Rangeland Management Specialist

This is a Rangeland Management Specialist with Bureau of Land Management at the following locations: Baker City, Oregon Hines, Oregon Lakeview, Oregon Spokane, Washington Vale, Oregon This position is also open to status candidates under announcement CBUL-27-13094239-ST-AWF and Field Unit Local hiring authority under announcement CBUL-27-13094240-FUL-AWF. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under all recruitment methods.

Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Provide expertise and guidance on rangeland management to staff, land users, and the public. Plan and carry out assessments of grazing areas and rangeland conditions. Review grazing permit applications to make sure they meet applicable laws and requirements. Lead and participate in teams that bring together experts from different fields. Develop, update, and plan guidance for managing grazing and rangeland resources. Serve as the primary point of contact between permittees and field office decision-makers. Oversee coordination and planning for range improvements, permit renewals, and other proposed actions. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/06/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To Qualify for this position, applicants must meet both the Individual Occupational Requirement (1) AND the Minimum Qualifications (2, 3, 4 or 5): 1. Individual Occupational Requirement 0454 series: (See Education Section) AND 2. Minimum qualifications GS-0454-5: A. Entry Grade Rule (GS-05): Meeting the IOR alone fully qualifies an applicant for the GS-05 level in the Rangeland Management series. Applicants seeking grades above GS-05 must also meet additional education and/or specialized experience requirements under the group coverage standard. Examples of acceptable experience paired with qualifying coursework include: (1) Assisting in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or federally controlled lands for grazing; (2) Assisting in range inventory and monitoring activities (including field data collection); (3) Assisting in the operation of a livestock ranch or in the management/preservation of lands comparable to the public range. 3. Minimum qualifications GS-0454-7: A. Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level. Specialized experience is defined as performing all of the following: (1) Assisting in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or federally controlled lands for grazing; (2) Leading range inventory and monitoring activities that include field data collection; (3) Inspecting and inventorying condition of existing range improvements and identifying needed range improvements; (4) Assisting in the operation of a livestock ranch or in the management or preservation of lands comparable to the public range; (5) developing livestock grazing management plans. OR B. Education: One year of graduate-level education (18 semester hours) in a field related to the position being filled which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. You must include transcripts. This education is clearly supported by my transcripts provided in my application packet. OR C. Combination: A combination of specialized experience and graduate education described that when combined totals 100% of the requirements for this position. You must include hours per week and transcripts. OR D. Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.): Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing, (2) Grade-Point Average, or (3) Honor Society Membership. (1) Class Standing: Upper one-third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision based on completed courses. (2) Grade-Point Average: A grade point average of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) as recorded on the official transcript or as computed based on four years of education, or computed based on courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum; -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 0 (B+ or better) 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 two years of the curriculum. (3) Election to Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society: Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies. Freshman scholastic honor societies cannot be used to meet the requirements of this position. NOTE: Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled. (See OPM's General Policies, Application of Qualification Standards Section 4.f.) To qualify under this option you must submit transcripts (official or unofficial) to verify your education. 4. Minimum qualifications GS-0454-9: A. Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level. Specialized experience is defined as performing all of the following: (1) Assisting in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or federally controlled lands for grazing; (2) Assisting range inventory and monitoring activities that include field data collection; (3) Assisting in the operation of a livestock ranch or in the management or preservation of lands comparable to the public rangelands; (4) Assisting in the development of rangeland management plans to improve range condition and minimize invasive species. OR B. Education: 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field related to the position being filled. This education is clearly supported by my transcripts provided in my application packet. OR C. Combination: A combination of qualifying education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (18 credits) may be combined with experience. You must include hours per week and transcripts. 5. Minimum qualifications GS-0454-11: A. Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level. Specialized experience is defined as performing all of the following: (1) Assisting in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or federally controlled lands for grazing; (2) Leading range inventory and monitoring activities that include field data collection; (3) Inspecting and inventorying condition of existing range improvements and identifying needed range improvements; (4) Assisting in the operation of a livestock ranch or in the management or preservation of lands comparable to the public range; (5) Developing rangeland management plans to improve range condition and minimize invasive species. OR B. Education: Possess three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree, or a Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree in a field related to the position being filled. This education is clearly supported by my transcripts provided in my application packet. OR C. Combination: A Combination of specialized experience and graduate education described that when combined totals 100% of the requirements for this position. You must include hours per week and transcripts. 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.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/. Must have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Education

This position has a mandatory education requirement: 1. Individual Occupational Requirement 0454 series: A. Degree: range management; or a related discipline that included at least 42 semester hours in a combination of the plant, animal, and soil sciences, and natural resources management, as follows: 1)Range Management -- At least 18 semester hours of course work in range management, including courses in such areas as basic principles of range management, range plants, range ecology, range inventories and studies, range improvements, and ranch or rangeland planning. 2) Directly Related Plant, Animal, and Soil Sciences -- At least 15 semester hours of directly related courses in the plant, animal, and soil sciences, including at least one course in each of these three scientific areas, i.e., plant, animal, and soil sciences. Courses in such areas as plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant ecology, animal nutrition, livestock production, and soil morphology or soil classification are acceptable. 3) Related Resource Management Studies -- At least 9 semester hours of course work in related resource management subjects, including courses in such areas as wildlife management, watershed management, natural resource or agricultural economics, forestry, agronomy, forages, and outdoor recreation management. OR B. Combination of education and experience: at least 42 semester hours of course work in the combination of plant, animal, and soil sciences and natural resources management shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education. https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification