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State Director, Nevada

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BLM Headquarters

Reno, NV (In Person)

$205,592 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 1 week ago (Updated 11 hours ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/5/2026

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Ste Director, Nevada Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Summary The Department of the Interior is currently seeking qualified candides for the Senior Executive Service (SES) position of Ste Director, Nevada loced in Reno, NV. The Department structures its SES positions into cegories to determine the minimum pay for each position. This is a cegory 2 position. The minimum pay for this position is $183,184. Veterans preference does not apply to the SES. Learn more about this agency Summary The Department of the Interior is currently seeking qualified candides for the Senior Executive Service (SES) position of Ste Director, Nevada loced in Reno, NV. The Department structures its SES positions into cegories to determine the minimum pay for each position. This is a cegory 2 position. The minimum pay for this position is $183,184. Veterans preference does not apply to the SES. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week
  • Apply by 06/11/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 11, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Reno, NV No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $183,184
  • $228,000 per year Pay scale & grade ES 00 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
  • You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0340 Program Management Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Senior Executive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Top Secret Position sensitivity and risk Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
BLM-26-CJ-008-SES
Control number 870751400 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Senior executives Individuals looking for an executive-level job and who meet the five Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs). Videos Duties Help The position is loced in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) the Department of the Interior (Department) and reports to the Deputy Director for Administrion and Programs. The incumbent carries out the following specific responsibilities : The Ste Director serves as the direct, on-site extension of the Director, Bureau of Land Management, in the accomplishment of their broad management responsibilities. The incumbent establishes stewide program goals and priorities designed to meet the economic and social demands placed on the nural resources consistent with prudent conservion and protection concerns. Recommends new efforts or changes in nional policy and programs to the Director/Deputy Director. The incumbent provides executive leadership and direction for all Bureau actions within the ste(s) compible with the Bureau, Departmental and Administrion objectives and policy. The incumbent serves as the focal point for the Bureau the Ste Office level. Engages in meaningful tribal consultion and meet tribal consultion stutory obligions. Assures a public awareness of Bureau programs and coordines them with key officials in affected Federal agencies, ste, county and local governments, prive landowners, corporions, special interest groups and involved individuals. The incumbent advoces and leads the BLM Ste program commitment to automion by supporting and implementing the Bureau's Automion/Modernizion/IRM initiives. Develops long-range objectives and establishes guidance and direction to ensure the use of automion in mission accomplishment. Utilizes automion equipment (hardware and software), da and systems to perform managerial tasks reling to accomplishment of BLM Ste program functions. The incumbent develops correles and executes resource management, technical support and administrive management programs within the Ste Office jurisdiction consistent with the parameters of broad nional policies and delegions of authority from the Director/Deputy Director. If your resume does not include these basic qualificions, you will not be determined qualified for this position. We recommend th your resume includes examples th are clear, concise, and emphasize their level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services managed; program accomplishments; policy initiives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues addressed; and the results of actions taken. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship. You subject to a background/suitability investigion/determinion. Newly appointed SES members must serve a 1-year probionary period. Public Financial Disclosure OGE-278 filing within 30 days is required. This position may require pre and post-employment drug screening. Selections are subject to Department approval. Initial appointments to the SES must have to undergo an ECQ based structured interview with Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Males must meet Selective Service Registrion Act requirements. To verify registrion SSS.gov. Agencies must request OPM approval to appoint current or former (within 5 years) Executive Branch political appointees to permanent competitive service, non-political excepted service, or career SES position. Qualificions Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Candides will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or nional origin. To meet the minimum qualificions, you must submit a two-page resume (max) th shows you possess the Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs) and two Technical Qualificions (TQs). To be considered, only the first 2 pages of your resume reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. Technical Qualificions (TQs) are designed to assess an applicant's experience relevant to the specific position requirements. Your resume should clearly demonstre your experience and accomplishments reled to the two TQs below: TQ 1: Executive Leadership in Stewide Public Land and Resource Management Demonstred ability to lead and integre complex stewide programs involving multiple-use resource management-including minerals, lands, range, wershed, wildlife, recreion, forestry, engineering, and cadastral survey-while balancing conservion, development, economic needs, and diverse stakeholder interests. TQ 2 : Stregic Direction, Policy Implemention, and Intergovernmental Collaborion Proven experience establishing stewide program priorities; directing implemention of nional policies; resolving highly sensitive land-use issues; and engaging effectively with Federal, Ste, Tribal, local governments, industry, special interest groups, and the public to ensure responsible and transparent resource management decisions. Your two-page resume should also show th you possess the Executive Core Qualificions listed below: By stute, the Office of Personnel Management prescribes Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs) for the appointment of career SES members. The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and not technical expertise. ECQ 1-Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the
