Outdoor Recreation Planner - Barstow, United States - US Bureau of Land Management

US Bureau of Land Management

Verified Company

Barstow, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Duties:

Serve as coordinator and technical advisor for one or more outdoor recreation programs.
Advise and assist in the development and timely dissemination of information concerning program activities and responsibilities.
Develop content for environmental and project planning documents such as Resource Management Plans, Site Plans, and Environmental Assessments, and review, and/or edit content that address recreational topics.
Research and analyze a wide array of recreation related data and information on topics such as recreational use, commercial use, visitation, recreation values, environmental impacts, funding, performance, etc.
Advise Field Office managers on aspects of the development and management of recreational opportunities (i.e., waysides, campgrounds, trails, and other visitor services) within the field office.
Oversee the operation of public use sites, permit programs, concessionaire operations, facilities, etc.
Identify training needs and promote and implement an integrated training program to teach basic and complex skills of Outdoor Recreation Planning.
Participate in the issuance and oversight of Special Recreation Permits for activities including a variety of commercially guided activities on public land.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

U.S. Citizenship is required.
You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
Direct Deposit Required.
Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
An applicant appointed to this position must possess (or obtain within 30 days of entrance on duty) and maintain a valid state driver's license while employed in this position.
May require a oneyear probationary period or twoyear trial period depending on appointment type.
This position is included in a bargaining unit. The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), Local 2052, is the exclusive representative of all employees in this bargaining unit.

Qualifications:

Selective Placement Factors:

This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element.

Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified:

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Undergraduate and Graduate Education:Major study - outdoor recreation planning or a related field such as: sociology, forestry, landscape architecture, economics, biological science, park administration, earth science, natural resource management and conservation, civil engineering, urban planning, or recreation. Applicants who qualify on the basis of graduate work in related disciplines must have one or more courses in outdoor recreation.
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OR

Specialized Experience:

Experience that demonstrated the ability to plan and coordinate the use of land, water, and related resources for recreation and conservation purposes.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

Ability to deal with people of differing backgrounds and behavioral patterns.
Analysis and evaluation of outdoor recreation interests, habits, and needs of diversified groups, and the means for meeting those needs.
Evaluation of land or water areas for their recreation and related potential use, such as wildlife reserve.
Preparation or review of plans and programs for natural resource utilization and recreation area development.
Solution of administrative, intergovernmental, socioeconomic, and other problems involved in providing adequate recreation opportunities while preserving, restoring, and enhancing the quality of the outdoor environment.

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Rowing Abilities

Specialized Experience must include skill and expertise to safely row a 15-16-foot raft in a Class IV whitewater rapids rated on the International Scale.

This information must be present in your resume along with the River(s) you safely navigated the 15-16 foot raft and the number of years.

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Rigging Abilities

Must possess the ability and experience to independently rig and row a raft in Class IV whitewater in a safe manner and have provided a detailed description of this experience in my resume, including the name of the river(s), name of the section(s) of class IV rapid on that river, estimated date(s) the rapids were run, and number of times down each (navigated the Class IV rapid and not just a passenger).

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Non-motorized Watercraft Abilities

Must possess experience rigging and operating non-motorized watercraft (rafts, kayaks and drift boats) in Class III-IV whitewater in inclement weather.

In additional to the above factors and in order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements please b