Water and Lands Specialist

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the education and/or specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume.

To qualify at the GS-11, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-09 level in federal service having demonstrated experience which includes: Professional experience performing duties related to water resources or lands projects, such as drafting, issuing, administering, interpreting, or reviewing for compliance and making recommendations on water, land, or similar technical documents (i.e. contracts, agreements, land use) ; applying a variety of sources on water and lands or related program work, such as realty property laws, water or land related regulations, directives, guidelines, contracts, agreements, publications, web sites, etc.; applying environmental laws and regulations to land use activities; analyzing requests or proposals in terms of established program criteria to identify points for negotiation. These examples are not all inclusive. OR

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position

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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

To qualify at the GS-12, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 level in federal service having demonstrated experience which includes: Professional experience participating in the management and administration of water resources projects or lands projects; administering water and prepayment contracts, financial assistance agreements or other related agreements; experience reading, writing and interpreting legal descriptions, deeds, leases, easements and other land use documents; applying environmental laws and regulations to land use activities; negotiating agreements and persuading negotiating parties to accept terms to includes items such as water rights, leases, easements, land exchanges or evaluating requests for leases, licenses, and permits for rights-of-way or other land issues. These examples are not all inclusive.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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.

Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).

You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 07/05/2024.