Seasonal Lands Technician

Description:

Assists in administering the park's real property management program and scenic easement program, and serves as an advisor with external stakeholders in regard to the scenic casement program, and other National Park Service (NPS) staff on all issues involving land management.

Requirements:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-02/03/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as assisting in the organization and maintenance of land management tract files and automated lands management data systems to track land ownership and use, easement status, tract history and easement violations; performing oversight of scenic easement interest and monitoring land ownership changes, working with municipalities and county governments to assure current information and ownership data; Working with landowners on issues such as land transfers, building permits, zoning issues related to easement terms and conditions; Assisting with real property records for accuracy and currency; Coordinate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) projects related to easements agricultural use and right of way programs. You must include hours per week worked .
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 1 year of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position. Directly related fields include, but not limited to Natural Resource Management, Geospatial Science, Land Use Planning, Real Estate or Real Property Management, Environmental Law or Natural Resources Law, or other closely related subjects. Course work in fields other than those specified may be accepted if it directly related. You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of a COMBINATION of graduate education and experience as described above which total 100 percent. For example, 6 months of specialized experience (50% of the experience) and 9 semester hours directly related to the position (50% of the education) is qualifying. You must include hours per week worked and include 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 can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.