Rangeland Management Specialist (Field Unit Local Hiring)

Summary

You will serve as a Rangeland Management Specialist and help assess rangeland health, support permits and planning, guide improvements and treatments, and work with land users to promote sustainable public lands. Position is also open to all U.S. citizens under a separate announcement: CCCR-27-13100224-DE-JLH Position is also open to status candidates under announcement: CCCR-27-13100226-MP-JLH You must apply to each announcement separately to be considered under all recruitment methods.

Duties

• Position Overview As a Rangeland Management Specialist, you will help care for the health of public lands and support the people who rely on them. Your work will blend time outdoors assessing rangeland conditions with time in the office evaluating information, preparing recommendations, and coordinating with ranchers, Tribes, partners, and other resource specialists. You will collect and analyze scientific data, develop clear management plans, review grazing proposals, and help ensure rangelands remain productive, resilient, and available for multiple uses. You will also play a key role in explaining processes, sharing information, and building constructive working relationships with land users and community members. Whether you join at a developmental level or the full performance level, you will receive training, mentorship, and support to grow your technical skills and professional confidence. Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Lead rangeland evaluations and monitoring activities by collecting, interpreting, and analyzing field data to determine rangeland health, trends, and management needs. You will assess vegetation, soils, riparian conditions, and resource impacts to help guide land-use decisions. Develop and implement conservation and grazing management plans by preparing allotment evaluations, drafting technical recommendations, and contributing to multiple-use decisions. You will ensure plans align with laws, policies, land-use plans, and resource objectives. Review and process grazing permits, authorizations, and related casework by evaluating proposals for compliance, recommending mitigation measures, resolving unauthorized use, and preparing clear and defensible documentation. You may provide expert input during protests, appeals, or hearings. Plan and design range improvements and vegetation treatments to support healthy rangeland conditions. This includes coordinating structural improvements, developing vegetation management approaches, and considering sensitive resources such as riparian areas and threatened or endangered species. Collaborate with ranchers, Tribes, landowners, partner agencies, and interdisciplinary teams to identify issues, share information, build consensus, and support responsible land stewardship. You will serve as a technical advisor and help others understand rangeland conditions, requirements, and management options. Prepare planning documents, environmental analyses, and technical reports that clearly communicate findings, recommendations, and resource impacts. You will ensure documents are complete, accurate, and aligned with Bureau policies and regulatory requirements. Use Bureau systems-such as the Rangeland Administration System (RAS) and related data tools-to enter and manage information, track permit activity, monitor projects, and support data-driven decisions for rangeland programs. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Field Unit Local Hiring Authority Defined Local Commuting Area: Cody Field Office (Cody, WY) - Radius of 75 miles from official duty station (1002 Blackburn Street, Cody, WY 82414) Burley Field Office (Burley, ID) - Radius of 75 miles from official duty station; local commute 75 miles/90 minutes (15 East 200 South, Burley, ID 83318) Lander Field Office (Lander, WY) - Radius of 75 miles from official duty station; local commute 75 miles/90 minutes (1335 Main Street, Lander, WY 82520) Pinedale Field Office (Pinedale, WY) - Radius of 75 miles from official duty station; local commute 75 miles/90 minutes (1625 W. Pine Street, Pinedale, WY 82941) Worland Field Office (Worland, WY) - Radius of 75 miles from official duty station; local commute 75 miles/90 minutes (101 South 23rd Street, Worland, WY 82401) To verify your local residency, please provide one document that includes your name and current address. Acceptable documents include: A mortgage statement or property…

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/09/2026- unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full- and/or part-time hours requirement, as the service dates will be reflected. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT - RANGELAND MANAGEMENT SERIES (0454) In addition to the grade-level qualifications below, you must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) through qualifying education or a combination of education and experience, as applicable: Education: You have a bachelor's degree or higher in range management or a directly related discipline that included a total of 42 semester hours, with the following distribution: 18 semester hours in range management subjects such as principles of range management, range ecology, range improvements, range inventories and studies, and rangeland planning; 15 semester hours in plant, animal, and soil sciences, with at least one course in each of the plant, animal, and soil sciences; and 9 semester hours in related resource-management subjects such as wildlife management, watershed management, natural resource or agricultural economics, forestry, agronomy, forages, or outdoor recreation management. OR Combination of Education and Experience: You have completed at least 42 semester hours distributed as above and possess appropriate experience or additional education demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform professional rangeland management work. Qualifying experience may include assisting in the conservation, regulation, and use of public lands for grazing; participating in range inventory and monitoring activities; or assisting in the operation or management of lands comparable to public rangelands. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE GS-05 RANGELAND MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST In a Professional and Scientific series, meeting the IOR described above is considered qualifying at the GS-05 level. This level does not require specialized experience. EDUCATION (GS-05): You meet the basic education requirement described in the IOR above. This includes completing a bachelor's degree or higher in range management or a directly related discipline with the required distribution of coursework listed above. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (GS-05): You meet the combination of education and experience path described in the IOR above. This includes completing at least 42 semester hours of required coursework and possessing appropriate experience described above that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform professional rangeland management work. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE GS-07 RANGELAND MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST In addition to meeting the IOR above, you must meet one of the following: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE (GS-07): You have at least one full year of specialized experience comparable to the GS-05 level performing all of the following: Assisting in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or federally controlled lands for grazing. Leading or supporting range inventory and monitoring activities that include field data collection. Inspecting and inventorying existing range improvements and identifying needed improvements. Assisting in the operation of a livestock ranch or in the management or preservation of lands comparable to public rangelands. Contributing to the development of livestock grazing management plans. OR EDUCATION (GS-07): You have completed one full year of graduate-level education in range management or a dire…

Education

This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education. https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification