Ecologist

National Park Service; Grand Lake (CO); Remote; USD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service in Colorado is seeking an Ecologist to lead stream and wetland restoration projects within the Rocky Mountain National Park area. You will manage cross‑functional teams, engage partners, secure funding, and ensure environmental compliance through monitoring and reporting.

You will supervise temporary staff and volunteers, coordinate with colleagues, and contribute to broader natural resource needs across air, water, vegetation, and wildlife, in a dynamic park environment.

Qualifications

• Mandatory education requirement; transcripts may be requested to support claimed education.
• Unofficial transcripts acceptable but official ones required if education was used to qualify.

Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager for stream and wetland restoration projects, integrating ecological and hydrological knowledge.
• Collaborate with external partners and NPS colleagues on fundraising, technical design, compliance, implementation, and monitoring.
• Coordinate environmental monitoring and communicate results to diverse audiences to inform adaptive management.
• Supervise temporary staff and volunteers (<25% of time) and assist with other natural resource needs.

Job description

• Schedule: You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.

You will serve as a Ecologist in the Resource Stewardship Division. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for approximately 11 1/2 months and you will be in a non-pay status during the first 2 weeks of February.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as project manager for stream and wetland restoration projects that incorporate ecological and hydrological knowledge of stream and wetland ecosystems. Work collaboratively with external partners and NPS colleagues on project fundraising, community outreach, technical design, environmental compliance, implementation, and monitoring.

Coordinate and conduct environmental monitoring, communicate results to a variety of audiences, and apply results to decision-making in an adaptive management framework. Supervise temporary employees and volunteers (<25% of time). Assist on other natural resource project needs, including air and water quality, vegetation, and wildlife. Area Information: Established on January 29, 1915, Rocky Mountain National Park is a living showcase of the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.

The park embraces 415 square miles of pristine, uninhabited mountains in north-central Colorado and, as such, is one of the most spectacular, yet easily accessible high mountain areas in North America. With elevations ranging from 7,800 feet at park headquarters to 14,259 feet at the summit of Longs Peak, the park has glacier-sculptured valleys, rugged gorges, alpine lakes, and vast areas of alpine tundra.

Trail Ridge Road, the highest paved continuous road in the United States, stays above tree line for 11 miles and reaches 12,183 feet in elevation. Elk, deer, bighorn sheep, moose, coyotes, and smaller animals are found throughout the park, as well as threatened and endangered species, such as the Greenback Cutthroat Trout and Boreal Toad. Due to the park's easy accessibility to the Front Range communities of Colorado, Rocky experiences over 4 million visitors annually.

Requirements & Education

This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted.

Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.

For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

What is the work schedule?

This is a You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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