[PCA] JOB: BLM Natural Resource Specialist (Boise, ID) - federal status candidates only

[Olivia Kwong]

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Job Title: Natural Resource Specialist
Department: Department Of The Interior
Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Sub Agency: BLM - BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Job Announcement Number: ID-Merit-2011-0128

SALARY RANGE: $81,823.00 - $106,369.00 /year
OPEN PERIOD: Friday, July 22, 2011 to Thursday, August 04, 2011
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0401-13/13
POSITION INFORMATION: Work schedule is full-time. This is a permanent 
position.
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 13
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
-All current or former federal employees with competitive/reinstatement 
eligibility
-ICTAP/CTAP eligibles within the local commuting area
-Veteran Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) eligibles
- Persons eligible under Special Hiring Authorities

Duties

- Develops national guidance in conjunction with other national program 
leaders/coordinator on the use, acquisition, and storage of seed to meet 
BLM's rehabilitation and restoration needs.
- Establishes specifications and evaluation criteria for purchasing seed 
based on knowledge and experience.
- Coordinates the annual consolidated seed buys, usually 2 or more a year 
for the Field Offices and/or District Offices.
- Promotes the increase in availability of major seed varieties purchased 
by BLM with a focus on native plant materials for use.
- Designs and implements procurement strategies in order to acquire high 
quality seeds.
- Provides technical leadership and management guidance to the Seed Supply 
Specialist at the Boise and Ely Regional Seed Warehouse.
- Provides information on new and existing seed releases to managers and 
resource specialist in all states.
- Coordinates the distribution of seed to all the requesting offices from 
the various storage and acquisition sources.
- Attends and represents the Bureau at interagency forums related to seed 
and plant materials.