Wild Horse & Burro Coordinator

Bureau of Land Management; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking a Wild Horse & Burro Coordinator to join our team. You will work in the field, evaluating, handling, and caring for large livestock including wild horses and burros, and you will collect and organize data for program reports.

Applicants should meet federal qualification standards (GS-05/07/09) and may have a bachelor’s or higher in a related field, with strong data analysis and public outreach skills. Weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience evaluating, handling, and working large livestock on-range or in corrals.
• Overseeing ranch or rangeland infrastructure maintenance.
• Educating the public on natural resources policies.

Responsibilities

• Collect, enter, and organize data for analytical reports.
• Interact with the public, resolve inquiries, and educate on program policies.
• Oversee maintenance of rangeland infrastructure.
• Evaluate and handle large livestock including wild horses/burros; drive heavy-duty trucks.

Skills

Public engagement

Data analysis

Livestock management

Field operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

LL.B./J.D.

Graduate education

Job description

You will serve as a Wild Horse & Burro Coordinator with Bureau of Land Management. We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. You may be required to work weekends. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. 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 - 10/27/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, 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.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications.

• Experience: GS-05: Three years, one of which was equivalent to at least GS-4 of general experience.
• -OR- Education: 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree
• -OR- Combination of education and experience as listed above.
• Experience: GS-07: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-05 in the federal service.
• Specialized experience at this level is defined as: Evaluating, handling, and working large livestock either on-range or within corrals.
• Overseeing and performing maintenance work in connection with ranch or rangeland infrastructure.
• Experience in the health, care and maintenance of large livestock.
• -OR- Education: One full year of graduate level education
• -OR- Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years. Note: GPA will be rounded to one decimal place, for example, 2.95 = 3.0, 2.94 = 2.9; OR (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society.
• Combination of education and experience as listed above.
• Experience: GS-09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-07 in the federal service.
• Specialized experience at this level is defined as: Experience collecting, entering, and organizing data for analytical reports.
• Dealing with the public, resolving complaints, answering questions, and educating the public on the policies and procedures of a natural resources program, such as a wild horse and burro program or another similar program.
• Outdoor experience evaluating, handling, and working with large, untrained livestock or wild horses/burros; and driving heavy duty pickup trucks and trailers.
• -OR- Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree
• -OR- 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree
• -OR- LL.B. or J.D., if related Combination of education and experience as listed above.

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