Data Analyst (Natural Resource Monitoring)
Company: Bureau of Land Management
Location: Taos
Posted on: September 13, 2023
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Job Description:
Summary This position is located in the Taos Field Office, in
the Multi-Resources Division. Responsibilities Perform
developmental assignments that include performing a variety of
professional and technical functions related to natural resource
management. Work with a higher graded specialist or the supervisor
to resolve problems of a procedural or factual nature in accordance
with established methods, guidelines, and precedents. Assist in the
efforts to plan, carry out, and report on field inventories to
evaluate the health of biological resources, under the guidance of
the supervisor or other technical resource specialists. Support
monitoring implementation and data analysis in Bureau monitoring
programs within the framework of BLM's multiple use mission.
Coordinate monitoring efforts with other natural resources
activities, such as land use planning, forest, and range management
programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In
order to qualify, you must meet the Basic Education Requirement
**AND** the Minimum Qualifications requirement (specialized
experience and/or education) described below. Your resume must
clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on
education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided
with your application. Basic Education Requirement GS-0401: A.
Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an
accredited college or university leading to a Bachelor's degree (or
higher) with a major study in biological sciences, agriculture,
natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines
appropriate to this position. OR, B. Have a combination of
education and experience in courses equivalent to a major course of
study, as shown in statement A above, plus appropriate experience
or additional education. The quality of the combination of
education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that the
applicant possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities required
to perform work in the occupation, and is comparable to that
normally acquired through the successful completion of a full
4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field.
**AND** MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally
qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the
required specialized experience and/or education for the respective
grade level in which you are applying: Specialized Experience
GS-07: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience
comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in
the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public
sectors) performing at least 2 of the following duties: (1)
assisting with vegetation management that includes monitoring
reclamation (seeds), and weeds management; (2) collecting,
entering, and maintaining natural resources monitoring data; and
(3) assisting with preparing inspection and assessment reports to
document findings, recommendations, and plans. OR, Education GS-07:
Successfully completed at least one (1) year of graduate education
from an accredited college or university in a field directly
related to the work of the position (i.e. biological sciences,
agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry). OR,
Combination of Specialized Experience and Education GS-07: An
equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate level
education described above, when combined, equals 100% of the total
requirement. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills,
and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. OR,
Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) GS-07: Successfully completed
all of the requirements for a bachelor's degree in a curriculum
that is qualifying for this position, from an accredited college or
university, AND meet one of the requirements for Superior Academic
Achievement based on the following: (1) (class standing (upper
third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major
subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of
Business Administration, based on completed courses.); OR (2)
grade-point average (3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 as
recorded on the official transcript, or as computed based on 4
years of education, or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 as
computed based on the average of the required courses completed in
the major field or the required courses in the major field
completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; OR, (3)
election to membership in a national scholastic honor society
TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet
applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.
One year at the GS-05 is required to meet the time-in-grade
requirements for the GS-07 level. (Must submit your SF-50 that
shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series,
and grade. (No award SF-50 will be accepted). Applicants must meet
all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date
of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR
AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR
EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire
answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Volunteer
Experience: 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 include months, years and hours per week
worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience.
One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40
hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive
any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per
week or is listed as "varies". Education To qualify based on
education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an
accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours,
course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking.
Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for
this position and you used your education to qualify, you must
provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are
using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to
meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education
credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that
specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and
such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an
accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given
for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate
course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your
claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class
standing or membership in an honor society. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One
academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number
of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent
one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been
performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain
your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18
semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as
satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate
study. Additional Information Selectee will be required to
participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer
Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held
within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under
non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service,
must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at
the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service).
Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this
announcement. You may be required to travel overnight away from
home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge
card for travel purposes. Physical Demands: The work requires the
incumbent to spend time performing both office and field work. The
office work is primarily sedentary and may require walking,
standing, and carrying light items, such as books, small
instruments or samples, and other similar materials. While at the
field office, the incumbent may occasionally lift materials such as
fence posts, barbed wire, and seed bags, etc., requiring lifting of
loads up to 50 pounds. Field duties involve long hours of driving,
hiking, climbing, and other forms of outdoor physical activities in
remote locations. Occasional project construction work may be
physically demanding, such as building or removing fences,
constructing wildlife guzzlers, developing springs, etc. The
incumbent is expected to operate a four-wheel drive vehicle in
remote areas in complicated terrain. Other modes of transportation
such as off highway vehicles may occasionally be used Working
Conditions: The work environment varies from an office setting
where the incumbent has regular contact with work associates to a
field setting where the incumbent is working alone for extended
periods of time in remote situations. Field work will involve
outdoor exposure, including some discomfort in extremes of
temperature or inclement weather. The incumbent may be subjected to
hostile wildlife and physical hazards. Interagency Career
Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) or Career Transition
Assistance Program (CTAP): For information on how to apply as an
ICTAP or CTAP eligible see
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap\_guideline.pdf.
To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this
vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 90 or above
on the rating criteria for this position. If you are unable to
apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in
electronic form, please contact San Antonio Services Branch at
SASBMailbox@opm.gov or 816-541-8101.
Keywords: Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe , Data Analyst (Natural Resource Monitoring), Professions , Taos, New Mexico
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