Fish and Wildlife Biologist

U.S.-Fish-; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks a Fish and Wildlife Biologist for vacancies in Salt Lake City, UT and Cheyenne, WY. The role involves applying biological expertise to conserve wildlife and habitats and working with partners on conservation actions.

Qualifications include a biology-related degree and experience with analyses, stakeholder collaboration, and land-manager negotiations. Location is negotiable within Utah for Salt Lake City postings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in biological sciences or related disciplines.
• OR combination of education and experience equivalent to a full 4-year biological sciences program.
• For GS-11: 1 year of specialized experience with ArcGIS, writing analyses, and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• ArcGIS project experience and basic spatial analyses.
• Wrote biological analyses or environmental review documents.
• Engaged with stakeholders to answer biological questions for decisions.
• Negotiated conservation actions with land managers and partners.

Skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Biological analysis writing

Environmental policy knowledge

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in biological sciences or related

Combination of education and experience with 24 semester hours in biological sciences plus relevant experience

Tools

ArcGIS

Job description

You will serve as a Fish and Wildlife Biologist US Fish and Wildlife. There are 3 vacancies for the following locations:

• Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Location negotiable within Utah
• Cheyenne, Wyoming

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/01/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

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 EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:

• A) Possess a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited college or university in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR
• B) Possess a combination of education and experience which includes courses equivalent to a major in the biological sciences (i.e., at least 24 semester hours) as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education that is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, GS-11: In addition to the basic education requirement above, you must possess the qualifications below in order to qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level.

• A) Possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level as a GS-09 in Federal service performing the following duties:(1) have experience working with ArcGIS, including opening and editing projects and performing basic spatial analyses, (2) have written biological analyses, reports, or assessments (e.g., biological opinions, environmental review documents, species status summaries) that synthesized data to support a management or regulatory decision, (3) have independently worked with stakeholders or partners to answer biological questions needed for decision support purposes, (4) have worked directly with land managers, agencies, or other partners to negotiate conservation actions intended to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts to a species or habitat. OR
• B) Possess 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree, or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in the biological sciences, natural resource management, or a closely related field which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position; OR
• C) Possess a combination of education and experience as listed above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of progressively higher-level graduate education you have completed and then divide it by 54. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and 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.