This is a general natural resource management position. The biologist is engaged in the study, inventory, monitoring, restoration, and management of a broad range of natural resources. Examples of program areas may include, but are not limited to, vegetation, wildlife, fisheries, exotic and pest species, sensitive species, and associated ecological components such as air, water, and soil.

Duties

This position serves as the National Park Service's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Assistant Coordinator supervised within the Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Division within the Midwest Region. The incumbent is responsible for assisting the overall GLRI program management, and overseeing operational responsibilities assigned by the GLRI Coordinator and the Natural Resources and Science Associate Regional Director and coordinating with its partners, primarily the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which oversees the larger multi agency GLRI program. This position provides technical assistance, coordination, and collaboration on GLRI proposals and projects for up to ten national park system units. The Assistant GLRI Coordinator works with federal and state agencies, tribes, non-governmental agencies, Superintendents, and Park Managers, to address natural resource restoration and protection needs of the Great Lakes parks and to promote GLRI goals and objectives. The incumbent's major duties include: Work as part of a team in the development of restoration and protection projects that engage affected communities and stakeholders to support the coordination, delivery and tracking of National Park Service (NPS) projects and efforts in conservation investments across the Great Lakes. Coordinate, communicate and collaborate with National Park Service supervisors, biologists, administrative officers, and others to support an integrated approach to GLRI proposal development and review and tracking projects across up to ten parks. Draft, finalize and track yearly reimbursable agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency, ensuring engagement and coordination of relevant staff at the NPS and other agencies. Ensure project results are summarized and linked to yearly agreements as the lead for official accomplishment bi-annual reporting. Participate in agency and interagency GLRI planning sessions, workshops, and meetings (including other NPS activities, Environmental Protection Agency, and other Federal, Tribal, and State agencies), for the purposes of communicating and positions and objectives. AREA LOCATION: The duty station will be placed at any one of several Great Lakes National Park units/affiliated office units listed or located within the Midwest Regional Office. It is important that the position be located within the geographic area that is served by GLRI. Some travel to Chicago where EPA is located (and who administers the larger program) is needed to attend meetings and communicate NPS initiatives to EPA. Park or regional duty stations will provide logistical support to the position. All duty stations are characteristic of midwestern climates with broad ranging seasonal temperatures. This position is telework eligible and located in Midwest Regional Office, Natural Resource, Stewardship and Science Program and may be duty stationed at a Department of the Interior or National Park Service location in the Great Lakes, if space is available. SALARY: Salary does not include locality pay. For specific wage information, reference the OPM Salaries and Wages link: Click here for the OPM Salaries and Wages to calculate locality pay.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/08/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. 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 qualified specialized experience. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (IOR) You must provide your transcripts Possess a degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. -OR- Possess a combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. - AND - To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: Possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. EXAMPLES of experience: 1) performing a supervisory role for an interdisciplinary scientific team formulating and implementing policies, standards and procedures regarding a variety of biological and/or natural resource issues; 2) providing input for developing short and long-range biological plans; 3) planning, organizing, and directing the work of others; 4) serving as a technical expert for interpretation and application of environmental laws and regulations; and 5) reviewing and facilitating vegetation and invasive species management actions to include working with the State, Tribes, and other partners. You must include hours per week worked. 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 for the Individual Occupation Requirement, 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.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address Interior Region 3, 4 and 5 601 Riverfront Drive Omaha, NE 68102 US
• Name: NPS MW East Talent Team
• Phone: 000-00-0000
• Email: [email protected]