Fish and Wildlife Biologist
What you'd do
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2, Oklahoma Ecological Services, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Major duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Consult with federal action agencies under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (Act), including review and commenting on a variety of proposed actions in a variety of habitat types involving both terrestrial and aquatic taxa. Review and process recovery permits and other Act-related documents in coordination with Federal, Tribal, and state agencies; and with other parties as required. This includes maintaining and updating all related files. Facilitate the implementation of recovery actions under section 4 of the Act, including development of 5-Year Reviews, Recovery Plans, and Species Status Assessments. Work on listing/delisting packages utilizing familiarity with all sections of the Endangered Species Act and related Service/Departmental Policy. Plan, evaluate, and conduct a wide variety of complex ecological investigations or inspections involving complex land and water resource development projects, proposals and/or applications/renewals to determine their potential impact upon fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats. Respond to written, telephone, and in-person inquiries from the public and the news media, obtaining and providing requested information within established guidelines of the office and in conformance with Service/Departmental policy. Represent the Service at professional meetings and other meetings pertaining to species associated with the Act and provide technical assistance and regulatory information to other Service Programs and agencies (Federal, Tribal, and state) to properly satisfy requirements of the Act. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.
What you need to qualify
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/12/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements. To receive credit for experience, 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. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A. Degree: Biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must submit transcripts. -OR- B. Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. -AND- To qualify for this position, you must also possess one of the following: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position is described as: conducting biological or ecological investigations, including field investigations, to evaluate impacts to fish and wildlife resources in response to identified threats or stressors; reviewing and providing technical input on Endangered Species Act Section 10 research and recovery permit applications; reviewing biological assessments and preparing written responses to Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation requests; and working with Threatened, Endangered and/or imperiled species, including and their conservation and recovery. This experience is clearly demonstrated in my resume. -OR- Education: Have two years (36 semester hours) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree closely related field which provided me with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully complete the work of the position. -OR- Combination of education and experience. Have a combination of education and experience as described in 1 and 2 above which together equals 100% of the requirement. You must include transcripts. 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.
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