- Position Title
- Fish and Wildlife Biologist
- Agency
- Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Announcement Number
- NH-19-10387386-KL-MP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, February 11, 2019 to Monday, February 25, 2019
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
2.
Do you meet one of the following Competitive Merit Promotion eligibilities:
- Current or Former Federal Employee who has held or currently holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and has never held the full performance level of the position being announced.
- Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA)
- Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA)
3.
Are you a current, permanent U.S. Fish and Wildlife employee?
To verify your eligibility as a current U.S. Fish and Wildlife employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
To verify your eligibility as a current U.S. Fish and Wildlife employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
4.
Are you a current or former employee of a Land Management Agency and are serving or served under a time-limited competitive service appointment? You may be eligible to compete under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, P.L. 114-47.
Current land management agency appointees must have initially been hired under competitive procedures for a time-limited appointment; must have served under one or more time-limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service.
Former land management agency employees must have initially been hired under competitive procedures for a time-limited appointment; must have served under one or more time-limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service; must have been separated (with respect to their most recent separation) for reasons other than misconduct or performance, and must apply for a position covered by these provisions within two years of their most recent date of separation.
You must provide documentation showing all required periods of service (generally SF-50s) and acceptable performance (generally performance appraisal ratings or references from supervisors if employed for periods of time too short to require an appraisal.)
Current land management agency appointees must have initially been hired under competitive procedures for a time-limited appointment; must have served under one or more time-limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service.
Former land management agency employees must have initially been hired under competitive procedures for a time-limited appointment; must have served under one or more time-limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service; must have been separated (with respect to their most recent separation) for reasons other than misconduct or performance, and must apply for a position covered by these provisions within two years of their most recent date of separation.
You must provide documentation showing all required periods of service (generally SF-50s) and acceptable performance (generally performance appraisal ratings or references from supervisors if employed for periods of time too short to require an appraisal.)
5.
Do you meet one of the following Non-Competitive eligibilities:
- Current or Former Federal Employee who has held or currently holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and has held a permanent (non-temporary) position in the competitive service at the same or higher full performance level as the position being announced
- Veterans who have a service connected disability of 30% or more
- Certain Military Spouses (Relocating with your spouse under Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders / a spouse of a service member who is 100% disabled due to a service-connected injury / a spouse of a service member killed while on active duty)
- Certain Overseas Family Members (A family member of a federal employee, or uniformed service member, who has completed 52 weeks of service in a federal position overseas.)
- Peace Corps/VISTA
- Foreign Service Employees
- Miscellaneous Authorities not regulated by OPM (Postal Career Service Employee; Postal Rate Commission Employee; Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee)
- DOI or FWS Authorities not regulated by OPM
- Individuals with a Disability: Schedule A Disability appointments (Severe Physical, Psychiatric, Mental Disability)
- Interchange agreement with other merit systems
6.
Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for a Schedule A Disability appointment? For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
Preferences
1.
Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
1.
Please select the letter that best describes how you meet the education requirements for this position.
2.
Please select one response from the choices below to show how you meet the additional qualification requirements for this position at the grade GS-9 level.
3.
Please select one response from the choices below to show how you meet the additional qualification requirements for this position at the grade GS-11 level.
For each task listed below, select the statement from A through E that best describes your level of experience, education, and/or training. Select only one letter for each task. If you select multiple responses or leave any question blank, your score will be negatively impacted. Do not over-state or under-state your experience, education and/or training. Your responses must be supported by your resume. You may need to provide detailed explanations of how your past work experience or education is related to these tasks.
Knowledge of the concepts, principles, methodologies, and practices of conservation biology and/or ecology, related to the threats facing species at risk and their habitats, e.g., grasslands, forests, prairies, shrub lands, wetlands, and deserts.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Make recommendations or implement programs to protect and enhance fish, wildlife or botanical resources under the authorities of a Federal land management agency, a Federal environmental agency, their state or local equivalent, or a private non-profit conservation organization.
5.
Provide technical assistance in the interpretation and implementation of laws, regulations, and policies in the area of fish and wildlife and trust resources to personnel of Federal, State, and/or County agencies.
6.
Prepare biological portions of environment assessment/impact statements or comprehensive resource planning reports to evaluate environmental consequences of proposed actions.
