Job Summary

This announcement is being advertised as a Forest Service National Hiring effort to fill multiple vacancies. Positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement. Final determination of the duty location will be made at the time of the job offer. ? For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Carlos Coontz at [email protected].

Job Description

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. 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. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-09 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Researched court and other legal records, extracted and prepared real estate ownership data; Applied knowledge of routine terminology inherent in real estate transactions and a working familiarity with realty procedures to carry out routine land activities; Performed and documented property inspections and coordinated with landowners and third-party partners in realty transactions; Assembled comparable sales information and other real estate market data, the verification of real estate transactions through contacts with buyers, sellers, and real estate agents, review of land status, and mineral and water rights. For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Evaluated, processed, and monitored special use proposals, renewals, and/or existing permits/authorizations modifications (such as transfer of ownership, terminations, revocations, or suspensions as appropriate), some of which may be complex and/or controversial; Coordinated, reviewed, and provided technical direction regarding new permit proposals and administration of existing special use authorizations; Assisted higher graded experts and applied working knowledge of land status in negotiating rights-of-way and/or land acquisition or exchanges with landowners; Resolved technical problems of limited complexity with regard to special uses; permittees; communication sites; trespasses; prepared and processed appraisals, and related reports; Assisted or led environmental analysis studies. 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.