Supervisory Wildlife Biologist - District Supervisor

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Guam; On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the United States seeks a Supervisory Wildlife Biologist - District Supervisor to lead complex wildlife-damage reduction programs affecting agriculture, health, and resources. The role focuses on planning, developing, organizing, and administering technical assistance initiatives.

Qualified applicants must meet basic education requirements in biological sciences and related fields, plus experience or graduate education.

Qualifications

• Degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resources management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
• Combination of post high school education with courses equivalent to a major (24 semester/36 quarter hours) in the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resources management, chemistry or related disciplines appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work.
• For the GS-11 level: one year of specialized experience (GS-09) that demonstrates planning, coordinating, and executing complex programs to reduce wildlife damage and related duties.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, and administer complex programs to reduce wildlife damage affecting agriculture, health and safety, property, and natural resources.
• Develop and maintain cooperative relationships with Federal, State/Territorial, county, and local agency personnel and private groups to identify wildlife management needs and provide solutions.
• Represent the program at meetings, conferences, and events for information sharing and planning future measures.
• Prepare scientific and administrative program reports (annual reports, monthly narratives, Wildlife Hazard Assessments, Management Plans, and related reports).
• Support environmental compliance through documentation and review of related environmental documents.

Education

Biological sciences degree

Combination of education and experience

Job description

The Supervisory Wildlife Biologist - District Supervisor's primary duties involves assisting in the planning, developing, organizing, and administering of complex operational and technical assistance programs designed to efficiently, effectively, and safely reduce wildlife damage that adversely impacts agricultural interests, human health and safety, property, and natural resources.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. All applicants must meet the Basic Requirement outlined below for the series they are applying to.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: Biological Scientist (0401) Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

Or Combination of education and experience: Combination of post high school education with courses equivalent to a major, which is defined as 24 semester/36 quarter hours, in the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resources management, chemistry or related disciplines appropriate to the position, PLUS appropriate experience or additional course work. The quality of the combination must demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the work of the position and is comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a full four-year course of study with a major as described above.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: Wildlife Biologist (0486) Degree: Biological science that included: At least 9 semester hours in such wildlife subjects as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, or research courses in the field of wildlife biology; and At least 12 semester hours in zoology in such subjects as general zoology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, genetics, ecology, cellular biology, parasitology, entomology, or research courses in such subjects (Excess courses in wildlife biology may be used to meet the zoology requirements where appropriate.); and At least 9 semester hours in botany or the related plant sciences.

In addition to the basic requirement FOR THE GS-11 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-09 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:

• Planning, organizing, coordinating, and executing complex programs within a work unit (i.e., district) designed to efficiently, effectively, and safely reduce wildlife damage that adversely impacts agriculture, human health and safety, property, and natural resources.
• Developing and maintaining cooperative relationships with Federal, State/Territorial, county, and municipal agency personnel, organizations, institutions, associations, and private industry groups to identify wildlife management needs, develop means to address complex wildlife damage problems, and to provide solutions and programs to alleviate wildlife damage.
• Representing program at meetings, conferences, workshops, and other similar events and proceedings of local, Regional, and National scope for the purpose of sharing program information and planning and evaluating future measures.
• Providing direction and oversight to work unit subordinates in the preparation of numerous scientific and administrative program reports including annual reports, monthly narratives, Wildlife Hazard Assessments and Management Plans, and other Federal, State/Territorial, and cooperator reports.
• Supports environmental compliance efforts through document development or provision of information and review of administrative and project records, environmental impact statements (EIS), environmental assessments (EA), decision documents, monitoring reports, categorical exclusion records, biological assessments and consultations, MBTA permitting processes, and other related documents and reports.
• OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field described above Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level.

TRANSCRIPTS are required if: This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified. You are qualifying for the position based on education. You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education. This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university.

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-11 GRADE LEVEL: Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through