Fish and Wildlife Biologist

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

You will serve as a Fish and Wildlife Biologist with US Fish and Wildlife Service in Fort Worth, Texas. This Senior Biologist position focuses on conservation of threatened and endangered species and involves coordination with state and Federal partners to implement the Endangered Species Act.

Responsibilities include providing technical assistance, conducting consultations under the ESA, negotiating conservation agreements, and developing landscape-scale recovery projects across north and east

Responsibilities

• Addresses complex plant and wildlife conservation issues with state and Federal partners across north and east Texas
• Serves as agency expert on threatened, endangered, and at-risk species in north Texas (e.g., peppered chub, golden-cheeked warbler, lesser prairie-chicken)
• Provides technical assistance on the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and other wildlife laws
• Administers Endangered Species Act activities, including section 7 consultations and section 10 conservation agreements, and drafts/reviews ESA section 4 documents
• Coordinates landscape-scale conservation and recovery projects with multiple partners and develops work plans and technical reports

Job description

This listing is a summary.

Open: August 31, 2026 — Closes: September 11, 2026

Summary

You will serve as a Fish and Wildlife Biologist with US Fish and Wildlife Service. This position is for a Senior Fish and Wildlife Biologist in the Texas Coastal and Central Plains Ecological Services Field Office in Fort Worth, Texas. This office focuses on administering the Endangered Species Act, reviewing development and infrastructure projects, and developing and maintaining partnerships for the conservation of fish and wildlife resources.

Major Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Position works with multiple state and Federal partners to address complex plant and wildlife conservation issues largely in the east and north regions of Texas, including the panhandle, as well as other projects in the state and beyond. Serves as an agency expert on threatened, endangered, and at-risk species occurring in north Texas, including the peppered chub, sharpnose shiner, smalleye shiner, Arkansas River shiner, golden-cheeked warbler, Texas kangaroo rat, Texas heelsplitter, Louisiana pigtoe, tricolored bat, and lesser prairie-chicken. Provides technical assistance to agencies, researchers, and other stakeholders with regard to the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and other wildlife or conservation laws. Independently works to administer activities under the Endangered Species Act, including conducting consultations and conferences under section 7, negotiating and developing conservation agreements under section 10, and drafting/reviewing documents associated with section 4 of the Endangered Species Act. Coordinates landscape scale conservation and recovery projects with multiple state, Federal, and private entities that target threatened, endangered, or at-risk species with ranges that overlap north/east Texas. Develops work plans and technical reports of findings, conclusions, and recommendations regarding management plans, development projects, or conservation agreements.