Natural Resources Specialist (Ranger)
Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Natural Resources Specialist (Ranger):
Degree:
Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of Education and
Experience:
Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
GS-09:
Specialized
Experience:
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as providing project information to local, state and Federal agencies and/or the visiting public and ensuring compliance with rules and regulations of project lands and waters; and/or executing a recreation or environmental stewardship program. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education Substitution:
Successful completion of a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university that is in a field directly related to the work of this position, and provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Note:
You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Experience and Education:
If you have less than one year of specialized experience; and have more than one year but less than the required education described above, you will need to compute the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and ensure your total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify.) (Note:
You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Time in Grade:
Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal Service at the GS-07 grade (or equivalent). GS-11:
Specialized
Experience:
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as providing project information to local, state and Federal agencies and/or the visiting public; ensuring compliance with rules and regulations of project lands and waters; and executing a recreation or environmental stewardship program. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education Substitution:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university that is in the field directly related to the work of this position, and provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Note:
You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Experience and Education:
If you have less than one year of specialized experience; and have more than two years of graduate level education, but less than three years of graduate level education as described above, you will need to compute the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and ensure your total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education in excess of 36 hours (total semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100% to qualify.) (Note:
You must attache a copy of your transcripts.) Time in Grade Requirement:
Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the GS-09 grade (or equivalent). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Environmental Law and Regulatory ComplianceNatural Resource ManagementPlanning and EvaluatingProgram Outreach
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Natural Resources Specialist (Ranger):
Degree:
Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of Education and
Experience:
Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
GS-09:
Specialized
Experience:
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as providing project information to local, state and Federal agencies and/or the visiting public and ensuring compliance with rules and regulations of project lands and waters; and/or executing a recreation or environmental stewardship program. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education Substitution:
Successful completion of a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university that is in a field directly related to the work of this position, and provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Note:
You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Experience and Education:
If you have less than one year of specialized experience; and have more than one year but less than the required education described above, you will need to compute the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and ensure your total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify.) (Note:
You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Time in Grade:
Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal Service at the GS-07 grade (or equivalent). GS-11:
Specialized
Experience:
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as providing project information to local, state and Federal agencies and/or the visiting public; ensuring compliance with rules and regulations of project lands and waters; and executing a recreation or environmental stewardship program. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education Substitution:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university that is in the field directly related to the work of this position, and provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Note:
You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Experience and Education:
If you have less than one year of specialized experience; and have more than two years of graduate level education, but less than three years of graduate level education as described above, you will need to compute the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and ensure your total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education in excess of 36 hours (total semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100% to qualify.) (Note:
You must attache a copy of your transcripts.) Time in Grade Requirement:
Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the GS-09 grade (or equivalent). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Environmental Law and Regulatory ComplianceNatural Resource ManagementPlanning and EvaluatingProgram Outreach
- Department:
0401 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences - Salary Range:
$53,402 to $83,993 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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