These positions are located in Olympic National Park, in the Resource Management Division. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Olympic National Park is April-May, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: April 2024. Open to the first 125 applicants or until 12/15/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

GS-05: The purpose of the position is to conduct and/or assist in routine wildlife management activities in Olympic National Park. Emphasis will be on the management of elk, mountain goats and black bears. This includes determining the activities, behaviors, and movements of large habituated wildlife and human-wildlife interactions. Incumbent may use traps, foot snares and restraining devices to capture and handle wild large mammals; radio-telemetry equipment to determine the location of wildlife in mountainous terrain; and a variety of firearms and specialized equipment to effectively herd and haze wildlife according to established guidelines. Following instructions and standardized procedures, incumbent conducts wildlife monitoring activities on additional wildlife species, including northern spotted owls, Olympic marmots, and fishers, collects and organizes field data and biological samples, enters data into Access and Excel databases, and ensure adequate quality control of the data and samples. Backpacks (up to 50 pounds of supplies and equipment) and hikes (up to 15 miles daily) into remote mountainous areas, and camps in wilderness for up to 7 days. Incumbent will work as part of an interdisciplinary team, which can consist of protection rangers, interpreters, maintenance, and other natural resource employees. Incumbent will have frequent contact with park visitors. Perform additional assignments, studies, and special projects at the direction of the supervisor. GS-06: This position will be the field team leader. In addition to the duties listed for the GS-05 position, this position will assist with the management of field operations, including lethal removal of mountain goats. GS-07: These positions will be field crew leaders. Selected candidates will perform the duties of the GS-05 and GS-06 positions plus will work closely with the project coordinator to manage the field component of the project to which they are assigned. Selected candidates serve in a lead role for organizing logistics, field data collection, quality control, data entry into an MS Access database, data processing, data summaries and handling administrative processes for their assigned crew(s).

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by 11:59 EST when the 'applicant cut-off' is reached (which may be sooner than 12/15/2023). Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. SELECTIVE FACTOR: This position performs backcountry field work and requires applicants to possess the experience and ability to backpack and camp for at least 6 consecutive days, carrying up to 50 pounds of gear in mountainous terrain and traveling up to 15 miles per day. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. You must indicate this type of experience on your resume. - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: performing research and monitoring activities for wildlife resources (specifically vertebrates); safely capturing and banding/tagging wildlife; safely traveling and orienteering in wilderness settings; and accurately collecting and recording biological data in a field setting. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics which included at least 6 semester hours directly related to the position to be filled. You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION: Combination of specialized experience as described above and education as described above. In combining education with specialized experience for the GS-05 requirements, only education beyond the second year of college study (i.e., that completed beyond the first 60 semester hours) counts towards the specialized experience required. For this substitution at GS-05, one academic year (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours) of junior/senior level undergraduate education which includes a percentage of directly-related coursework as specified above is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. You must include transcripts at the time of application. To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: performing research and monitoring activities for wildlife resources (specifically vertebrates); safely capturing and banding/tagging wildlife; safely traveling and orienteering in wilderness settings; retrieving, analyzing and reporting biological data for reports; and operating and maintaining resource management equipment in the field. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion at least one year of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree with a major study in a directly related field such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture or mathematics. You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the amount of completed graduate education requirement and convert it to a percentage. Then take the number of months of full time specialized experience and convert them into a percentage of each. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts at the time of application. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: performing research and monitoring activities for wildlife resources (specifically vertebrates); safely capturing and banding/tagging wildlife; safely traveling and orienteering in wilderness settings; retrieving, analyzing and reporting biological data for reports; and leading a crew working to collect data or perform research functions. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion at least one year of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree with a major study in a directly related field such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture or mathematics. You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the amount of completed graduate education requirement and convert it to a percentage. Then take the number of months of full time specialized experience and convert them into a percentage of each. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts at the time of application. ICTAP/CTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special prior­ity selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address Olympic National Park 600 E Park Avenue Port Angeles, WA 98362 US
• Name: Kelley Kennec
• Email: [email protected]