Outdoor Recreation Planner in United States

Summary 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 Responsibilities The NPS RTCA Program serves communities and partners across DOI Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12 (California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Hawai’i). Selectees will largely serve projects in the Pacific Northwest and California. Pay rates vary between duty locations. Major Duties include: Develop outdoor recreation and natural resource/conservation plans at a variety of scales for parks, natural areas, green spaces, trails, pathways and waterway (rivers, lakes, coastal bays, shoreline) access addressing community needs focused on connections to the outdoors and natural resource management. Coordinate collaborative planning through organizing and supporting teams and facilitating diverse community and partner engagement. Analyze data and information related to outdoor recreation and natural resource planning and management including: analysis of land uses, natural and community resources, outdoor recreation needs and trends and natural resource/resiliency considerations. Develop and implement strategies for engaging stakeholders and diverse community interests in outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation planning using a variety of tools and venues, both face to face and virtually. Develop work plans for collaborative planning clarifying visions and roles, defining goals and tasks, setting deadlines, monitoring progress, and adapting plans to promote outcomes and accountability. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required. Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver’s license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator’s License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver’s licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. Qualifications 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. Education To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Additional Information A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position’s supervisor. Physical Demands: The work is mostly sedentary. The employee is expected to lead or participate in meetings and field visits in a variety of settings including urban, suburban, rural, and at times, front and backcountry environments. Travel may be frequent and involves the normal risks and discomforts of automobile, bus, rail, or air transportation travel. Walking, bending, carrying, stooping, and at times hiking, bicycling, and paddling with occasional camping in tents or cabins, and the use of rafts, kayaks and ATVs. The use of photography, global positioning satellite systems, video equipment and emerging technologies may be required when visiting and surveying some sites. Working Conditions: Work is performed primarily in an office environment, meeting room, or similar setting. Travel may be frequent and involves the normal risks and discomforts of automobile, bus, rail, or air transportation travel. During periods of fieldwork the employee may be exposed to a variety of climates, altitudes, and other environmental factors. Job may require occasional hiking and camping in tents and travel in or on off-road vehicles, and use of rafts, kayaks and bicycles. The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, submission of ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Performance documentation can be obtained by contacting the supervisors for the positions you served in during your 24 months. If they did not complete performance appraisals ask them to provide a statement of performance for each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and your level of performance (dates should match the dates on the SF-50s).