These positions are located in the Pacific Northwest Region, Region 6 with duty stations in Forest Service offices. See "Next Steps" for specific locations.
Incumbents serves as primary assistant in natural resources planning and environmental law compliance, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Forest Management Act (NFMA).
For additional information about the duties of these positions, please contact POCs listed under "Next Steps"
Summary
These positions are located in the Pacific Northwest Region, Region 6 with duty stations in Forest Service offices. See "Next Steps" for specific locations.
Incumbents serves as primary assistant in natural resources planning and environmental law compliance, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Forest Management Act (NFMA).
For additional information about the duties of these positions, please contact POCs listed under "Next Steps"
Salary wage as shown is for Rest of the U.S. For more information, refer to the Office of Personnel Management, Salary and Wages web page.
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Locations
4 vacancies in the following locations:
Baker City, OR
Heppner, OR
John Day, OR
Joseph, OR
La Grande, OR
Pendleton, OR
Ukiah, OR
Amboy, WA
Olympia, WA
Pomeroy, WA
Randle, WA
Trout Lake, WA
Vancouver, WA
Walla Walla, WA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Travel may be required to attend meetings, training, project work, etc. Traveling 3 or 4 individual days a month for Public meetings and training. In addition, a total between 5 and 10 days a year may involve overnight stays.
Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen. Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position. Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy.
Coordinates preparation of forest plan amendments, supplements, or revision according to the requirements of NEPA and NFMA.
Prepares a wide variety of assessments, reports, studies, and other actions required by NFMA and related laws and regulations.
Participates in the development of local policies and procedures, and the periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of NEPA planning and compliance with policies, laws and regulations.
Organizes and facilitates meetings and other NEPA processes. Tracks, monitors, and evaluates the implementation of mitigation commitments.
Reviews monitoring results, initiates and coordinates actions resulting from the Forest Supervisor’s decisions to adjust, amend, or revise the Forest Plan.
Prepares budgets for NEPA planning and forest plan amendments or revision including personnel, equipment and supplies required to design, plan, and implement land management plans and other assigned projects.
Manages the processes for the development of resource assessments, Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Environmental Assessments (EA), decision documents, and related support documents for proposed forest plan changes.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.
Basic Requirement:GS-0401:
GS-0401: Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
Combination of education and experience that included courses equivalent to a major, as shown above plus appropriate experience or additional education.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess the experience in the amounts listed below:
Specialized Experience Requirement:
For the GS-12: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting one or more of the following: Planned directed, and advised land management personnel on compliance efforts regarding National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), land management related legislation, and agency specific plans and policy; Mediated conflicting viewpoints of Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) members on preparation and processing of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements; Executed and coordinated final evaluation and review of environmental analysis documents for land management projects and/or programs to ensure compliance with multiple environmental policy requirements.
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.
Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary, or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate, or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position.
Selections made under this authority will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would be given a new appointment.
This is a bargaining unit position and is represented by either NFFE, AFGE, or NAGE..
Forest Service daycare facilities are not available.
Government Housing may be available.
This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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.
This is a Direct-Hire Authority position, all applicants who meet the minimum qualifications, to include any selective placement factor(s), if applicable, will be referred to the selecting official. Before a certificate is issued to the selecting official, the resume is reviewed to ensure that you meet all the qualification requirements. A rating will not be used; veteran's preference does not apply due to the existence of the Direct Hire authority for this position.
Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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.
The following documents are required for your applicant package to be complete. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in the mail service, your system failure, etc. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
Resume that includes:1) personal information such as name, address, contact information; 2) education; 3) detailed work experience related to this position as described in the responsibilities section including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); 4) supervisor's phone number and whether or not the supervisor may be contacted for a reference check; 5) other qualifications.
If education is required or you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application; however, if you are selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty. Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university. If any education was completed at a foreign institute, you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority must provide: proof of eligibility (RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity termination), SF-50 documenting separation (as applicable), and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with your application per 5 CFR 330.
Please view Tips for Applicants - a guide to the Forest Service application process.
Read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. (MST), Monday - Friday. If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be returned to Human Resources no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement in order for it to be entered into the system prior to the closing date.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Contact the Agency Contact to request this.
To begin, in USAJOBS click "Apply" and follow the instructions to attach your resume and required documents, complete the assessment questionnaire, and submit your application.
