Range Management Specialist

Bureau of Land Management • Kingman, AZ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Bureau of Land Management is hiring a Range Management Specialist in Kingman, Arizona. The specialist serves as a rangeland resource consultant and advisor, providing expertise and guidance to staff, land users, and the public, and acting as the principal liaison between permittees and field-office leadership on multiple-use land management. The role plans, manages, produces, and implements assessments of grazing areas and rangeland conditions by collecting, interpreting, and analyzing scientific data to determine the status of allotments under review. It also involves leading and participating in interdisciplinary teams, contributing to reports, environmental assessments, and protective stipulations for rangeland and grass-like ecosystems, and coordinating input from experts in different fields. The specialist plans and designs range improvements, vegetation treatments, permit renewals, and other proposed actions consistent with program goals and multiple-use constraints and objectives. Duties are developmental in nature when the position is filled below the full performance level. The announcement offers grades GS-5, GS-7, GS-9, and GS-11, with salary ranges from $41,609 to $99,169 per annum, depending on grade. Promotion to the full performance level is not guaranteed.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Must pass a background investigation and receive favorable adjudication.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Participation in Direct Deposit is required.
• Must pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• Must not hold an active real estate license or have an interest in, or hold stocks in, firms with interests in Federal Lands.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period; continued employment is subject to written agency certification that it advances the public interest.
• Must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement for the 0454 series: a qualifying degree with the specified coursework, or the specified combination of education and experience.
• For GS-7, must meet the stated specialized-experience, graduate-education, combination, or Superior Academic Achievement qualification pathway.
• For GS-9, must meet the stated specialized-experience, graduate-education, or combination qualification pathway.
• For GS-11, must meet the stated specialized-experience, doctoral-education, or combination qualification pathway.
• Applicants claiming experience must state whether work was full-time (or 40 hours per week) or part-time and include hours worked per week.
• Applicants using education to qualify must submit transcripts meeting the stated documentation requirements; foreign education must be evaluated as equivalent to U.S. education.
• All qualifications must be met by the announcement closing date of December 2, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a rangeland resource consultant and advisor, providing expertise and guidance to staff, land users, and the public.
• Act as the principal contact and liaison between permittees and field-office leadership regarding multiple-use land management.
• Plan, manage, produce, and implement assessments of grazing areas and rangeland conditions.
• Collect, interpret, and analyze scientific data to determine the status of allotments under review.
• Lead and participate in interdisciplinary teams, providing input into reports, environmental assessments, and protective stipulations for rangeland and grass-like ecosystems.
• Bring together experts from different fields.
• Plan and design range improvements, vegetation treatments, permit renewals, and other proposed actions that meet program goals and multiple-use constraints and objectives.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package, with access to benefits for employees and their families.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive may be offered to eligible and qualified candidates on a case-by-case basis; it is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level