Planning and Environmental Coordinator

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements – please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. To qualify at the GS-13 level you must meet the following: Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level comparable in difficulty and complexity to perform the duties of a Planning and Environmental Coordinator. Qualifying specialized experience includes: planning, organizing or leading the strategy for preparation of planning documents such as pre-planning analysis, management situation analysis, Resource Management Plans or Environmental Impact Statement preparation plans; participating as a lead or member of an interdisciplinary team working on planning and environmental analysis processes, principles or practices; reviewing environmental documents to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; authoring documents such as Resource Management Plans, National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) documents, Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, environmental reports, recommendations or policy development; and utilizing communication or problem-solving skills in negotiating, facilitating, motivating, persuading, problem identification or conflict resolution. Please note there are no educational substitutions at this grade level. 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. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level. There are no qualification requirements for a detail assignment. However employees must meet any positive education/licensure requirements in order to be detailed to positions with these requirements. Detail assignments do not include additional compensation and the selectee will not earn time-in-grade at the higher grade level. Physical Demands: The work is normally sedentary in an office setting and may involve periods of crisis-oriented effort requiring long hours of work and related stress. Occasional instances of lengthy driving and travel in standard commercial and light planes to visit district offices or participate in interagency meetings is anticipated. Work Environment: The work is typically performed in a normal lighted, heated, ventilated office in Salt Lake City and BLM field offices. Travel can involve up to 20 percent of time. The majority of travel is overnight but normally limited to less than three days and seldom over a week’s duration.
Explore a new career with the BLM – where our people are our most precious resource. The salary listed in the announcement is at the base level. The geographical locality pay will be determined at the time of selection. We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.