Range Technician

Summary

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Superintendent, Blackfeet Agency in Browning, Montana.

This position is to perform technical rangeland management work in support of natural resource management programs.

This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units?

NOTE:

TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE.

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Overview

* Accepting applications

* Open & closing dates

08/12/2024 to 02/12/2025

* Salary

$35,373 - $45,982 per year

* Pay scale & grade

GS 4

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

* Browning, MT

* Remote job

No

* Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

* Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

* Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

* Appointment type

Permanent - Seasonal

* Work schedule

Full-time

* Service

Competitive

* Promotion potential

None

* Job family (Series)

0455 Range Technician

* Supervisory status

No

* Security clearance

Other

* Drug test

No

* Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

* Trust determination process

Suitability/Fitness

* Financial disclosure

No

* Bargaining unit status

Yes

* Announcement number

ST-24-12492944-CAWX-PR

* Control number

804308200

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This job is open to

* Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

* Federal employees - Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

* Federal employees - Excepted service

Current excepted service federal employees.

* Land & base management

Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.

* Military spouses

* Native Americans

Native Americans or Alaskan Natives with a tribal affiliation.

* Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.

* Veterans

Clarification from the agency

Current or former career or career-conditional Federal employees in the competitive service Indian preference eligibles (must submit a BIA Form 4432) Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separated from the armed forces with an honorable discharge Government employees eligible through an Interchange agreement Candidates eligible under Non-Competitive special hiring authority Current or former time-limited employees eligible under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act

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Duties

This is a Permanent/Full-Time/Seasonal position.

* Schedule field investigations to ensure compliance and accordance with 25 CFR 162, 25 CFR 166, Grazing Permit Stipulations and the Tribal Grazing Resolution regulations.

* Provide reports including information about livestock identification by legal description involving trespass cases, field inspections, identification of livestock and amount of trespass.

* Perform all tasks associated with range unit trespass and compliance inspections in accordance with Federal and Tribal regulations.

* Utilize and interpret aerial photographs, topographic maps, remote sensing data, computer driven linear measuring system, GPS, GIS and personal knowledge of the reservation.

* Monitor progress of range improvement construction and revegetation projects.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

* U. S. Citizenship Required

* Indian Preference applies

* You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit

* You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period

* A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.

* If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.

* Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.

Qualifications

This position is OPEN UNTIL FILLED and may be extended or closed prior to the current closing date. Applications will be reviewed every two weeks; the first cut-off date for applications is 10 business days from the opening date and every two weeks thereafter. Applicants with 10-point Veterans' Preference who submit a complete application after each two week cut-off date, but before the List of Eligibles is issued, will be considered and referred on the List, if qualified.

Range Technician Series, 0455

Individual Occupational Requirements:

Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): In addition to the experience requirements described in the group coverage standard, seasonal experience may also be creditable. A season of experience is considered to be a period of no less than 3 months of continuous employment on a seasonal basis. Shorter periods may be combined to make a season, provided a total of at least 3 months' experience is shown. For any period where the work exceeded 3 months, the excess work is credited towards an additional season of experience. One season of experience is qualifying for GS-2; 2 seasons of experience qualify for GS-3; and 4 seasons of experience qualify for GS-4. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

* Work in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or Federally controlled lands for grazing.

* Range research activities.

* Work in the operation of a livestock ranch or in assisting in the management or preservation of lands comparable to the public range.

* Range or forest fire control, prevention, or suppression work.

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Education and Training: For GS-4: Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in any combination of courses such as forestry, agriculture, crop or plant science, range management or conservation, wildlife management, watershed management, soil science, natural resources (except marine fisheries and oceanography), outdoor recreation management, civil or forest engineering, or wildland fire science. No more than 3 semester hours in mathematics is credit-able.

GS 4: 6 Months General Experience and 6 months Specialized Experience.

General Experience: (l) Any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation.

Specialized experience include: Work in the conservation, re.