Friday, July 23, 2021 to Thursday, August 12, 2021
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Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
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Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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Are you a current or former permanent Farm Service Agency County employee?
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Are you a current Federal employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
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Are you a Federal employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
Are you a current or former employee of a land management agency (Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management; National Park Service; Fish and Wildlife Service; Bureau of Indian Affairs; or Bureau of Reclamation) who is claiming eligibility under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act and:
• was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; and,
• served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a single break in service of two or more years; and,
• performed at an acceptable level during each period of service; and,
• if no longer employed by the land management agency, have been separated for no more than two years, and whose most recent separation was for reasons other than misconduct or performance.
Note: 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 LWOP) 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.
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Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating? OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
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Are you a former Federal career or career-conditional employee AND
• has reinstatement eligibility; AND
• has not held a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
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Are you a former Federal career or career-conditional employee AND
• has reinstatement eligibility; AND
• has held a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
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Are you:
• a veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions AND you served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (Note: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility); OR,
• eligible for veterans' preference?
Note: If you are currently on active duty you may be considered under the two provisions above provided you submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted.
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Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
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Select all of the series you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one series.
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Assessment 1
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For each of the following questions, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application and information provided by your references. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
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Basic Qualifications: This interdisciplinary position may be filled in any of the following series: GS-0101, GS-0401, or GS-0801. If you do not meet one of these basic requirements, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position. You must submit a copy of your transcripts that identifies you, the college or university, each course, semester or quarter hours earned, grade received, and date completed if using education to qualify.
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Basic Requirements for 0101 Social Series.
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From the statements below, select the one response that best describes your education/experience as it pertains to meeting the basic requirements for a GS-Series 0101 Social Sciences series position.
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Basic Requirements for 0401 Social Series.
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From the statements below, select the one response that best describes your education/experience as it pertains to meeting the basic requirements for a GS-Series 0401 Biological Sciences series position.
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Basic Requirements for 0801 Social Series.
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From the statements below, select the one response that best describes your education/experience as it pertains to meeting the basic requirements for a GS-Series 0801 General Engineering series position.
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From the statements below, select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of an interdisciplinary GS-0101/0401/0801 Supervisory Social Scientist/Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist/Supervisory General Engineer position. Please select only one response.
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For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Provide leadership in recreation management for forest plan implementation and planning.
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Coordinate program wide recreation development and ensure development is accomplished in accordance with long-range management plans.
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Work with local road authorities in the development and implementation of cooperative road maintenance agreements and coordinate joint maintenance efforts to maximize effective production.
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Participate in overall planning to assess objectives, accomplishments, and direction of the land adjustment program to manage land exchange, donation, and purchase including important and difficult negotiations with private land owners.
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Develop program priorities, staffing, acquisition budget needs, and appropriate scheduling to accomplish the annual program in a timely manner.
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Develop plans for budget and annual/long range programs of work.
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Oversee development of unit goals and objectives, and program planning and direction for trail maintenance and management.
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Exercise signatory authority on correspondence, contracts, permits and agreements and ensure that coordination has occurred with the appropriate levels of organization.
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Work with Forest Leadership Team to develop and set priorities for annual functional programming and budget efforts.
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Ensure construction activities are consistent with forest plan direction.
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Represent forest leadership at meetings with cooperatives, industrial organizations, special interest groups, etc. to provide technical information, discuss and negotiate program and system requirements and recommend conflict solutions.
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Ensure activities within assigned staff operation areas follow upper management directives, policy and guidelines.
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Negotiate with the appropriate district ranger, staff directors, and/or regional staff groups to develop feasible plans for engineering, natural resource or other resource programs.
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Oversee social assessment plan development and collection/analysis of data for forest plan revision, and provide oversignt on accessibility access issues to ensure recreation facilities meet national standards.
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Provide leadership and coordinate project work with the staff officers and other specialists to minimize possible adverse effects of resource use and development.
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Establish appropriate performance standards for for agency and non-agency activities to ensure practices meet resource value and facility investment requirements.
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Conduct periodic inspection of operations, construction, and maintenance projects to ensure compliance with contract drawings and specifications.,
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Monitor the progress of program priorities through to completion and recommend changes in schedules, adjustments in requisitions, etc., to assure project completions dovetail with the overall land management program.
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Manage all trail operation and maintenance efforts as well as infrastructure recreation database reporting requirements.
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Establish appropriate performance standards for agency and non-agency activities to ensure practices meet resource value and facility investment requirements.
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Conduct periodic inspection of operations, construction, and maintenance projects to ensure compliance with contract drawings and specifications.
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Monitor the progress of program priorities through to completion and recommend changes in schedules, adjustments in requisitions, etc., to assure project completions dovetail with the overall land management program.
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Manage all trail operation and maintenance efforts as well as infrastructure recreation database reporting requirements.
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Provide technical expertise to ranger districts and interdisciplinary teams involved in all aspects of location, survey, and design of transportation system including roads, trails, and other facilities.
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Advise, assist, and direct other employees in making investigations, appraisals and surveys, and in the preparation and submission of narrative reports for conformance with specific land and realty rules, regulations, and policies.
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Serve as a technical authority on all phases of ownership adjustments and appraisal activities and direct the program for the procurement of rights-of-way on a plan-wise and priority basis.
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Analyze functional direction through systematic reviews, to gain information on programs, project critical path status, multiple use coordination, and quality standards.
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Monitor survey and design activities to ensure compatibility, ensure proper engineering techniques are being utilized, and ensure that activities are consistent with the forest plan and relevant NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) documents.
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Provide final review and approval of all transportation system and facilities designs, contract documents, and estimates, and provide assistance on supplemental design specifications.
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Administer program of engineering certifications, including review of testing results, determining areas where training is needed, and provided training programs.
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Plan the work to be accomplished by the unit, assign work to employees, and establish production or quality standards for the unit's work.
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Establish and communicate guidelines, identy and provide for the developmental needs of employees, and conduct formal performance reviews.
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Hear and resolve employee complaints, effect minor disciplinary measures, and recommend action in more serious cases.
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Promote equal opportunity and employ nondiscriminatory practices for promotion, recruitment and hiring of applicants, encouragement, recognition, and fair treatment of all employees.
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Demonstrate a commitment to fostering and promoting an equitable, inclusive, and safe work environment.
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Promote and support a positive work environment to create a climate of mutual respect and integrity.
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Reinforce to others that offensive, harassing, and intimidating behavior will not be tolerated.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you understand that if you are a current or former (reinstatement) Federal employee and you do not attach your most recent performance rating, dated within the past 18 months, and signed by a supervisor, or a document including a statement why you are not attaching your performance rating dated within the past 18 months, your application package will be considered incomplete and you will not be considered for this position?
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I certify, I have read the announcement and have attached all supporting documents as required in the "Required Documents" section of the vacancy announcement. I understand that failure to submit all required legible documents prior to the closing date of the announcement may result in loss of consideration.
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Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.
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