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Summary
About the Position: The position is located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tioga/Hammond
Cowanesque Lakes Project. Our mission is to deliver public and military engineering services to strengthen our Nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters.
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Duties
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• Provides advice, counseling, mentoring, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
• Communicates duties and expectations to employees to include, monitoring progress, providing training and guidance, ensuring that reports and deadlines are completed in established time frames.
• Develops new operations and techniques to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness of recreation, environmental stewardship and project operations missions.
• Develops and implement cooperative Law enforcement contracts and agreements.
• Plans, develops, and coordinates the administrative of Interpretive Services and Outreach Programs to customers to include school districts, private interest groups, business, state park partners, and lessees.
• Meets with the public on a regular basis to interpret the rules and regulations of the park project.
• Ensures the organizations strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to team members.
• Resolves simple and informal complaints of employees recommending a solution to the supervisor or an appropriate management official.
• Coordinates the Visitor Assistance Program such as ensuring proper ranger training and scheduling as well as patrolling by foot, motorboat, and motor vehicle to ensure ranger and visitor safety.
• Recommends policy for user fee collection and security such as directing patrol of designated fee areas, staffing park attendant stations, and violation notices.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of policy and guidelines relating to the responsibilities of recreation such as fee collection, special events, campground management, and environmental stewardship.
• Maintains contact with other districts, divisions, and partners in order to assure the implementation of all resource management program.
• Distributes and balances workload among employees making adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Ensures staff are maintaining annual training requirement and schedule appropriate training courses to achieve the managerial goals of the organization.
• Participates in meetings with staff, management, contractors, the general public, and other agencies.
• Enforcement of federal and state laws and regulations, accident, investigations while maintaining a professional relationship with other Federal, state and local agencies.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain Visitor Assistance Responsibility with Citation Authority to Enforce 36 CFR Chapter III, Part 327 (Title 36).
• Must obtain and maintain a driver's license to operate a motor vehicle.
• Must obtain and maintain a Corps of Engineers license to operate motorboat up to 26' in length. Incumbent will have up to 1 year to obtain license.
• This position may require the incumbent to work on weekends, evenings, and holidays.
• This position requires working up to 50% of the time in all types of weather, subject to hazards associated with working in and around wooded areas, lakes, and walking on uneven terrain moderate distances.
• Exposure to stinging insects (possible reaction - anaphylactic shock) and poisonous plants may be encountered.
• This position requires the incumbent to wear a Corps of Engineers Park Ranger uniform.
• A pre-employment physical is required upon entrance into the position.
• This position requires the incumbent to be TDY up to 10% of the time.
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid Certification.
• This position may require filing of financial statement form OGE 450.
• Designated Mission Essential. In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations (natural or man-made disaster) the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.

Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Interpreting and implementing policy related to the Natural Resources Management Program; 2) Communicating with staff and management, contractors, general public and other interest groups; 3) Performing law enforcement duties for the protection and management of natural resources in park areas; and 4) Facilitating team building and problem solving. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
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Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education with major study in natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, history, archeology, anthropology, park and recreation management, law enforcement/police science, social sciences, museum sciences, business administration, public administration, behavioral sciences, sociology, or other closely related subjects pertinent to the management and protection of natural and cultural resources.
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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
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.
• This position requires a 1-year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• 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 Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure and Engineers (CASIE) Career Field position.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• 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.

The following hiring incentives below may be authorized if it is in the best interest of the government, depending on funding availability and at management discretion:

• Advanced In-Hire (offered to new Federal service employee only).
• Relocation

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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