Natural Resources Specialist.

Duties

• Forest and Vegetative Management: Develops long and short-range plans for forestry and silvicultural practices including reforestation, timber stand improvement, inventory, and timber sales.
• Fish and Wildlife: Develops and implements plans for management of Fisheries and wildlife.
• General Administration: Responsibilities include establishing priorities of work to be performed and equipment to be purchased.
• Team Leader: Serves in a lead capacity for any of the following: Recreation Management, Natural Resource Management, Visitor Assistance, and Interpretive Services and Outreach Programs.
• Soils: Ensures proper soil conservation practices are included for timber sales, resource leases, recreation, and road construction activities.
• Shoreline Management: Is responsible for maintenance, marking, and protecting the lake boundary.
• Cultural and Historic Resources: Prepares and updates cultural and historical resource inventory/protection plan.

  Requirements

  • Conditions of employment: Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Incumbent will be required to operate flood control gates to control water levels on waterways. This position meets the criteria for random drug testing under the Department of Army Drug-Free Workplace Program as supplemented by USACE ER 690-1-1218.
  • Qualifications: Must possess a valid State motor vehicle operator's license for the class of vehicle being operated based on site specific, job related requirements, and must maintain this license.
  • Additional: Duties of this position require occasional temporary duty (TDY) travel. Incumbent will be required to wear the appropriate uniform while on duty and to obtain Citation Authority under Title 36 C.F.R.

    Qualifications

    • Basic Requirement: For Natural Resources Specialist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
    • Specialized Experience: One year experience which includes assisting in developing long and/or short-range plans for forestry, fish and wildlife, and/or a multi-use lake project; formulating operating procedures to preserve natural resources and/or emergency procedures for environmental situations; and assisting in implementing plans for management of fish and wildlife, forestry, and/or silvicultural practices.

      Benefits

      • Pay includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
      • 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.