Rangeland Management Specialist

As the Rangeland Management Specialist in this position, you will:

GS7: The position is considered to be an advanced trainee. Major duties include: assisting in preparation, evaluation and conducting biological analysis of public rangeland projects; learning to develop more complex allotment management plans while working independently on less complex allotment management plans; independently conducts monitoring of smaller on-going rangeland management construction and development projects; participates in monitoring and surveying activities that may impact sensitive shrub and pasture-lands, and evaluates and reports any change in status of the rangeland. Learns to authorize livestock use, process crossing permits and transfers, perform case file updates and execute unauthorized use actions; and independently process range use adjustments and exchange of use authorizations.

GS9: The position is responsible for assisting in preparing, evaluating and conducting biological analysis of public rangelands. Major duties include: development of consideration plans, review of range permit applications to ensure compliance with appropriate federal law; ensuring impacts to rangeland ecosystems are properly mitigated; develops and implements allotment management plans; conducts related monitoring studies and determine need for changes in management; provides basic input to interdisciplinary reports, environmental assessments, and protective stipulations for rangeland ecosystems; evaluates and reports any changes in the status of the rangeland; develops, implements and maintains resource management plans for the Field Office.

GS11: This position is a journeyman-level rangeland resource consultant and advisor to the Field and/or District management team, land users, and interested publics. The specialist acts as the principal contact and negotiator for multiple use management within the field office. Plans, manages, produces, and implements allotment evaluations for assigned allotments. Employee could be responsible for grazing administration and allotment monitoring for approximately +/- 450,000 acres of public land. Duties include: use authorizations, detecting and resolving unauthorized use, and range improvement planning. Serves as the principal investigator and negotiator on livestock grazing unauthorized use cases and makes recommendations for case settlement and closure. The RMS reviews range permit applications to ensure compliance with appropriate federal law. The position must ensure that impacts to the range and grassland ecosystem are properly mitigated. The specialist serves as principal specialist for development and revision of allotment management plans, author of NEPA analysis related to grazing management, soils, vegetation, and watershed function. The position provides input to interdisciplinary reports, environmental assessments, and protective stipulations for rangeland and grass-like ecosystems.