Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This is an open continuous announcement. First Cutoff Date: September 10th, 2024 Final Closing Date: August 26, 2025, or when position has been filled. 2025 salaries will be updated to the announcement in January 2025. Your resume will be considered. Responsibilities Administers and evaluates permits, including pre-application consultation, evaluating applications, and monitoring permit compliance. Advising lower grade employees on all aspects of the regulatory program, including but not limited to preparing public notices, letters, EAs, etc. Advises lower grade employees on field investigations and other fact-finding activities, including investigating unauthorized work, aerial imagery interpretation, legal procedures, and documentation. Maintains accurate administrative record for all project files and once project has been completed prepares project file for digital scanning. Preparing detailed site evaluations to establish base environmental conditions. Analyzing the impact of unauthorized work on fish and wildlife, natural resources, pollution control, flood control, aesthetics, ecology, and the general public interest. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for ARCHEOLOGIST (0193): A. Education - Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas: (1) history of archeology; (2) archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa; (3) regional archeology, archeological cultures, or sites in a specific part or portion of a major geographical area to acquire or develop a foundation for regional specialization for professional development; (4) theory and methods of archeology. Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques; (5) archeological field school, to provide a basic understanding of theoretical and practical approaches to research design implementation, field preservation techniques, and report preparation by participation in actual field work; AND six semester hours of related course work in: (1) geography, geology, or cultural geography; (2) history, historiography, or historical archeology; (3) environmental studies; (4) scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or (5) surveying; AND archeological field school. OR B. Education - Related Curriculum: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in anthropology (with emphasis on ethnology, physical anthropology, or scientific linguistics), history, American studies, or a related discipline may be accepted as satisfying in full the educational requirements, provided the curriculum supplied academic course work sufficiently similar to the requirements listed in A above (including archeological field school). OR C. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education. OR D. Experience: Four years of archeological work experience that demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional archeology. The work experience must have included archeology field experience, which may include that gained in an archeological field school. Field experience should have included a combination of professional experience in archeological survey, excavation, laboratory analysis, and preparation of written materials. Applicants with such field experience should, after additional experience under the direction of a higher grade archeologist, be able to demonstrate the ability to be a crew chief, directing the work of others at a single location as a part of a larger archeological project. Basic Requirement for BIOLOGIST (0401): A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Basic Requirement for ECOLOGIST (0408): Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biology, or a related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours in ecology, and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences. Basic Requirement for PHYSICAL SCIENTIST (1301): A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to one of the majors, as shown in A above, that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applying governing public laws to include the Clean Water Act, Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, Endangered Species Act, Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act; managing Regulatory permit workload including pre-application consultations, evaluation of permit applications, monitoring of permit compliance, and violations and enforcement actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the 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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Science, Engineering and Analysis Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Salary Range for each location is listed below. Arizona: The range includes Step 01 to Step 10. Salary Range Phoenix, AZ: $90,833-$118,079 per annum. California: The range includes Step 01 to Step 10. Salary Range Carlsbad, CA: $99,044-$128,752 per annum. Salary Range Eureka, CA: $86,962-$113,047 per annum. Salary Range Los Angeles, CA: $101,121-$131,452 per annum. Salary Range Redding, CA: $86,962-$113,047 per annum. Salary Range Riverside, CA: $101,121-$131,452 per annum. Salary Range Sacramento, CA: $96,148-$124,988 per annum. Salary Range San Francisco, CA: $108,245-$140,713 per annum. Salary Range Ventura, CA: $101,121-$131,452 per annum. Colorado: The range includes Step 01 to Step 10. Salary Range Durango, CO: $86,962-$113,047 per annum. Salary Range Grand Junction, CO: $86,962-$113,047 per annum. Salary Range for Pueblo, CO: $89,128-$115,863 per annum. Nevada: The range includes Step 01 to Step 10. Salary Range for Reno, NV: $87,178-$113,327 per annum. New Mexico: The range includes Step 01 to Step 10. Salary Range for Albuquerque, NM: $87,178-$114,237 per annum. Utah: The range includes Step 01 to Step 10. Salary Range for Bountiful, UT: $86,962-$113,047 per annum. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Recruitment incentives, relocation incentives, advance in hire, advance in leave, and student loan repayment may be offered to highly qualified candidates (who meet the incentive eligibility requirements).