Program Specialist

USDA • Full-time • Remote (Oregon) • $86.96k - $113.05k / year • 3d ago

Program Specialist

Summary

The position works for the Regional Office in Region 6 (Oregon and Washington). The incumbent serves as a program specialist and advisor for NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) and NFMA (National Forest Management Act) compliance, program management, administrative review, FOIA, and litigation. For additional information about the duties of the position, please contact Eric Tomasik, eric.tomasik@usda.gov

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Overview

Accepting applications

Duties

Reviews and prepares documents regarding environmental and regulatory compliance after consulting regulations and case law.
Advise units regarding environment policy, standards, guidelines and related information for NEPA, NFMA, administrative reviews, and litigation.
Respond to managers and attorneys to address natural resource management pending or potential projects, administrative reviews, and litigation.
Provide support to the field and related regional program managers regarding planning for natural resource and land use planning projects.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

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 12: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS 11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as meeting one or more of the following: Experience writing, preparing, and evaluating formal and informal correspondence, reports, statistics, and analytical documents for senior level officials; coordinating a variety of administrative projects and providing expert analytical and technical advice and recommendations on matters pertaining to organizational processes, procedures, and policies. Examples could include experience with NEPA and NFMA compliance and project management or IDT/project leader 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