FUL – Rangeland Management Specialist

What you would do

• Advise staff, land users and the public on rangeland management
• Serve as the main contact between permit holders and field office leaders
• Collect and analyze data to assess grazing areas and rangeland conditions
• Lead or join interdisciplinary teams that write reports and environmental assessments
• Plan and design range improvements, vegetation treatments and permit renewals

Do you qualify for GS-5 to GS-9 (up to GS-11)?

With experience: For GS-7, you need one year of experience equivalent to GS-5 in public land grazing, range inventory and monitoring with field data, inspecting range improvements, livestock ranch or comparable land management, and writing grazing plans. For GS-9, you need one year equivalent to GS-7 in similar work, including helping develop rangeland management plans to improve range condition and reduce invasive species.

With education: A degree in range management or a related field, with at least 42 semester hours in plant, animal and soil sciences and natural resources management, including at least 18 hours in range management. Graduate education can also qualify for GS-7 (one year, 18 semester hours in a related field) and GS-9 (two years of graduate study toward a master's). A bachelor's degree with high class rank, a qualifying GPA or honor society membership can qualify for GS-7.

Licenses and certifications you need:

• Valid driver's license, kept throughout employment

How to apply well

What to send:

• Two-page resume listing jobs, duties, month-and-year dates and hours per week or full-time/part-time status
• Proof of residence within the defined vicinity, such as a deed, lease, utility bill or insurance policy (SF-50 is not accepted)
• Official or unofficial college transcripts if you qualify through education
• Veteran documents such as DD-214, if claiming veterans' status
• SF-50s proving time-in-grade if you are a current or former federal employee

How you will be rated: Veterans' preference and competitive rating and ranking do not apply. The HR office checks whether you meet the minimum qualifications, and qualified applicants may be referred to the hiring official. Resumes longer than two pages, supplemental attachments, incomplete information or false statements can lead to removal from consideration.

Tips for this job:

• Put the hours per week or full-time/part-time status next to every job on your resume, or that time may not count.
• Prove you live within 75 miles or 90 minutes of the duty stations; an SF-50 will not work as proof of residence.
• If you use a degree to qualify, submit transcripts showing your name, school, grades, credit hours, major and GPA or class rank.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time.

Incentives and relocation: A recruitment incentive may be authorized for a newly selected employee. Relocation expenses are not reimbursed.

Conditions of employment:

• U.S. citizen or national
• Background investigation and favorable adjudication
• Selective Service registration for men born after 12-31-59
• Direct deposit participation required
• E-Verify employment check
• No active real estate license
• No stock or interest in firms with interests in Federal lands
• 1-year probationary period

Job details

Salary

$40,736 – $80,243 per year

Pay scale and grade

GS-5 to GS-9 (up to GS-11) · General Schedule

Locations

• Lewistown, Montana
• Miles City, Montana
• Havre, Montana

Appointment

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Security clearance

Not Required

Travel

Occasional travel

Drug test

Not required

Supervisory

No

Occupation

Rangeland Management (0454)

Announcement

CBUI-27-13105844-FUL-AWF