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Natural Resource Specialist
Bonneville Power Administration · Posted 14 days ago
On-site Ellensburg, WA $75K – $116K Apply by Sep 10, 2026 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in the Vegetation Management and Forestry (TFBV), Internal Operations (TFB),Transmission Field Services (TF), Transmission Services (T). A successful candidate in the Natural Resource Specialist position will be responsible for planning and carrying out project management activities in support of Rights-of-Way (ROW) and Forestry projects within the assigned District.
What You'll Do
- →As a Natural Resource Specialist, you will: Plan and carry out vegetation management activities in support of Rights-of-Way (ROW) and access road projects.
- →Develop and implement short-term and long-term regional (multi-district) management plan for vegetation control.
- →Develop and prioritize annual, out-year, and special project schedules, budgets, and requests or the vegetation management and access road programs, coordinating planned activities with affected departments (e.g., Transmission Line Maintenance, Realty, Environment, Contracting) to identify and resolve critical issues, avoid regional and system conflicts, and insure project success.
- →Prepare site-specific vegetation management prescriptions and related Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) checklists (or ROW management plans) consistent with guidance provided by the BPA Transmission System Vegetation Management Program FEIS and related National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements.
- →Serve as a project manager on ROW and access road projects.
- →Review transmission line corridors and construction projects for compliance with line maintenance standards for ROW clearing, access road erosion control, and structure site vegetation.
- →Serve as a Contracting Office Representative (COR) and monitor performance and compliance with contract specifications.
Requirements
- ✓In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire.
- ✓Answer to these questions is not scored or rated.
- ✓Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.
- ✓When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically.
- ✓You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.
- ✓Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen.
- ✓This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- ✓Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
- ✓You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.
- ✓Conditions of Employment: Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually.
- ✓This position requires a valid driver's license as a condition of employment.
- ✓After employment, this position may be subject to periodic physical examinations, as prescribed by competent medical authority and at BPA expense, if exposed to health hazards.
- ✓May be required to serve as Contracting Officers Representative for BPA grants and agreements; this duty includes additional training and certification.
- ✓A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8c7b8d0b-198d-4293-9b77-007b4661f7c7
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