Social Scientist Natural Resource Specialist General Engineer

We're Looking for a skilled Social Scientist Natural Resource Specialist General Engineer in the Forest Service based in Columbia, South Carolina. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

In order to qualify you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position visit the Office of Personnel Managements General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series listed in the Education section. In addition to meeting the basic requirement you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS13: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to a GS12 grade level performing work related to the duties of the position. Qualifying of specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Provided strategic guidance and leadership for the agencys programs and activities Managed complex resource overuse issues which require extensive longrange development and redirection of the resources Developed strategies to overcome significant resource or environmental problems and applied appropriate remedies Developed and implemented multipleuse resource management plans which covered a diverse range of resource management issues Applied ingenuity and resourcefulness in developing a program of work and operating procedures to meet changing program emphasis and needs for national agency resources Provided leadership using an interdisciplinary approach in the management of program areas such as engineering recreation lands special uses and the Fire program. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity you must meet timeingrade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.