Rangeland Management Specialist

Bureau of Land Management • Battle Mountain, NV

17h

About The Position

The Bureau of Land Management is hiring a Rangeland Management Specialist for duty stations in Battle Mountain, Elko, or Winnemucca, Nevada. The position provides rangeland-management expertise and guidance to agency staff, land users, and the public, and serves as a liaison between permittees and field-office leadership on multiple-use land management. The specialist plans and implements assessments of grazing areas and rangeland conditions, collecting and analyzing scientific data to determine allotment status. The role also contributes to interdisciplinary reports and environmental assessments and plans range improvements, vegetation treatments, permit renewals, and other actions consistent with program goals and multiple-use constraints. Duties are developmental when the position is filled below the full-performance level. The announcement includes GS-5, GS-7, GS-9, and GS-11 qualification pathways. Telework may be allowed with supervisor approval. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be offered to eligible candidates but are 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.
• Must participate in Direct Deposit and successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• 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 requires written agency certification.
• Must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement for the 0454 series: a qualifying range-management degree, a related degree with the specified coursework, or the prescribed combination of coursework and experience.
• For GS-7, must meet the stated specialized-experience requirement, qualifying graduate-education requirement, an allowed combination, or Superior Academic Achievement pathway.
• For GS-9, must meet the stated specialized-experience requirement, qualifying graduate-education requirement, or an allowed combination.
• For GS-11, must meet the stated specialized-experience requirement, qualifying doctoral-level education, or an allowed combination.
• Applicants claiming qualifying experience must document whether work was full-time or part-time and the hours worked per week.
• Applicants using education to qualify must submit transcripts; foreign education must be evaluated as equivalent to U.S. education.
• Qualifications must be met by the announcement closing date of November 23, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Provide rangeland-management expertise and guidance to staff, land users, and the public.
• Serve as the principal contact and liaison between permittees and field-office leadership on 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, contributing to 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 available to the employee and family, subject to eligibility.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive may be offered to eligible candidates, but is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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