FUL – Rangeland Management Specialist

What you would do

• Advise staff, land users, and the public on rangeland management.
• Act as the main contact and liaison between permittees and field-office leadership.
• Plan and carry out assessments of grazing areas and rangeland conditions.
• Lead and join interdisciplinary teams to help write environmental assessments and reports.
• Plan and design range improvements, vegetation treatments, and permit renewals.

Do you qualify for GS-7 to GS-9 (up to GS-11)?

With experience: For the lower level, you need one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5, such as helping manage public grazing lands or collecting range monitoring field data. For the higher level, you need one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-7, such as helping write rangeland management plans. Your resume must state full-time or part-time and hours per week for each job.

With education: A degree in range management or a related field that includes at least 42 semester hours in plant, animal, and soil sciences and natural resources management, with at least 18 hours in range management. Graduate education can also qualify, and a bachelor's degree with strong grades, class standing, or honor society membership can qualify at the lower level. Transcripts are required if you use education.

Licenses and certifications you need:

• Valid driver's license that you must keep throughout employment

How to apply well

What to send:

• Resume of no more than two single-sided pages, with month and year dates and hours per week for each job
• Proof of residence in the defined area, such as a lease, utility bill, or deed (SF-50 is not accepted)
• Undergraduate and graduate transcripts if you use education to qualify
• DD-214 or other veteran documents if applicable
• SF-50s if you are a current or former federal employee and need to show time in grade

How you will be rated: Human Resources checks whether you meet the minimum qualifications and eligibility rules. Applicants who qualify may be referred to the hiring official without a competitive ranking. Incomplete packages, resumes longer than two pages, and attachments added as resume pages will not be reviewed.

Tips for this job:

• Keep your resume to two single-sided pages and include month and year dates and hours per week for each job.
• Include proof of residence within the defined distance of the field office, since an SF-50 will not be accepted for this.
• Send transcripts with your application if you use education to qualify, including both undergraduate and graduate transcripts.

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 with favorable decision
• Selective Service registration for men born after 12/31/1959
• Direct deposit participation required
• E-Verify employment check
• No active real estate license
• No interest or stocks in firms with interest in federal lands
• 1-year probationary period

Job details

Salary

$50,460 – $93,549 per year

Pay scale and grade

GS-7 to GS-9 (up to GS-11) · General Schedule

Locations

• Ridgecrest, California
• Alturas, California
• Palm Springs, California
• Needles, California

Appointment

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Openings

4

Security clearance

Not Required

Travel

Occasional travel

Drug test

Not required

Supervisory

No

Occupation

Rangeland Management (0454)

Announcement

CBUD-27-13105898-FUL-AWF