This position located in NPS Regional Office Serving Interior Regions 6,7 and 8, in the Resources Stewardship and Science Division. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 03/11/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. Click here for the OPM Salaries and Wages to calculate locality pay.

Duties

Directs an intricate program of wildlife biology and related activities that involve sensitive and complex issues that may impact a wide variety of park issues. Knowledge of laws, regulations, and federal government policies and guidelines regarding the management and monitoring of fauna, including endangered and exotic species, in order to assure that program goals and objectives reflect national priorities and policies. Knowledge of the biological characteristics, conditions, and interrelationships of wildlife resources and ecological systems to define program needs and evaluate results of management programs. Serves as a principal advisor to parks in the Region on the management of wildlife species. Represents the Region and Superintendent when working with others on wildlife matters. Develops and maintains liaisons and effective working relations with related groups and individuals, agencies, and the public in order to encourage and facilitate cooperative regional management strategies. Attends management and professional conferences and other events for the purpose of exchanging information, presenting technical and policy information, and advancing advocacy for park stewardship. Assists natural resources management staff in parks, centers, and support offices by providing direct professional and programmatic advice and support. Develops and carries out statistically valid data collection protocols. Performs data collection using the appropriate advanced technology. Performs data entry and carries out quality control checks on data collection and entry performed by others. Conducts analysis of complex data. Determines and documents the significance of findings. Develops and prepares major sections of the park resources management plan dealing with wildlife. Prepares specific action plans needed to protect and manage species or populations of special concern such as threatened or endangered species or to control exotic or feral species. Evaluates EAs and environmental impact statements for projects that may affect park resources. Develops and implements long range plans for the inventory, evaluation, documentation, preservation, research, and interpretation of the wildlife biology and other natural resources within the appropriate mission, objectives, and resources contexts. Develops guidelines to deal with the more complex or unusual problems, or with novel, undeveloped or controversial aspects of wildlife biology and other natural resources and their management. Coordinates park wildlife management strategies and programs with those on adjacent lands for the purposes of achieving broad ecosystem protection strategies and preventing human impacts. In cooperation with appropriate staff, researchers, and partners, the incumbent designs, develops, tests, and implements scientific monitoring protocols to identify, evaluate, and do long-term monitoring of fauna.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/11/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying 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 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. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS for the 0401 series: Have successfully completed a bachelor's degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to this position. OR Have a combination of education and experience that included course work equivalent to a major (i.e., 24 semester hours) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or a discipline closely related to biology; PLUS appropriate experience or additional course work. The quality of the combination must demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the work of the position and is comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a full four-year course of study with a major as described above. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION Requirements for GS-12: To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: Possessat least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience is independently planning and conducting comprehensive wildlife studies, modifying and adapting standard techniques, processes, and procedures, and serving as a technical resource/expert on wildlife management issues. Additional examples of specialized experience could include ecological work with wildlife species; serve as a technical expert for interpretation and application of environmental laws and regulations for wildlife species, particularly threatened and endangered species and rare or sensitive wildlife species; develop and implement wildlife management plans; wildlife management program oversight to include on-site and remote supervision of staff or similar work related a broad array of wildlife; review and facilitate animal or wildlife species management plans and actions that may include working with Federal, State, American Indian Tribes, and other partners. 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 NPS Regional Office Serving Interior Regions 6,7 and 8 12795 W Alameda Parkway Lakewood, CO 80228 US
• Name: Natalia Sanchez
• Email: [email protected]