SUPERVISORY FISH & WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking a Supervisory Fish & Wildlife Biologist (GS-0401-12) for a position based in Indiahoma, OK, at the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge. This role involves planning and conducting surveys for endangered species, negotiating agreements, reviewing relevant regulations, and guiding junior biologists. The position requires travel to military installations in OK and TX. The salary ranges from $86,962 to $113,047 annually for full-time work.
JOB SUMMARY: This is a SUPERVISORY FISH & WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST GS-0401-12 working in Indiahoma, OK for the R2-Assistant Regional Director-Fisheries. The duty station is at the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge but it is not a refuge position. This is a Military Lands Conservation Program position with the Fish and Aquatic Conservation Assistant Regional Director Office stationed at the refuge. Incumbent will be expected to travel to several military installations across OK and TX to conduct projects. MAJOR DUTIES: As a SUPERVISORY FISH & WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Plans and conducts status surveys for both listed and candidate species, in cooperation with other Federal and state agency personnel, private organization representatives, and contractors; negotiates agreements for status surveys with prospective contractors and personnel of cooperating agencies. Reviews rules, regulations, legislation and statutes pertaining to rare, candidate, proposed, threatened, and endangered fish, wildlife, and plant resources. Recommends appropriate procedures for implementing provisions of these mandates and establishes key contacts with other agencies, organizations, and the public. Provides guidance to, and directs and evaluates the work of, career ladder and entry-level biologists, and partner organization interns of sister agencies in matters pertinent to areas of special expertise Plans, investigates, conducts, and reviews on-site ecological investigations on a wide variety of the most complex and diverse Federal land and water resource development proposals to determine their effects on fish and wildlife resources, with special emphasis on rare, candidate, proposed, federally listed threatened and endangered species habitat, upland riparian, and aquatic habitats, aquatic ecology and management, and other habitats of concern in the affected area IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.