  • Plan and oversee the construction for the rehabilitation of picnic sites, roads, and associated structures in park areas.
  • Performs preliminary assessment, environmental baseline surveys, and reports of availability screening for real estate for all new or renewal real estate actions.
  • Plans, coordinates, and assigns work to subordinates determining work schedules and priorities, and develops performance plans and evaluates performance of subordinates.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Must possess valid US state drivers license.
  • Required to wear prescribed uniform as identified in regulation, ER 1130-2422, dated 01 October 1991.
  • Must successful complete Park Ranger Training (to include Visitor Assistance, CPR, First Aid, Blood Borne Pathogens, Unarmed self-defense) within one (1) year of employment into this position.
  • Requires possession of Title 36 Authority within one (1) year of employment into this position.
  • May be required to work nights, weekends, and / or holidays.
  • May be required to work in adverse weather conditions (e.g. heat, cold, rain, wind, etc.).
  • During emergencies may be called to report to work on short notice.
  • Must obtain a US Corps of Engineer Boating Operator's license within one (1) year of employment into this position.
  • A one-year Supervisory probationary period is required unless previously completed.
  • May be subject to random drug testing based upon piloting a vessel.

Qualifications

This announcement uses the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce (Title 5 USC Section 9905) direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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 Requirements for the Biologist Series 0401:

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

GS-11
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes meeting two of the following:
1) Provide leadership for an operation, maintenance, and/or natural resource management program; 2) Assist in budget execution for an operation, maintenance, and or natural resource management program; 3) Execute planning, managements, operation, and/or maintenance for a projects natural resources in order to ensure compliance with federal, state, or local regulations; 4) Communicate with internal and/or external stakeholders on proper management of operation/ maintenance, and or natural resource projects; 5) Direct projects to include; design and maintenance of park facilities, user fee programs, interpretation, service contract administration, visitor assistance, outgrants, public information materials and facilities.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09)
OR
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.
OR
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.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.

ACCREDITATION: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/).

Additional information

  • This announcement uses the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce (Title 5 USC Section 9905)direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • This is a(n) CP18- Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Career Field position.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
  • Must possess valid US state drivers license.
  • Required to wear prescribed uniform as identified in regulation, ER 1130-2422, dated 01 October 1991.
  • Must successful complete Park Ranger Training (to include Visitor Assistance, CPR, First Aid, Blood Borne Pathogens, Unarmed self-defense) within one (1) year of employment into this position.
  • Requires possession of Title 36 Authority within one (1) year of employment into this position.
  • May be required to work nights, weekends, and / or holidays.
  • May be required to work in adverse weather conditions (e.g. heat, cold, rain, wind, etc.).
  • During emergencies may be called to report to work on short notice.
  • Must obtain a US Corps of Engineer Boating Operator's license within one (1) year of employment into this position.
  • This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

Required Documents

Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
  • Cover Letter, optional
  • This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education, you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: David.B.Williams@usace.army.mil

To apply for this position, you must submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Alternate applications (e.g., facsimile applications) will not be accepted.

The complete application package must be submitted to the email address provided above by 11:59 PM (EST) on 02/03/2025 to receive consideration.

Agency contact information

David Williams
Address
RD-W2SF04 US ARMY ENGINEER DIST-PHILADELPHIA
DO NOT MAIL
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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Next steps

Eligible applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.

Acknowledgement and Notice of Results letters will be sent by the hiring office.

The evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.


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