Summary This position is located on Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Region 1 in COEUR D ALENE, ID. You will be responsible for providing native tree and plant seed extraction, storage services, and/or growing bare-root/container seedlings for reforestation and restoration projects with government agencies. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Aram Eramian at aram.eramian@usda.gov. Responsibilities Provides administrative oversight of all work performed at a nursery facility to ensure quality and quantity are maintained. Develops project work plans, budget projections and identifies workforce and organizational needs in support of annual program of work. Develops and maintains internal and external clients and partnerships in support of restoration, reforestation, conservation, and public education programs and activities. Performs as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR) for services and materials provided in support of the nursery program of work. Develop long and short-term planting and production schedules based on client requests, seed availability and consulting with regional reforestation specialists to coordinate allocation of nursery stock. Develops and manages the annual nursery budget, including Working Capital Fund (WCF), non-Forest Service appropriated and trust funds, and incoming funds from grants and agreements. Ensures program expenditures are legal, meet charge-as-worked principles, congressional intent, and remain within established budget limits. Supervises up to 20% of the time - Performs administrative and human resources management functions and assures full compliance with safety regulations Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the job series listed below. Basic Requirement: For the GS-0401 Series: Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience that included 24 semester hours in course work in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, AND experience sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform working the occupation that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field needed to perform the work of the occupation. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. For the GS-0437 Series: Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in horticulture; or a related discipline of basic plant science that included at least 30 semester hours in the basic plant sciences, of which at least 16 semester hours were in horticultural subjects such as those dealing with the breeding, care, management, production, and post-harvest handling of horticultural crops. OR Combination of education and experience that included at least 30 semester hours in the basic plant sciences, of which at least 16 semester hours were in horticultural subjects such as those dealing with the breeding, care, management, production, and post-harvest handling of horticultural crops. AND experience sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform working the occupation that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field needed to perform the work of the occupation. Evaluation of Education: Courses in botany, plant physiology, plant taxonomy, plant pathology, genetics, agronomy, horticulture, and similar courses may be used to meet the 30-semester-hour requirement in basic plant sciences. The 16-semester-hour requirement in horticulture includes course work in basic horticulture and course work related to any of the recognized subject-matter fields of horticulture, i.e., fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, nursery work, seed production, or course work in related areas of science, such as micro-biology, entomology, plant pathology, plant physiology, or genetics that is directly related to horticultural work. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below. Specialized Experience Requirement: You must have one-year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as three (3) or more of the following: Assisting in providing administrative oversight of all work performed at a nursery/unit facility to ensure quality and quantity are maintained; and/or Assisting in the development of project work plans, budget projections, and identifying workforce and organizational needs in support of annual program of work; and/or Assisting in formulating annual and long-range plans that identified objectives, production goals, and budget projections in support of an annual program of work; and/or Performing as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR), or equivalent, for services and materials provided in a nursery or natural resources setting; and/or Providing technical training and advice on seed handling and/or plant propagation to lower graded employees; and/or Assisting with managing operations in the fields of bare-root stock production, container stock production, seed production, seed handling and storage, and stock quality monitoring. OR Three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (coursework directly related to position being filled). OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education See above for education that may be qualifying for this position. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary and term employees the opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years and the last temporary or term appointment must have been with Idaho Panhandle National Forest of the Forest Service within the local commuting area of Coeur D Alene, ID. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met. This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Forest Service daycare facilities are not available. Government Housing is not available.