NOTE: Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBS transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable.
USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center
DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Albuquerque, NM 87109
US
Next steps
A total of 4 positions will be filled in Pacific Northwest Region, Region 6 with this group announcement. One position will be filled for each of the following National Forest or Revision Team at one of the listed duty stations for each unit.
Tri -Forest Plan Revision Team
Forest Name: Tri Forest- Umatilla NF, Wallowa Whitman NF, Malheur NF
Duty Stations: Baker city, OR; Heppner, OR; John Day, Or; Joseph, OR; La Grande, OR; Pendleton, OR; Ukiah, OR; Pomeroy, WA or Walla Walla, WA
For additional Information, contact: Michael Neuenschwander- Michael.neuenschwander@usda.gov 509-730-7525
Gifford Pinchot NF, Forest Supervisor Office
Duty stations: Vancouver, WA, Olympia, WA, Randle, WA, Amboy, WA or Trout Lake, WA
For additional Information, contact: Jody Nickerson-Powell, 559-797-7410, jody.nickerson@usda.gov
Gifford Pinchot NF, Forest Supervisor Office
Duty Stations: Vancouver, WA
For additional Information, contact: Daniel Scaife, 360-954-4574
Malheur National Forest, Forest Supervisor Office
Duty Station: John Day, OR
For additional Information, contact: Lindsay Davies, 541-589-2244 lindsay.davies@usda.gov
Your application will be reviewed to verify that you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS to check your application status.
You must choose to turn on email notifications in your USAJOBS profile if you want to receive important email notifications that may impact your applicant experience (e.g. If you start an application and do not submit it prior to the closing date, USAJOBS will send an email reminder that the closing date is approaching and your application is in an incomplete status).
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
The following documents are required for your applicant package to be complete. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in the mail service, your system failure, etc. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
Resume that includes:1) personal information such as name, address, contact information; 2) education; 3) detailed work experience related to this position as described in the responsibilities section including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); 4) supervisor's phone number and whether or not the supervisor may be contacted for a reference check; 5) other qualifications.
If education is required or you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application; however, if you are selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty. Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university. If any education was completed at a foreign institute, you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority must provide: proof of eligibility (RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity termination), SF-50 documenting separation (as applicable), and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with your application per 5 CFR 330.
Please view Tips for Applicants - a guide to the Forest Service application process.
Read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. (MST), Monday - Friday. If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be returned to Human Resources no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement in order for it to be entered into the system prior to the closing date.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Contact the Agency Contact to request this.
To begin, in USAJOBS click "Apply" and follow the instructions to attach your resume and required documents, complete the assessment questionnaire, and submit your application.
NOTE: Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBS transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable.
USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center
DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Albuquerque, NM 87109
US
Next steps
A total of 4 positions will be filled in Pacific Northwest Region, Region 6 with this group announcement. One position will be filled for each of the following National Forest or Revision Team at one of the listed duty stations for each unit.
Tri -Forest Plan Revision Team
Forest Name: Tri Forest- Umatilla NF, Wallowa Whitman NF, Malheur NF
Duty Stations: Baker city, OR; Heppner, OR; John Day, Or; Joseph, OR; La Grande, OR; Pendleton, OR; Ukiah, OR; Pomeroy, WA or Walla Walla, WA
For additional Information, contact: Michael Neuenschwander- Michael.neuenschwander@usda.gov 509-730-7525
Gifford Pinchot NF, Forest Supervisor Office
Duty stations: Vancouver, WA, Olympia, WA, Randle, WA, Amboy, WA or Trout Lake, WA
For additional Information, contact: Jody Nickerson-Powell, 559-797-7410, jody.nickerson@usda.gov
Gifford Pinchot NF, Forest Supervisor Office
Duty Stations: Vancouver, WA
For additional Information, contact: Daniel Scaife, 360-954-4574
Malheur National Forest, Forest Supervisor Office
Duty Station: John Day, OR
For additional Information, contact: Lindsay Davies, 541-589-2244 lindsay.davies@usda.gov
Your application will be reviewed to verify that you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS to check your application status.
You must choose to turn on email notifications in your USAJOBS profile if you want to receive important email notifications that may impact your applicant experience (e.g. If you start an application and do not submit it prior to the closing date, USAJOBS will send an email reminder that the closing date is approaching and your application is in an incomplete status).
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
