Rangeland Management Specialist

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Price, United States Department Of The Interior Full time
Summary

Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource.

This position is located in Price, Utah. Information about Price, Utah and the surrounding area can be found here.

We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Duties
  • Reviews grazing permit applications to ensure compliance with appropriate federal law and regulations. Ensures that the impacts to the range and grassland ecosystems are properly documented and mitigated.
  • Works with senior Rangeland Management Specialists to conduct monitoring studies and determines the need for range and watershed improvements that are directly related to management objectives.
  • Participates in the gathering, analysis, interpretation and evaluation of monitoring data to determine if land use objectives are being met.
  • Provides input to interdisciplinary reports, environmental assessments resource management plans, and protective stipulations for rangeland ecosystems.
  • Works closely with senior specialists in coordinating and consulting with local Tribal Councils, State agencies, special interest groups and other federal agencies.
  • Learns to develop Allotment Management Plans (AMPs) in accordance with land use management plans. Plans, manages, produces, and implements allotment evaluations for assigned allotments.
  • Learns to utilize automated equipment and systems such as the Rangeland Administration System (RAS).
  • Conducts studies to address rangeland management concerns and objectives. Participates in monitoring and surveying activities that may impact sensitive shrub and grasslands.
  • Serves as a rangeland resource consultant and advisor to numerous ranchers, farmers, and other land users in an assigned area.
  • Serves as an interdisciplinary member for field office planning and NEPA documentation efforts as needed.
  • Reviews range permits applications to ensure compliance. Authorizes livestock use, process crossing permits, transfers, perform case file updates, and execute unauthorized use actions, range use adjustments and exchange-of- use authorizations.