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Supervisory Vegetation Specialist, GS-0401-12

Department of the Interior
National Park Service
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Summary

WHO MAY APPLY

Area of Consideration: Government-Wide

Open to all former and/or current Federal career or career-conditional employees, and all those that qualify under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) and other hiring authorities.

The Northern Rockies Servicing Human Resources Office in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, is accepting applications through USAJOBS to recruit for one permanent, full-time position of Supervisory Vegetation Specialist, GS-0401-12.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
07/29/2021 to 08/11/2021
This job will close when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$77,488 to - $100,739 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Location
Yellowstone National Park, WY
1 vacancy
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—, you may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy. Employer paid and reimbursed relocation expenses are considered taxable income. The NPS does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. Applicants should consult professional tax advisors in regards to financial implications of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS).
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
IM-1540-YELL-21-11186731-MP
Control number
609180700

Duties

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Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Deputy Chief of the Yellowstone Center for Resources (YCR), incumbent is responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of management plans, policies, and programs to protect, inventory, maintain, monitor, manage, control or restore vegetation in Yellowstone National Park. In addition, the position serves as the park's wetlands compliance coordinator and interfaces with other divisions to assist in natural resource technical assistance requests and also oversees the invasive and backcountry monitoring programs.

As a leader and supervisor, the incumbent will perform work plans, establish work schedules, priorities and assign work of a diverse work force including ecologists, botanists, and resource management staff. The incumbent will collect data and prepare analyses of field and remote sensing data, and evaluate analyze trends, oversee the implementation of restoration projects and assess natural resource conditions. Most work is sedentary, but incumbent is expected to travel when necessary and work in outdoor settings, which require hiking and enduring various, occasionally extreme, environmental conditions.

Work station is located in the Yellowstone Center for Resources (YCR) Building in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The position is both a field and office position. The office work will require no unusual physical activity. Normal activities include sitting, standing, working in an office or meeting environment or travel by motor vehicle or commercial aircraft. The incumbent must be in good physical condition capable of spending long hours outdoors in extreme weather conditions. Must be capable of performing arduous activities at elevations up to 11,000 feet, including handling of heavy loads. Hiking, horseback riding, boating, flying, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing are the types of exerting activities that are a necessary part of the job and not just performed for recreational purposes.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: A portion of the work is performed in an office, meeting, field or laboratory setting. Travel via motor vehicle or commercial aircraft will be required. Overnight lodging at commercial facilities, as well as attending meetings or temporarily working in other agencies' offices or locations may be required. Field situations may involve travel and work in low flying fixed or rotary wing aircraft, off-road vehicles, horseback, or walking long distances over rough terrain during inclement weather. Overnight, as well as short sustained living in backcountry or wilderness situations may be required. Incumbent is expected to perform all duties in a safe manner consistent with all applicable safety standards as well as ensure a safe working environment.

AREA INFORMATION: Elevation at Mammoth is 6,200 ft while Gardiner, MT, the nearest local community, is located at 5,300 ft. Temperatures vary from an average of 70 degrees Fahrenheit in summer to sub-zero in winter. A school is available, with kindergarten through 12, in Gardiner. Free bus transportation is provided for school children between Mammoth and Gardiner. A medical clinic is available in Mammoth. All other services are available within 55 to 75 miles from Mammoth.

Federal government housing is not available.

Housing for rent or purchase is available but limited in Gardiner, Gardiner Basin, and Paradise Valley. Housing for purchase or rent is available in Livingston, Montana. Bus transportation between Livingston and Mammoth Hot Springs is available Monday through Thursday. World class recreational opportunities such as hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, and rafting are abundant both within and near the park.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
  • Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
  • Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
  • TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG): Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent in the Federal service). The TIG grade requirement does not apply to LMWFA eligibles.
  • You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You may be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You may also be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
  • You may be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle.
  • You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
  • You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
  • If you are a new supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
  • You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to three (3) nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
  • You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

Qualifications

To qualify you must meet the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM), Qualification Standards which include experience and education requirements as listed below and outlined in the Occupational Questionnaire. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/11/2021-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. 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 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. 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.

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.

1. OPM INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (IOR) FOR THE GS-0401 OCCUPATIONAL SERIES. This series is considered professional and/or scientific therefore you must possess this basic requirement to be considered eligible, and all applicants must meet one of the two requirements (A-B) listed below. If you do not possess this IOR you will be considered ineligible.

A. Must possess a degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

B. OR, must possess a combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

2. OPM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE GS-0401-12. In addition to meeting the IOR, you must possess the qualifying experience as listed below.

A. Must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. EXAMPLES of experience: 1) perform as a supervisory for an interdisciplinary scientific team formulating and implementing policies, standards and procedures regarding a variety of biological and/or natural resource issues; 2) provide input for developing short and long-range biological plans; 3) plan, organize, and direct the work of others; 4) serve as a technical expert for interpretation and application of environmental laws and regulations; and 5) review and facilitate vegetation and invasive species management actions to include working with the State, American Indian Tribes, and other partners.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: Must possess a valid state driver's license by the entrance-on-duty date, if selected. Please indicate your license number, state and expiration date in your resume. Do not submit photo copies of your license.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 grade level.

Additional information

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.

A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.

A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

This position is being filled at the full performance GS-12 grade level, therefore does not have promotion potential to a higher level.

The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Click the following link for more information, https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information.

How you will be evaluated

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

A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.

Candidates who apply under Competitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are highly qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Best qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.

Candidates who apply under Noncompetitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Qualified candidates will be referred if all required supporting documentation has been provided.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your responses to the online assessments completed during the application process. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

  • Ecology
  • Information Management
  • Research
  • Technical Competence
  • Writing

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and Occupational Questionnaire, all qualified applicants will undergo a subject-matter-expert (SME) resume review to confirm and identify the best qualified candidates for referral. This resume review/assessment will measure the critical competencies listed above which are required to successfully perform the duties of this position.

IMPORTANT NOTICE (Only applies to Federal government employees): Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process.

If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, please submit a statement as to why it is not available. Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level.

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