- Position Title
- Fish and Wildlife Biologist
- Agency
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Announcement Number
- R8-23-11815750-SM-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, February 1, 2023 to Tuesday, February 14, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities that you select "yes" to and submit the required supporting documentation, as listed in the Required Documents section or the application text.
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
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.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than 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 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.
• 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 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.
4.
Are you a U.S. citizen or national?
5.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
Basic Requirement
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.
1.
Select the response that best describes how you satisfy the Basic Education Requirement of the 0401 Occupational Series.
Minimum Qualification GS-9
2.
Minimum Qualification GS-9
Minimum Qualification GS-11
3.
Minimum Qualification GS-11
Ability to apply the processes and procedures used to initiate, plan, develop, and implement habitat restoration projects on private, tribal, or public land.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Provide technical advice on topics such as invasive species management, habitat restoration, and population recovery to peers, other federal agencies, tribes, private landowners, and/ or non-profit organizations.
5.
Initiate, plan, develop, and implement habitat restoration projects on private, tribal, or public land.
6.
Manage project budgets and ensure fiscal accountability
7.
Work with Service partners to develop statements of work and budgets for habitat restoration projects.
Ability to develop and implement annual and long-range goals, objectives, plans, and budgets for watersheds, focus areas, and ecosystem priorities within the incumbent's area of responsibility.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
8.
Develop long-range goals and objectives for focus areas and ecosystem priorities.
9.
Participate in multi-disciplinary planning efforts with local, state, Federal, tribal, or private organizations to achieve goals related to land use, habitat, and other natural resources.
10.
Implement procedures, processes, and/or policy related to fish and wildlife habitat conservation planning, and landscape design to inform natural resource landscape level conservation plans.
Skill in strategic communication including best practices for communicating with different value-orientations, using effective conservation messaging and verbal and written communication.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
11.
Showcase completed projects and encouraged landowner communication to promote participation in habitat restoration and protection programs.
12.
Conduct regular communication with a diverse array of partners to develop voluntary and mutually agreeable plans to restore habitat for fish and wildlife in a particular area.
13.
Effective oral communication with diverse audiences such as peers, higher level management, partners, and the general public.
14.
Use communication skills to create and establish new conservation partnerships with private landowners, tribes, or nongovernmental organizations.
Knowledge of scientific, biological, and ecological theories, principles, methodologies, and practices in relation to fish and wildlife resources on private, tribal, and public lands.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
15.
Develop, field test, analyze, and evaluate methods to restore and enhance habitats on private lands for fish, wildlife, and plant resources.
16.
Support or conduct biological and rangeland investigations to predict and identify the effects of land use and land management activities on the environment.
17.
Apply knowledge of fish and wildlife biology, conservation biology, general ecology, and/or land and water resource planning to review and evaluate programs and projects.
18.
Prepare reports and recommendations on habitat restoration techniques and accomplishments.
Skill in coordinating activities with tribes, government agencies, nongovernment conservation organizations, agribusiness organizations, citizen groups, and private landowners.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
19.
Serve as an organization representative at meetings with local agencies and private entities concerning habitat restoration and protection projects.
20.
Enlist conservation partners for support of restoration efforts within the local area of responsibility.
21.
Collaborate and cooperate with a wide range of people, including colleagues, subordinates, supervisors, landowners, and other stakeholders, that results in the identification and implementation of strategic conservation work, such as invasive species management, habitat restoration or species recovery projects.