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-05 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting one or more of the following: Inspected recreation area clean-up operations and performed safety hazard analysis of public recreation use areas; patrolled wilderness to ensure that areas were operated, used, and maintained in accordance with wilderness management plans; performed site maintenance, including cleanup and naturalizing at widely dispersed sites; gathered, compiled, and reported recreation program data for use in monitoring and assessment activities and summarized data for use in recreation data management systems.; OR A Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of successfully completed education above high school (120 semester/180 quarter hours) with major study in forestry, range management, agriculture, or a subject-matter field directly related to the position, or that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as forestry, agriculture, crop or plant science, range management or conservation, wildlife management, watershed management, soil science, natural resources, outdoor recreation management, civil or forest engineering, or wildland fire science (no more than 6 semester hours in mathematics is creditable); OR Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester/90 quarter hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.

For the GS-6 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting one or more of the following: Inspected special use permits such as outfitter guide operations, issued notices of non-compliance and reported those issues to supervisor; inspected and maintained recreation facilities and areas; lead or coordinated crew to maintain recreation sites; or monitored forest areas to identify violations of federal regulations such as enforcement of off-road vehicle restrictions.

For the GS-7 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting one or more of the following: Served as the point of contact with community organizations and interest groups to generate utilization of forest recreation facilities; assisted in the development of plans for recreation area maintenance, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and construction projects in accordance with program management objectives and policies; served as an inspector and/or contracting officer’s representative on service contracts insuring work is completed properly; and in all aspects of Special Use Permit administration for activities within undeveloped and developed areas of the unit.

TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT for GS 6 and GS 7 levels only: 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.