Wild Horse and Burro Specialist (COR)

You will serve as a Wild Horse and Burro Specialist (COR) with Bureau of Land Management. BLM Location Negotiable After Selection. Note this is not a remote position. This announcement will utilize an applicant limit to manage high application volumes. Pay will vary based on duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. Major duties: Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serves as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for the national wild horse and burro gather program. Provides oversight of program wide contacts, interagency agreements and cooperative/assistance agreements to WHB program management. Prepares scopes of work, market research, funding data and cost analyses on equipment, animal, contractual, and staffing needs. Provides guidance to field CORs administering individual contracts to ensure contractors are meeting WHB program specification and contractual requirements Prepares national gather schedules for the WHB program. Reviews NEPA analyses and supports litigation through expert feedback and declarations on wild horses and burros. The incumbent coordinates the analysis, collection, and consolidation of annual program reports to meet DOI requirements. Assists in the development of program-wide operating budgets and short- and long-term plans for the WHB program. Estimates costs, prepares justifications for management approval, and advises managers on the Annual Work Plan (AWP). Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.