Fish & Wildlife Biologist

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

• Represent the Service at professional meetings and other meetings pertaining to species associated with the Food Security Act and provide technical assistance and regulatory information to other Service Programs and agencies (Federal and state) to properly satisfy requirements of the Act.
• Acts as Service representative to implement required Intra Service consultation and NEPA review.
• Develops cooperative agreements with Federal tribal state local and private individuals and organizations for wetland preservation enhancement and restoration projects on private and public lands. Participates in review evaluation and development of plans for Wetland Reserve Program.
• Conducts habitat restorations on private lands including landowner contacts mapping surveying staking construction monitoring seeding and other related activities and prepares management plans for restored areas. Responsible for review and development of conservation easements with multi-agency review teams for Farm Services Agency inventory and debt restructuring properties.
• Provide biological support on a variety of issues relating to the restoration preservation and conservation of fish and wildlife and their habitats.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

• 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 be fully bi-lingual in English and Spanish
• Must possess and maintain a valid drivers license throughout employment.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This 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.

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 individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be 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.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/11/2026-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.

To qualify for this position you must meet the following Basic Educational Requirement and Minimum Qualification:

Basic Educational Requirement: You must possess one of the following:

• Degree: In biological sciences agriculture natural resource management chemistry or related disciplines appropriate to the position. -OR-
• Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: In addition to the Basic Educational Requirement you must possess one of the following:

• Experience: To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service performing work in or directly related to the position to be filled. This experience includes: 1) assisting in habitat restorations on private lands (includes landowner contacts mapping surveying staking construction monitoring seeding or other related activities); 2) utilize Habitat Information Tracking System to record environmental data; and 3) providing technical assistance in the area of fish and wildlife resources to Federal and State agencies that ensures they are in compliance with Federal and/or State environmental regulation. -OR-
• Education: Have two years (36 semester hours) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a masters degree or masters or equivalent graduate degree closely related field which clearly provided me with the knowledge skills and abilities to successfully complete the work of the position. -OR-
• Combination of education and experience as listed above. To combine education and experience first take percentage of education beyond your first year of graduate level education. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts.