Being Age 55 or Older is Good for The Environment! The Agricultural Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program offers unique opportunities in Scientific, Technical, and Agricultural support for individuals aged 55 and over to support the Department of Agriculture?s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through a grant administered program awarded to National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions). This is a unique program where your talents, expertise, and experience will truly be valued. The ACES program provides an opportunity to work side-by-side with NRCS staff that are doing important work every day.
Benefits: Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period, Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period.
NOTE: Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an "at-will" relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.
NOTE: An ?ACES Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?ACES Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the USDA-NRCS and administered by NEW Solutions.
Please note, this opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.
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Qualifications:Minimum of 20 year(s) of experience in Civil Engineering, Natural Resources, Forestry, Land Management, Agriculture, Agronomy, Watershed or related OR BA/BS Degree in Civil Engineering, Natural Resources, Forestry, Land Management, Agriculture, Agronomy or related. - Valid State Driver?s license.
- Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
- NRCS Software
Duties:Assist the watershed programs staff with natural disaster recovery to provide healthy, diverse, and resilient ecological systems to minimize severe erosion and property damage, especially in critical watersheds. Provide project engineering and task management support; provide technical expertise, manage complex technical project planning, coordination, and training. Work is primarily performed in environments where natural disasters have occurred. Work may require traversing steep terrain with prolonged standing, walking over uneven ground, and exposure to weather element conditions. Conditions are not in ?active? disaster status, however, there may be areas that are considered ?active? and could present risk. Any required PPE is provided and must be worn while working in these areas. - Assist with project engineering in the restoration of native vegetation and ecosystems and other project engineering duties assigned. 20%
- Provide support to NRCS staff in managing construction projects. Coordinate with local project sponsors to aid in managing construction project schedules. 20%
- Provide guidance on Watershed Programs NEPA, Plans, reviews, and assessments. Conducts analyses of issues associated with ecological and watershed policies, synthesizes data and information and provides advice and recommendations on critical EWP and natural disaster issues. 20%
- Assists in controlling erosion of the land and preventing residue from moving downstream filling reservoirs and putting endangered species and community water supplies at risk. 20%
- Assist in restoring ecological systems, stabilizing land, minimizing flooding, and ensuring water quality. 20%
Other:- Annual information system security, anti-harassment, and civil rights training.
- Travel Requirements: Travel to and from the State where natural disaster occurred, lodging and per diem paid through the NRCS agreement
- Overnight travel: Assignment dictates the position must be on site for a period of time and will vary.
- Air travel anticipated: Travel to and from the State where natural disaster occurred, approximately once each 30 days
- Rental cars: Position will travel with NRCS employees in a GOV.
- Health and Safety Considerations: Work is primarily performed in environments where natural disasters have occurred. Work may require traversing steep terrain with prolonged standing, walking over uneven ground, and exposure to weather element conditions. Conditions are not currently in ?active?, however, there may be areas that are considered ?active? and could present risk. Any required PPE is provided and must be worn while working in these areas.
- Required Safety Gear: Any required PPE is provided and must be worn while working in these areas.
- Physical requirements: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position
- Remote work arrangements are available for this position.
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