Fish and Wildlife Administrator

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Program management - the incumbent serves as a senior manager exercising leadership and direction for the Field Office.
• Budget development - plans negotiates and executes budgets and serves as the accountable official for the Field Office.
• Senior Leadership/Advisor/Representative - the incumbent serves as an expert consultant and provides authoritative advice to assigned employees senior management and other officials concerning complex scientific political and economic issues; prepares positions papers; reviews documents and plans; and makes implementation decisions.
• Human Capital Management - the incumbent performs the full range of supervisory and managerial duties and responsibilities over assigned staff and organizational elements.
• Liaison Outreach and Communication - the incumbent represents the Service on task forces committees working groups and other special programs and details and is knowledgeable and skilled in relaying information on policy planning and management.

• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit possess and maintain a valid drivers license throughout employment.
• A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment.

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 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.

This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/02/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300 Subpart F.

For current Federal employees if hours worked per week are not included on your resume you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees your resume must state either full-time (or 40 hours a week) or part-time with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the following Basic Educational Requirement AND Specialized Experience.

Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position you must meet at least one of the following:
A. Degree: Biological sciences agriculture natural resource management chemistry or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must submit transcripts.-OR-
B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major or at least 30 semester hours in courses as shown in A above plus appropriate experience or additional education.-OR-
C. Experience: Four years of experience that demonstrated that the applicant acquired knowledge and understanding of one or more of the biological sciences agriculture natural resource management or related disciplines equivalent to that which would have been acquired through completion of a 4-year course of study as described in A above.

AND

Specialized Experience Requirements: To qualify for the GS-14:Possess one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to grade GS-13 in the Federal service. Experience includes 1) Coordinating supervising or leading a branch field station or team focused on the management/conservation of natural resources; 2) Identifying and solving challenging and complex issues related to natural resource management/conservation visitor services outreach or other natural resource programs; 3) serving as a natural resource or conservation organization manager or coordinator representing a federal entity in negotiating with diverse individuals or groups; 4) exercising direct responsibility for developing or implementing policies plans standards or procedures to carry out fish and/or wildlife management/conservation; or 5) managing teams focused on the planning directing or executing of short and long term activities in fish and/or wildlife management/conservation that affect a diverse group of stakeholders/partners.