Outdoor Recreation Planner

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/08/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, 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. 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. To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, you must meet at least one of the following minimum qualification requirements: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position and must include demonstrated ability to plan and coordinate the use of land, water, and related resources for recreation and conservation purposes. Additional examples of specialized experience include: work involving the analysis and evaluation of outdoor recreation data and trends, including assessing and meeting the interests of diversified groups; evaluation of land or water areas for their potential recreation or related use; preparing plans or programs for visitor use; analyzing barriers to public accessibility and recommending solutions to meet Federal standards; and developing alternative solutions for providing visitor use opportunities while preserving or restoring the quality of the outdoor environment. You must list the number of hours worked per week on your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a master’s or equivalent degree or two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree in outdoor recreation planning or a related field such as sociology, forestry, landscape architecture, economics, biological science, park administration, earth science, natural resource management and conservation, civil engineering, urban planning, or recreation. Applicants who qualify on the basis of graduate work in related disciplines must have one or more courses in outdoor recreation. You must submit a copy of your transcripts.. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, I have six months of the specialized experience (50% of the experience requirement), and 27 semester hours or 41 quarter hours of directly related graduate level college study in an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education). You must list the number of hours worked per week on your resume and submit a copy of your transcripts. To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must meet one of the following minimum qualification requirements: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: leading and delivering multi partner planning for outdoor recreation or natural resource conservation, site planning for outdoor recreation and resiliency, engagement in resource analysis, comprehensive mapping (inventory, documentation, and analysis); and leading collaborative teams in outdoor recreation and conservation/natural resource planning. Engage with agencies, groups, and stakeholders as a lead planner to produce outdoor recreation (park, trail, river) plans and strategies. Provide planning expertise for natural areas and green spaces at various scales (community, interconnected, large landscape). Collect, organize (write and produce), and present information about such projects to decision makers and general audiences. You must list the number of hours worked per week on your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a PhD or equivalent graduate degree at an accredited educational institution concentrated in a field that is directly related to the work of this position. The degree should have a major study in outdoor recreation planning or a related field such as sociology, forestry, landscape architecture, economics, biological science, park administration, earth science, natural resource management and conservation, civil engineering, urban planning, or recreation. Applicants who qualify on the basis of graduate work in related disciplines must have one or more courses in outdoor recreation. You must submit a copy of your transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, I have 6 months of the specialized experience (50% of the experience requirement) and 45 semester hours or 68 quarter hours or appropriate directly related graduate education (50% of the education requirement). You must list the number of hours worked per week on your resume and submit a copy of your transcripts. To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the following minimum qualification requirement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: serving as a specialist with demonstrated professional skills in creating outdoor recreation and natural resource/conservation plans that comprehensively include well documented vision and goals, resource assessments, mapping (inventory, documentation and analysis) site plans, and concepts for outdoor recreation (trails, access, amenities), and natural resource conservation. Specialty in organizing and directing complex collaborative planning projects for comprehensive outdoor recreation and land use planning and management focused on park, trail, river, and land and natural resource conservation. Engage in and lead active participation with a variety of professional and non-professional agencies, groups, stakeholders to develop outdoor recreation and conservation plans and strategies. Provide professional planning expertise for natural areas and green spaces at various scales (community, interconnected, large landscape) including considerations for green infrastructure and ecological resiliency. Collect, organize, and present information about such projects to decision makers and general audiences. Serve as mediation and practice conflict resolution skills to address key planning challenges. You must list the number of hours worked per week on your resume. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 grade level of this announcement. 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.
These positions are located in Pacific West Regional Office, Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12, in the Partnerships, Interpretation, Education, and Youth Programs Division. Government housing is not available. Annual pay rate for San Francisco, CA is $59,966.00-$113,047.00 Annual pay rate for Seattle, WA is $67,147.00-$126,585.00