FUL - Rangeland Management Specialist

Department of Interior; Montana; On-site; USD 54,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of the Interior in Montana is seeking a FUL – Rangeland Management Specialist to manage grazing programs and rangeland resources on public lands. This vacancy highlights must meet the basic education and specialized experience requirements, including Time-in-Grade rules and proper hourly credit for prior work experiences.

Applicants should submit transcripts and hours per week for credit. It is a federal full-time position with standard entry steps and a closing date of November 17,

Qualifications

• Degree requirements include range management and related sciences with 42 semester hours.
• Courses must cover range management, plant/animal/soil sciences, and related resources.
• Combination of education and experience acceptable with transcripts.

Skills

Field data collection

Grazing management

Rangeland planning

Education

Range management degree or equivalent with 42 hours in plant/animal/soil sciences and natural resources management

Tools

Job description

You will serve as a FUL - Rangeland Management Specialist.

This position is also open to status candidates under announcement CBUI-27-13094222-ST-RH. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/17/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not be credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Basic Educational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying.

A. Degree: Range management; or a related discipline that included at least 42 semester hours in a combination of the plant, animal, and soil sciences, and natural resources management, as follows:

1. Range Management -- At least 18 semester hours of course work in range management, including courses in such areas as basic principles of range management, range plants, range ecology, range inventories and studies, range improvements, and ranch or rangeland planning.
2. Directly Related Plant, Animal, and Soil Sciences -- At least 15 semester hours of directly related courses in the plant, animal, and soil sciences, including at least one course in each of these three scientific areas, i.e., plant, animal, and soil studies. Courses in such areas as plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant ecology, animal nutrition, livestock production, and soil morphology or soil classification are acceptable.
3. Related Resource Management Studies -- At least 9 semester hours of course work in related resource management subjects, including courses in such areas as wildlife management, watershed management, natural resource or agricultural economics, forestry, agronomy, forages, and outdoor recreation management. You must submit transcripts.

-OR-

• B. Combination of education and experience: at least 42 semester hours of course work in the combination of plant, animal, and soil sciences and natural resources management shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

-AND-

To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level:

• Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: (1) Assisting in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or federally controlled lands for grazing; (2) Assisting range inventory and monitoring activities that include field data collection; (3) Assisting in the operation of a livestock ranch or in the management or preservation of lands comparable to the public rangelands; (4) Assisting in the development of rangeland management plans to improve range condition and minimize invasive species. You must include hours per week worked.

-OR-

• Education: Successful completion of at least 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field related to the position being filled. You must include transcripts.

-OR-

• Combination of education and experience. At least 42 semester hours of course work in the combination of plant, animal, and soil sciences and natural resources management shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You must provide all transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: 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 may provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.