Recreation Management Specialist

Summary This position is located in the Northern Region, Region 1, Lolo National Forest, Missoula Ranger District with a duty location of Missoula, MT. The incumbent is responsible for overall program management for wilderness, recreation, trails, special uses, and other related programs. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Crystal Stonesifer at [email protected]. Responsibilities Oversees the unit’s budget in wilderness, recreation, trails, special uses, and other related programs, and coordinates with other staff groups. Projects the cost of each program based on staffing, equipment, and supply needs. Collects data, analyzes program needs, and recommends action to maintain a balanced budget for the unit’s programs. Strategizes, develops, and reviews proposals for new projects, or proposed revisions of existing plans or activities, and recommends action. Analyzes and determines the effects of proposed recreation activities on natural resources and prepares environmental assessments and reports to document findings. Develops and advises on the development of annual and long-range management plans in compliance with agency guidelines and direction. Reviews and synthesizes complex permit applications, and background data to prepare and issue draft/final/modified permits, fact sheets, and public notices Ensures annual and long-range planning milestones are being accomplished, regulations are adhered to, and objectives are met; and if not, makes needed changes as conditions arise. Performs supervisory duties less than 20% of the time. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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-11: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as ALL of the following: Provide program input into a natural resources management planning processes for work plans on wilderness, trails and special uses activities; Participate in the development of long and short-range plans of wilderness, trails, special uses and recreation resources for agency guidelines and direction; and Communicate agency management practices, rules, and regulations to the public for education on wilderness, trails, special uses and recreation activities. -OR- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related; -OR- An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master’s degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). 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, 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 may result in an applicant’s loss of consideration for the position. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education See Qualifications section above for education that may be qualifying. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary and term employees the opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years and the last temporary or term appointment must have been with the Lolo National Forest of the Forest Service. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met. 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. The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional Information is available on the OPM Website. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Forest Service daycare facilities may be available. Government Housing is not available. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.