American Founding:
Demonstred knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2
  • Driving Efficiency:
    Demonstred ability to stregically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3
  • Merit and Competence :
    Demonstred knowledge, ability, and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work th is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4
  • Leading People :
    Demonstred ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organizion's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5
Achieving Results :
Demonstred ability to achieve both individual and organizional results, and to align results to sted goals from superiors. Qualificions evalued based on how clearly and concisely you emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of your programs; services managed; program accomplishments; policy initiives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues addressed; and the results of your actions taken. Typically, experience will have been gained the GS-15 or equivalent in the prive sector or non-governmental organizions. Already SES Certified? If you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service appointment, are eligible for reinstement into the Senior Executive Service, or have completed a Senior Executive Service Candide Development Program (SES CDP) approved by OPM, you only need to submit a two-page resume and personnel action showing you have held a career SES position. SES CDP gradues must submit a two-page resume and a copy of their CDP program certificion with their package. Educion There is no educional requirement for this position. Additional informion Individuals selected for Senior Executive Service positions may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizional, and functional lines. The Department of the Interior structures its SES positions into cegories to determine the minimum pay for each position. Pay is set based on considerion of the selectee's current salary and other factors. Effective January 1, 2010, OPM must authorize any employment offers we make to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employees in the executive branch. lf you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose th to the Human Resources Office. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document th you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for informion regarding an Alterne Applicion. Click the following link for more informion, https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alterne_Applicion_Informion . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. A panel of SES members will evalue your two-page resume and determine the degree to which you possess each of the listed qualificions. If the selectee does not have Qualificions Review Board (QRB) certificion by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), he/she required to undergo an ECQ based structured interview with OPM. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Please upload the following documents: 1.
REQUIRED
Your resume
  • it must contain informion sufficient to make a valid determinion th you fully meet the specialized experience requirements as sted in this vacancy announcement.
Insufficient informion will result in a not qualified ring. It is recommended th you include the following informion: Full name, mailing address, and day and evening telephone numbers Educional informion, including the name, city and ste of colleges or universities you tended, as well as the type and year of any degrees received Informion about your paid and nonpaid work experience reled to this position including: Job title (include series and grade if Federal job) Duties and accomplishments Employer's name and address Supervisor's name and phone number Starting and ending des of employment (month and year) Salary Indice if we may contact your current supervisor Informion about honors, awards, and special accomplishments 2.
REQUIRED
(Only if applicable): Proof of your degree, which would be outlined in the basic educion requirement section if applicable. Proof will consist of unofficial transcripts, which must be tached to this applicion for considerion to determine basic eligibility. 3.
REQUIRED
If you are a current Federal employee, a copy of a recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, th indices Federal stus, grade, tenure, and type of service. Please redact your social security number and de of birth. 4.
REQUIRED
A copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal (i.e., within the last 18 months form the closing de of this vacancy announcement, from either the Federal or prive sector). Please remove your social security number and de of birth from any documention you provide. If you are unable to provide your most recent annual performance appraisal, please provide a written justificion explaining why you could provide the request documention. Failure to provide the most recent annual performance appraisal or written justificion explaining why you did not provide the requested documention you disqualified for further considerion because your applicion incomplete.
REMINDER
ALL
DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11
59pm
ET ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
All of the documention listed above is required to be tached to your applicion, if it is applicable to your candidacy. Failure to tach any of the documention listed above which proves your candidacy for this position will result in disqualificion/non-considerion for this position.

