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Soil Conservationist (ASTC-Field Operations)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Posted 15 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), State Conservationist office, Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations (ASTC-FO), assigned to an NRCS area office within the state. This position is responsible for managing field operations, associated programs, and budget formulation and execution for an assigned area of the state.
What You'll Do
- →Manage available staff resources by preparing long and short range schedules for staff activities.
- →Coordinate team activities in the state, utilizing state operating criteria, to achieve a coordinated program of resource planning and implementation, watershed and flood prevention planning, and design of water conveyance and control structures.
- →Identify present and future problems, considers divergent opinions, assesses environmental impacts, which include nutrients found in irrigation runoff, presents alternatives, and evaluates the effects of changing land use on water quality.
- →Recommend strategies to implement soil, water, and related resource management alternatives to various sponsors and public agencies.
- →Represent the agency in meetings with contractors, and federal, state, and local government agencies.
- →Provide plans for career development of subordinates and training of employees for the project.
- →Utilize quality improvement processes, field office and/or managerial unit appraisals, field inspections, reports, and results obtained by subordinates to develop, analyze, and implement improvements to field office.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- ✓Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓If selected, you may be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints.
- ✓Please note we are unable to reimburse for any fees incurred.
- ✓Probationary and Trial Period - Successful completion of a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period unless previous federal service is creditable.
- ✓Refer to Next Steps for more information.
- ✓Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.
- ✓Subject to one year supervisory probationary period unless prior service is creditable.
- ✓New FPAC supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
- ✓Must possess and maintain a valid state motor vehicle operator's license for the type of vehicle(s) operated to perform the duties of this position.
- ✓This position requires the incumbent to obtain a Conservation Planning Certification in accordance with the guidelines in General Manual 180 Part 409.3.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 48f77e1e-e58e-421a-b13c-2af8ce70bad9
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