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Supv Wild Horse and Burro Operations Specialist

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
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Summary

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This position is located in Reno, Nevada. Information about the Reno area can be found at Reno/Sparks Chamber of Commerce.

We expect to fill one (1) vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Temporary promotion will be for a period not-to-exceed one (1) year.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
11/10/2022 to 11/25/2022
This job will close when we have received 30 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$79,363 to - $103,176 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Reno, NV
Remote job
No
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
No
Appointment type
Temporary promotion - One year
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
12
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
NV Merit-22-11703810-KK
Control number
688706000

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Clarification from the agency

Current federal Department of Interior employees with career/career conditional status and CTAP candidates in the local commuting area.

Duties

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  • Ensures contractor performs within the scope of the contract, providing any special instructions or guidance necessary to complete the work in an orderly manner.
  • Identifies veterinary care needs (including vaccinations) at the facilities and schedules veterinarian services, accordingly; assures that health certificates are complete, and vaccinations are current on animals being shipped.
  • Oversees the receipt, care, management, preparation, out shipping, and adoption of large numbers of wild horses/burros at the Palomino Wild Horse/Burro Preparation Center.
  • Provides overall management and operation of the Wild Horse and Burro Facilities in Palomino Valley and Fallon, NV; provides daily over-site of the facility developing plans/objectives for the management of the program.
  • Oversee identification (body color, markings, conformation, size, weight) of wild horses/burros; basic knowledge of equine diseases, common drugs used for treatment, and ability to recognize infirmity and direct appropriate action for treatment.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Be sure to read the 'How to Apply' and 'Required Documents' Sections.
  • You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
  • Direct Deposit Required.
  • Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
  • Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
  • Supervisory Probationary Period: If you are selected for this position, you will be required to serve a one year supervisory/managerial probationary period if one has not previously been completed.
  • If selected for this position, you will need to complete the Federal Information Systems Security Awareness (FISSA) training prior to start date (if applicable).

Qualifications

This Temporary promotion will be for a period not-to-exceed one (1) year

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience.

For GS-12: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the federal service. Specialized experience is further defined as developing national wild horse program policies and standard operating procedures to maintain the health of wild horses, burros, and rangelands; coordinate training and technical assistance on all aspects of wild horse and burro program; assist in resolving complex, controversial issues; experience gathering and removing wild horses and burros.

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

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.

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

Physical Demands: Duties vary and require outside work involving walking, bending, climbing hills, lifting and carrying various materials or supplies which are occasionally heavy.

Physical demands of an unusual nature are common due to unpredictability in behavior of wild horses and burros, and/or the circumstances of handling or controlling them. Agility, fast motor reflexes, and above average strength are all demanded in the normal course of duty performance required during participatory supervision and demonstration of techniques for horse wranglers.

Work Environment: Approximately 70% of the work is in the office, the other is outside which will involve driving, on or off-roading, walking or horseback in a wide temperature range variation from below freezing to over 100 degrees F. Outdoors work may be in corrals with inherent problems of surface footing and the extremes created by housing wild animals in confined spaces, or in uneven, broken terrain typical of wild horse and burro habitats.

Education

This series is associated with the Group Standard for Administrative and Management positions and falls under the OPM qualification standard for Equipment, Facilities and Servuces series1601 and has no Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR).

Additional information

The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis. The selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

DOI uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit E-Verify.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority, you must: 1) meet CTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well qualified for the position with a score of 90 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility. For more information: CTAP

Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service

Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee.

Travel, per diem, and lodging will not be paid. All travel and lodging expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the sole responsibility of the selected employee.

This is a not-to-exceed one (1) year temporary promotion assignment. At the expiration of this assignment, or whenever your services are no longer needed, you will be returned to your position or to a position of equivalent pay and grade within your agency of record.

BLM may use certain incentives, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract high quality applicants.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated based on how your application materials reflect the qualification requirements of this position.

Once the application process is complete, we will review your application to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume, supporting documentation and responses to the online questionnaire will be made. Your responses to the online questionnaire will be used to measure the degree to which your background matches the requirements for this position. However, your resume must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. If qualified, your score may range from 70-100 points. The best qualified candidates will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be contacted for an interview. The interviews may be conducted on a pass/fail basis or may be scored.

Your answers to the online questionnaire will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:

  • Administration and Management
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Project Management
  • Wildlife Biology

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