To begin, click the Apply Online button near the bottom (or right) of this screen and follow the prompts to register, answer a few questions, and submit all required documents. To return to your saved applicion, log in to your USAJOBS account http://www.usajobs.gov and click on "My Applicions". Click on the position title, and then select Apply Online to continue. Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help You must submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to log in or cree an account . Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion." Click here for USAJobs Help with "How to cree an applicion Add your two-page resume. Select the documents you want to be included in this applicion. Review the package to acknowledge th your documents were reviewed. After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site." Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. Review and Submit Applicion. While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position. You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement. To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Upde Applicion" for this job.
Note:
When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So you must select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion. Agency contact informion Crystal Johnson Phone 202-322-6522 crystal_johnson@ios.doi.gov Next steps The Department of the Interior will conduct a qualificions evaluion of applicants who supply all of the required merial. Qualified applicants red and ranked by an executive-level ring panel. Best-qualified candides referred to the selecting official and executive-level interview panel for further considerion and possible interview. You notified of the outcome after the completion of the selection process. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Please upload the following documents: 1.
REQUIRED
Your resume
  • it must contain informion sufficient to make a valid determinion th you fully meet the specialized experience requirements as sted in this vacancy announcement.
Insufficient informion will result in a not qualified ring. It is recommended th you include the following informion: Full name, mailing address, and day and evening telephone numbers Educional informion, including the name, city and ste of colleges or universities you tended, as well as the type and year of any degrees received Informion about your paid and nonpaid work experience reled to this position including: Job title (include series and grade if Federal job) Duties and accomplishments Employer's name and address Supervisor's name and phone number Starting and ending des of employment (month and year) Salary Indice if we may contact your current supervisor Informion about honors, awards, and special accomplishments 2.
REQUIRED
(Only if applicable): Proof of your degree, which would be outlined in the basic educion requirement section if applicable. Proof will consist of unofficial transcripts, which must be tached to this applicion for considerion to determine basic eligibility. 3.
REQUIRED
If you are a current Federal employee, a copy of a recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, th indices Federal stus, grade, tenure, and type of service. Please redact your social security number and de of birth. 4.
REQUIRED
A copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal (i.e., within the last 18 months form the closing de of this vacancy announcement, from either the Federal or prive sector). Please remove your social security number and de of birth from any documention you provide. If you are unable to provide your most recent annual performance appraisal, please provide a written justificion explaining why you could provide the request documention. Failure to provide the most recent annual performance appraisal or written justificion explaining why you did not provide the requested documention you disqualified for further considerion because your applicion incomplete.
REMINDER
ALL
DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11
59pm
ET ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
All of the documention listed above is required to be tached to your applicion, if it is applicable to your candidacy. Failure to tach any of the documention listed above which proves your candidacy for this position will result in disqualificion/non-considerion for this position.

To begin, click the Apply Online button near the bottom (or right) of this screen and follow the prompts to register, answer a few questions, and submit all required documents. To return to your saved applicion, log in to your USAJOBS account http://www.usajobs.gov and click on "My Applicions". Click on the position title, and then select Apply Online to continue. Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help You must submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to log in or cree an account . Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion." Click here for USAJobs Help with "How to cree an applicion Add your two-page resume. Select the documents you want to be included in this applicion. Review the package to acknowledge th your documents were reviewed. After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site." Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. Review and Submit Applicion. While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position. You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement. To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Upde Applicion" for this job.
Note:
When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So you must select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Crystal Johnson Phone 202-322-6522 crystal_johnson@ios.doi.gov Next steps The Department of the Interior will conduct a qualificions evaluion of applicants who supply all of the required merial. Qualified applicants red and ranked by an executive-level ring panel. Best-qualified candides referred to the selecting official and executive-level interview panel for further considerion and possible interview. You notified of the outcome after the completion of the selection process. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week
  • Apply by 06/11/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 11, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Reno, NV No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $183,184
  • $228,000 per year Pay scale & grade ES 00 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
  • You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Senior Executive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Top Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
BLM-26-CJ-008-SES
Control number 870751400