The Northern Region will soon be filling a position as as the Group Leader for Land Adjustments and Rights-of-Way Acquisition, GS-1170-13. The duty station is the Northern Region Headquarters in Missoula, MT.
This position serves as the Regional Group Leader for land adjustments and rights-of-way acquisition in the Region’s Recreation, Minerals, Lands, Heritage and Wilderness Staff. The region has a very active program including purchase, exchange, sales, donation, partial interests, occupancy trespass resolution, rights-of-way acquisition and cost-share road program.
Duties of the position include:
- Providing leadership and program management for the land adjustments and rights-of-way acquisition program, including coordinating, developing, implementing, and monitoring regional and national policy, regulations, standards and procedures.
- Providing expert technical support and authoritative advice to the Director, Regional Forester, Forest Supervisors, District Rangers, Zone/Forest Lands staff and others regarding laws, regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to land adjustments and rights-of-way acquisition.
- Providing national as well as regional leadership in addressing unusual, unprecedented and complex problems that require specialized approaches or innovative solutions.
- Communicating effectively with line officers, managers and staff at all levels, other federal, state and local agencies, congressional staff, tribal leadership, the Office of the General Counsel, news media, private landowners, nongovernmental organizations, and members of the general public.
- Providing supervision of Regional Land Adjustment staff.