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Job opening: Planning and Environmental Coordinator

Salary: $86 962 - 113 047 per year
Relocation: YES
City: Taos
Published at: Apr 30 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Taos Field Office, in the Farmington District Office. The purpose of this position is to provide interpretation, guidance, program leadership and implementation for the development of major planning efforts such as Resource Management Plans (RMPs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs). Major issues requiring an RMP or EIS can impact lands, minerals, wilderness, range, fire management, wildlife, watershed, recreation, and forestry.

Duties

Plan, lead/supervise, coordinate, and implements resource management planning activities in the field and ensure that the Resource Management Plans/ Environmental Impact Statements (RMP/EIS) documentation meets prescribed quality standards. Interpret planning and/or NEPA laws, regulations, policies and guidance for field office specific land and resource management programs. Serve as spokesperson for the RMP/EIS and is responsible for all public contact. Coordinate identification of inventory and data collection needed to conduct resource management planning. Plan, organize, and lead the preparation of planning documents including the pre-planning analysis, management situation analysis, RMPs, EIS preparation plan and draft and final EISs.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • May be required to complete background investigation and drug screening.
  • Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
  • Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents).
  • You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
  • If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
  • You may be required to operate a Government-owned or leased motor vehicle for official purposes which requires a state operator's license.
  • This is a bargaining unit position represented by the National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 340.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience for the respective grade level in which you are applying: To qualify for the grade GS-12, you must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) Interpreting planning and NEPA laws, regulations, policies and guidance for land and resource management programs, and the resolution of a wide variety of protests and appeals; (2) Developing planning and NEPA guidance that may be in the form of Instruction Memoranda (IM), Information Bulletins (IB), desktop references, and/or handbooks; (3) Coordinating identification of inventory and data collection needed to conduct resource management planning and NEPA decision-making efforts; (4) Coordinating resource assessment activities to determine resource condition in advance of planning and decision-making efforts with federal, state, and local agencies as well as public interest groups; (5) Reviewing resource management plans/environmental impact statements (RMP/EIS) to ensure conformance to other agency planning documents and compliance with regulations. Such experience may have been gained in similar positions or positions with similar/related duties with a land management agency such as Department of Interior or Department of Agriculture, or similar entity. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted). Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Volunteer Experience: 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 include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

  • Address BLM New Mexico State Office BLM New Mexico, NM-951 301 Dinosaur Trail Santa Fe, NM 87508 US
  • Name: San Antonio Services Branch
  • Phone: 816-541-8101
  • Email: [email protected]

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