Lead Ecologist, Inventory & Monitoring (Remote)

National Park Service; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 122,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

The National Park Service in the National Capital Region seeks a Supervisory Ecologist to lead the Inventory and Monitoring Program, directing regional inventories and program management to protect natural resources.

The incumbent serves as principal scientific advisor, oversees a diverse staff, develops work plans, budgets, and coordinates with partners to address national significance. Telework eligible; salary range posted; Fed Transition path; apply by 2026-11-16.

Qualifications

• Mandatory education requirement. Transcripts must be provided to substantiate claimed education.
• Foreign Education: may require evaluation by a private organization to confirm equivalence to U.S. education.

Responsibilities

• Exercises the full range of technical and administrative supervisory responsibilities for a staff that includes permanent and temporary personnel.
• Serves as principal scientific advisor for the inventory and monitoring of natural resources across the region.
• Leads development, implementation, and management of an interdisciplinary program addressing sensitive resource management issues of national significance.
• Identifies L&M needs, develops work plans, schedules, cost estimates, and funding proposals.

Skills

Staff supervision

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Ecology knowledge

Data analysis

Job description

The National Park Service in the National Capital Region seeks a Supervisory Ecologist to lead the Inventory and Monitoring Program, directing regional inventories and program management to protect natural resources.

The incumbent serves as principal scientific advisor, oversees a diverse staff, develops work plans, budgets, and coordinates with partners to address national significance. Telework eligible; salary range posted; Fed Transition path; apply by 2026-11-16.