Summary

You will serve as a Natural Resources Specialist with the Bureau of Reclamation, Northern California Area Office in Weaverville, CA, responsible for natural resources information and biological data management for the Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP).

Duties

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Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as a lead for natural resources information and biological data management for the Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP).
• Establishes and maintains coordination with field level resource personnel and project leaders in Reclamation and throughout the TRRP partnership to ensure linkage between the technical aspects and the practical applications being developed for biological, physical, rehabilitation implementation, and other data needs in TRRP.
• Maintains data, documents (physical and electronic), and photographic repositories, for TRRP. Leverages, maintains, and further develops the TRRP website and DataPort for collaborative data access across the multiagency TRRP and for informing the public.
• Develops long range plans for the accomplishment of data resources management in TRRP and Reclamation.
• Maintains close coordination with technical experts from the Fish and Wildlife Service; the States of California; Reclamation; and other organizations from the Federal, State, local and Tribal governments: and private sectors to collect various types of water, fish, wildlife, vegetation, and geomorphology related data and incorporate widely varying perspectives into the overall objectives of programs and projects.
• Serves as a technical authority in the resolution of problems relating to data and statistical analyses used in investigations and
  studies.
• Reviews study data, reports, agreements, and recommendations prepared by contractors or staff to assure technical adequacy and sound biological resource/scientific methodology.
• Reviews and evaluates results of existing private source and Federal, State, local and Tribal agency studies covering topography, ecology, trends, water needs, and other factors pertinent to the area's resources and their present and potential conditions.
• Prepares reports, summary information, briefings and presentations using TRRP data.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• You may be required to travel for training and site visits. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/21/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, 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.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following:

A. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must submit transcripts. OR

B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Experience: In addition to meeting the Basic Education requirement, applicants must meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume.

To qualify at the GS-11, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-09 level in federal service having demonstrated experience with but not limited to: developing and maintaining databases including quality control and data entry; coordination with field staff to link technical aspects and practical applications developed for biological and physical restoration implementation; Organizing, compiling, evaluating, and analyzing a complex body of scientific information on problems associated with restoration of natural resources; Reviewing study data, reports, and agreements. You could otherwise qualify on the basis of Education having three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, OR combination of education and experience.

To qualify at the GS-12, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 level in federal service having demonstrated experience with but not limited to: developing and maintaining databases including scripting for quality control and efficient data entry; coordination with field staff and external organizations to link technical aspects and practical applications developed for biological and physical, restoration implementation; technical authority in the resolution of problems relating to data and statistical analyses used in

investigations and studies; Organizing, compiling, evaluating, and analyzing a complex body of scientific information on problems associated with restoration of ecological foundations for natural resources; Reviewing study data, reports, agreements, and recommendations prepared by contractors or staff to assure technical adequacy and sound biological resource/scientific methodology; planning and conducting or leading coordination efforts for field data collection to address information gaps.

Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications

Additional information

Salary:

GS-11 Step 01: $74,678 - Step 10: $97,087

GS-12 Step 01: $89,508 - Step 10: $116,362

First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.

If otherwise eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive. A continued service agreement may be required if it is determined you are eligible for a recruitment incentive.

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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.

Benefits

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