Supervisory Interdisciplinary (Natural Resource Specialist/Archeologist)

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Summary

Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource.

This position is located in either Kanab or Escalante, UT.

Information about Kanab, UT and the surrounding area can be found here.

Information about Escalante, UT and the surrounding area can be found here.

We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

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Responsibilities

* Responsible for the full supervision of science-based subordinate employees, including setting performance goals, planning, assigning and appraising work, advising and mentoring employees, and arranging needed training.
* Develops recruitment documents and leads selection process for vacant positions.
* Responsible for programming annual budgets and performance targets, and ensures that expenditures are within budget allocations.
* Provides input to the preparation, implementation, and conformance of the land use plans.
* Facilitates the Interdisciplinary Team and Prepares CX?s, EA?s, and EIS?s for planning efforts.
* Promotes internal and external communication and coordination, including with local interest groups, individuals, users, general public, State and local government, and other Federal personnel.
* Participates as a key member of the field office management team, and serves as Acting Field Manager under a formal delegation of authority, in the absence of the Field Manager.
* Ensures compliance with Bureau policies, regulations, applicable federal, state and local laws, and agreements relating to resource programs.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status

Yes

Promotion Potential

None

* Job family (Series)

0193 Archeology

0401 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences

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Conditions of Employment

* U.S. Citizenship is required.
* Be sure to read the "How to Apply" and "Required Documents" Sections.
* You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
* Direct Deposit Required.
* Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
* Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
* Supervisory Probationary Period: If you are selected for this position, you will be required to serve a one year supervisory/managerial probationary period if one has not previously been completed.
* If selected for this position, you will be required to annually complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 within 30 days of reporting to duty.
* May require a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience.

You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: planning, implementing, and/or administering resource programs in a multi-resource environment involving the management of public lands; applying federal laws, regulations, policies and guidelines sufficient to plan, develop and implement administrative and resource programs; developing and/or assisting in long-range budget and strategic workforce planning; preparing and/or executing a budget; and experience utilizing computer software programs to complete daily tasks.

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 meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

Physical Demands: Work is primarily in an office setting. There is frequent travel to field sites via four wheel drive vehicles, fixed wing aircraft, helicopter, and boats. There is a potential for adverse climatic conditions. Field work involves walking, bending and climbing on steep and rough terrain.

Work Environment: Most work is in an office setting. Field sites involve exposure to adverse weather, i.e., rain, snow, cold and/or heat. Some outdoor work requires special safety precautions. Incumbent will adhere to all safety rules and regulations as prescribed in manuals/supplements or by the designated Safety Officer.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement.

The GS-0401 series requires that you have a degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, or a combination of education and experience---courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

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The GS-0193 series requires that you have:

A) degree that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas:

* History of archeology.
* Archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa.
* Regional archeology, archeological cultures, or sites in a specific part or portion of a major geographical area to acquire or develop a foundation for regional specialization for professional development.
* Theory and methods of archeology. Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques.
* Archeological field school, to provide a basic understanding of theoretical and practical approaches to research design implementation, field preservation techniques, and report preparation by participation in actual field work.

AND Six semester hours of related course work in:

* geography, geology, or cultural geography;
* history, historiography, or historical archeology;
* environmental studies;
* scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or
* surveying;

AND

* Archeological field school.

Related Curriculum: degree in anthropology (with emphasis on ethnology, physical anthropology, or scientific linguistics), history, American studies, or a related discipline may be accepted as satisfying in full the educational requirements, provided the curriculum supplied academic course work sufficiently similar to the requirements in A.1 (including archeological field school).

B) Combination of Education and ExperienceCollege-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education.

C) ExperienceFour years of archeological work experience that demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional archeology. The work experience must have included archeology field experience, which may include that gained in an archeological field school. Field experience should have included a combination of professional experience in archeological survey, excavation, laboratory analysis, and preparation of written materials. Applicants with such field experience should, after additional experience under the direction of a higher grade archeologist, be able to demonstrate the ability to be a crew chief, directing the work of others at a single location as a part of a larger archeological project.

If using education to qualify, you must submit copies of all transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. See Required Documents section for more information.