POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Rangeland Management Specialist
Coronado National Forest
USDA-Forest Service
Douglas, Arizona

The Coronado National Forest is advertising for a GS-0454-9/11 Rangeland Management Specialist to be located at the Douglas Ranger District in Douglas, Arizona.

The range and watershed program manager is a full staff position responsible for planning, budgeting, supervision and administration of the range and watershed program to the District Ranger. The range duties will include the traditional duties associated with the management of cattle allotments, including permit administration, billing, annual reporting, permit re-issuance, allotment inspections and allotment management planning. The incumbent will direct the continuation of range monitoring on key areas throughout the 53 grazing allotments as well as construction and maintenance of range improvements such as fences, cattle guards, and water developments. This position will also manage a noxious weed program, 12 saddle and pack horses plus facilities and tack, threatened and endangered species habitat and range NEPA and range analysis.

This is a very unique opportunity in the range management world - cooperative, progressive permittees, current NEPA on all allotments by Sept 2008, tremendous biodiversity. Truly a once in a career job! Really - the predecessor retired after coming to the district nearly 20 years ago.

This job is being flown using an open continuous roster on USAJOBS (http://www.usajobs.opm.gov), listed under the following announcements:

ADS08-FSJOBS(RngMgt)-0058G (Merit)
ADS08-FSJOBS(RngMgt)-0058DP (Demo)

Applicants need to identify Douglas, AZ as a work location in order to be considered. Applications need to be submitted no later than July 20, 2008.

Questions? Contact District Ranger Bill Edwards at (520) 364-6800 or waedwards@fs.fed.us.