Planning and Environmental Coordinator
These positions serve as Planning and Environmental Coordinators for the Green River District and Paria River District. Employee coordinates and/or conducts document preparing, completion, and defense, staff training, data gathering and evaluating, and public and inter-agency coordinating pertaining to NEPA documents and Bureau planning efforts. Major duties include, but are not limited to:
Provides interpretation, guidance, program leadership, quality control, and training for the development of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMP) documents in compliance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations and Departmental and Bureau guidelines including the RMP as amended. Works with the other district and field office planners and NEPA Coordinators to plan, coordinate, complete, and implement NEPA activities for the offices within the district including Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Environmental Assessments (EA), Determinations of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and Categorical Assessments (CX). Serves as a technical liaison between Field Offices and other entities; such as the State Office, other BLM offices, Washington office, Regional Solicitor's Office, other Federal, State, and local government agencies, Indian Tribal Governments, contractors, and external customers. Prepares and interprets records to assist the State or solicitors offices in the defense against, and resolution of, a wide variety of protests and appeals. Serves as spokesperson and/or liaison for RMP/NEPA documents and arranging public meetings in collaboration with project leads and managers. Physical demands:
The work is primarily sedentary and does not require unusual physical activity or demands. On occasion may require walking over rough, uneven or rocky terrain during periods of extreme temperatures. May be required to drive two or four wheeled drive government vehicles over tarred, gravel or dirt roads.Work Environment:
The work environment involves everyday risks and discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of office, meeting room, and outdoor desert settings. Specialized
Experience:
In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. This experience must also be documented in your resume.In addition to the time-in-grade requirements, to qualify at the GS-11 level you must one of the following:
Specialized
Experience:
Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Planning and Environmental Coordinator. Specialized experience includes; experience with land use and multiple use resource management planning; being a lead or member of an interdisciplinary team working on planning and environmental analysis processes, principles, and practices; reviewing planning and NEPA documents to ensure they read smoothly and correctly; reviewing environmental documents to insure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; work with public land resource values, issues, or controversies; and assisting in developing public land-related planning strategies and procedures. OR 54 semester hours of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a directly related field of study; OR have an equivalent combination of the type and level of experience and education described above. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours may be combined with experience. In addition to the time-in-grade requirements, to qualify at the GS-12 level you must the following:
Specialized
Experience:
Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Planning and Environmental Coordinator. Specialized experience includes; experience with land use and multiple use resource management planning; being a lead or member of an interdisciplinary team working on planning and environmental analysis processes, principles, and practices; reviewing planning and NEPA documents to ensure they read smoothly and correctly; review of environmental documents to insure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; work with public land resource values, issues, or controversies; assisting in developing public land-related planning strategies and procedures; budget and programming along with planning, professional writing, and policy development; and experience with program technical guidance along with monitoring and performing program audits. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the specialized experience as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must be adequately reflected in your resume.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Provides interpretation, guidance, program leadership, quality control, and training for the development of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMP) documents in compliance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations and Departmental and Bureau guidelines including the RMP as amended. Works with the other district and field office planners and NEPA Coordinators to plan, coordinate, complete, and implement NEPA activities for the offices within the district including Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Environmental Assessments (EA), Determinations of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and Categorical Assessments (CX). Serves as a technical liaison between Field Offices and other entities; such as the State Office, other BLM offices, Washington office, Regional Solicitor's Office, other Federal, State, and local government agencies, Indian Tribal Governments, contractors, and external customers. Prepares and interprets records to assist the State or solicitors offices in the defense against, and resolution of, a wide variety of protests and appeals. Serves as spokesperson and/or liaison for RMP/NEPA documents and arranging public meetings in collaboration with project leads and managers. Physical demands:
The work is primarily sedentary and does not require unusual physical activity or demands. On occasion may require walking over rough, uneven or rocky terrain during periods of extreme temperatures. May be required to drive two or four wheeled drive government vehicles over tarred, gravel or dirt roads.Work Environment:
The work environment involves everyday risks and discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of office, meeting room, and outdoor desert settings. Specialized
Experience:
In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. This experience must also be documented in your resume.In addition to the time-in-grade requirements, to qualify at the GS-11 level you must one of the following:
Specialized
Experience:
Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Planning and Environmental Coordinator. Specialized experience includes; experience with land use and multiple use resource management planning; being a lead or member of an interdisciplinary team working on planning and environmental analysis processes, principles, and practices; reviewing planning and NEPA documents to ensure they read smoothly and correctly; reviewing environmental documents to insure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; work with public land resource values, issues, or controversies; and assisting in developing public land-related planning strategies and procedures. OR 54 semester hours of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a directly related field of study; OR have an equivalent combination of the type and level of experience and education described above. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours may be combined with experience. In addition to the time-in-grade requirements, to qualify at the GS-12 level you must the following:
Specialized
Experience:
Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Planning and Environmental Coordinator. Specialized experience includes; experience with land use and multiple use resource management planning; being a lead or member of an interdisciplinary team working on planning and environmental analysis processes, principles, and practices; reviewing planning and NEPA documents to ensure they read smoothly and correctly; review of environmental documents to insure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; work with public land resource values, issues, or controversies; assisting in developing public land-related planning strategies and procedures; budget and programming along with planning, professional writing, and policy development; and experience with program technical guidance along with monitoring and performing program audits. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the specialized experience as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must be adequately reflected in your resume.
- Department:
0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program - Salary Range:
$62,236 to $96,978 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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