7.
Develop fish and/or wildlife management plans to insure preservation, protection, and enhancement of fish and/or wildlife and their habitat for a geographic area having a variety of habitat conditions.
8.
Review biological portions of environment assessment/impact statements or comprehensive resource planning reports to evaluate environmental consequences of proposed actions.
9.
Plan biological work and/or habitat preservation and development work.
10.
Organize biological work and/or habitat preservation and development work.
11.
Implement biological work and/or habitat preservation and development work.
Knowledge of applicable Federal environmental laws and Executive Orders, (i.e., Endangered Species Act, National Environment Policy Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Acts, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and Natural Resources Damage Assessment); of other Federal regulations; and of Service/Department policies or guidelines
in order to ensure that legal standards are met in the review of proposed land and water resource development projects (Federal, Tribal, state, commercial industry, and surrounding landowners/FWP).
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
12.
Make recommendations or implement programs to protect and enhance fish, wildlife or botanical resources under the authorities of a Federal land management agency, a Federal environmental agency, their state or local equivalent, or a private non-profit conservation organization.
13.
Review and prepare analysis of potential impacts to fish, wildlife, and trust resources for National Environmental Policy Act documents.
14.
Apply knowledge of relevant Federal, State, and local laws and regulations related to water quality or environmental contaminants to natural resource and fish and wildlife conservation
15.
Provide fish and wildlife resource expertise and technical assistance to staff on Endangered Species Act compliance regulation and policy.
For each question, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume or application and information provided by your references.
For each task in the following group, choose response below that best describes your experience and/or training. Darken the oval corresponding to that statement in Section 25 of the Qualifications and Availability Form C. Please select only one letter for each item.
A- Yes. B- No.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
16.
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act
17.
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
18.
Water Resources Development Act
19.
Endangered Species Act
20.
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
21.
North American Wetlands Conservation Act
22.
Clean Water Act
23.
National Environmental Policy Act
Skill in planning and conducting complex inspections of existing projects to ensure that legal standards and other requirements are met and implemented in a manner most beneficial to fish and/or wildlife resources.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
24.
Conduct field monitoring and research techniques for fish, wildlife and plant species and their ecology.
25.
Conduct field monitoring and research techniques for fish, wildlife and plant species and their ecology.
26.
Identify and measure the impacts of environmental contaminants on biological systems.
27.
Conduct biological investigations to predict and identify the effects of development projects on the environment.
28.
Make recommendations or implement programs to protect and enhance fish, wildlife or botanical resources under the authorities of a Federal land management agency, a Federal environmental agency, their state or local equivalent, or a private non-profit conservation organization.
29.
Provide technical assistance in the interpretation and implementation of laws, regulations, and policies in the area of fish and wildlife and trust resources to personnel of Federal, State, Tribal, non-government offices and/or County agencies.
30.
Plan complex investigations to determine the impact of land and water development projects upon the fish and/or wildlife resources of an area.
31.
Prepare and review biological portions of environment assessment/impact statements or comprehensive resource planning reports to evaluate environmental consequences of proposed actions.
Ability to communicate in writing to prepare correspondence, reports, and papers for diverse audiences.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
32.
Prepare and publish results of assessments and monitoring in written form.
33.
Develop and evaluate proposals to conduct research.
34.
Prepare scientifically defensible reports and articles for publication in peer-reviewed scientific literature.
35.
Prepare issues papers, briefing documents, reports, and portions of management plans, to senior level management and others regarding issues that could affect the ecological integrity of resources.
36.
Communicate ideas and other information to individuals and groups to gain support and to maintain a positive working relationship.
Ability to communicate orally to inform peers and cooperators/partners, explain results, and present scientific papers and presentations at meetings or in training sessions.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
37.
Interpret, disseminate and implement scientific findings to established partners.
38.
Coordinate activities with involved agencies, researchers, and other stakeholders, including state and county officials, Native American Tribes and special interests groups and/or private organizations to identify and resolve biological and management issues of local and national significance.
39.
Provide advice and guidance in the development of management plans that comply with state and federal laws, regulations, international treaties and agreements, and polices affecting wildlife and natural resource management programs.
40.
Present scientific and biological data to individuals and groups within and outside the agency or organization on endangered species recovery plans and special management needs.