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Natural Resource Specialist (Utility Arborist / Utility Forester / Transmission Utility Forester)

Location: Kalispell, MT
Salary: $66,214 - $103,176

Must apply through USAJOBS at USAJOBS - Job Announcement

Duties

Hiring incentives may be available UP TO 25% of annualized salary authorized for highly qualified applicants based on budget availability and in accordance with federal regulations.

Complete vegetation management activities within and along BPA Transmission Line Rights-of-Ways throughout western Montana. You will be in the field at least 50% of the time but home most nights.

The amount of field work required and telework options create the possibility for selectee to live in Troy, Libby, Plains, Missoula, or other similar locations within the Kalispell District with agency approval. Selectee would be required to report to Kalispell District Office an as yet undetermined number of days each month. Exact number will be determined during selection process, and will be dependent on agency needs and requirements. Selectee will have GSA vehicle assigned to them for work related travel. GSA vehicle will be parked at a secure parking lot when not in use.

As a Natural Resource Specialist, you will:

• Plan and carry out vegetation management activities in support of Rights-of-Way (ROW) and access road projects.
• Develop and implement short-term and long-term regional (multi-district) management plan for vegetation control.
• Develop and prioritize annual, out-year, and special project schedules, budgets, and requests or the vegetation management and access road programs, coordinating planned activities with affected departments (e.g., Transmission Line Maintenance, Realty, Environment, Contracting) to identify and resolve critical issues, avoid regional and system conflicts, and insure project success.
• Prepare site-specific vegetation management prescriptions and related Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) checklists (or ROW management plans) consistent with guidance provided by the BPA Transmission System Vegetation Management Program FEIS and related National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements.
• Serve as a project manager on ROW and access road projects.
• Review transmission line corridors and construction projects for compliance with line maintenance standards for ROW clearing, access road erosion control, and structure site vegetation.
• Serve as a Contracting Office Representative (COR) and monitor performance and compliance with contract specifications.
• Develop and maintain regional (multi-district) vegetation management and access road program data that includes annual work plans, project tracking spreadsheets, environmental analysis checklists, statements of work, prescription sheets, herbicide forms, access road request forms, and an access road data dictionary in a manner consistent with the reporting requirements of the BPA system as a whole including all regions.
• Serve as a technical expert in vegetation and ROW management to various internal groups, outside agencies, and the public as issues arise within the region including negotiation, coordination with county-weed boards and other entities (e.g., Army Corps, Forest Service, state departments of natural resources, Bureau of Reclamation, etc.).
• Respond to inquiries, from a broad range of sources, on sensitive issues involving vegetation control methods, herbicide application, protection of cultural resources and other related issues.
• Initiate, negotiate, and maintain cooperative agreements with public and private landowners (including dispute resolutions), other agencies such as the USFWS, or Native American Tribes regarding ROW management and maintenance practices.

  Summary

  This position is located in the Vegetation/Access Road Management (TFBV) organization, of Internal Operations (TFB), Transmission Field Services (TF), Transmission Services (T) of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).
  
  A successful candidate will serve as a National Resource Specialist responsible for planning and carrying out project management activities in support of right-of-way (ROW) and access road projects within the assigned Region.

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  This job is open to

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  Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

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

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  The public

  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

• Clarification from the agency

  This is a Direct Hire Public Notice.

• Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

   07/22/2022 to 07/31/2022

• Salary

  $66,214 - $103,176 per year

• Pay scale & grade

  GS 11 - 12

• Location

  1 vacancy in the following location:

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    Kalispell, MT

• Remote job

  No

• Telework eligible

  Yes—as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

  50% or less - You may be required to travel up to 50% of the time in this position.

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

  Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.

• Appointment type

  Permanent

• Work schedule

  Full-time

• Service

  Competitive

• Promotion potential

  12

• Job family (Series)

  0401 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences

• Supervisory status

  No

• Security clearance

  Not Required

• Drug test

  No

• Position sensitivity and risk

  Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

• Trust determination process

  Credentialing

  Suitability/Fitness

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  Announcement number

  22-BPA-30882-1158409-DH

• Control number

  667038000

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