You will serve as a Fish and Wildlife Biologist, GS-0401-12 with US Fish and Wildlife Service working for Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office. This recruitment is intended fulfil one vacancy on the Bend Field Office team and one vacancy on the Cascades Field Office team. Pay will vary based on duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serve as a senior biologist for multiple ESA-listed species analyses across the Oregon Cascades with an emphasis on northern spotted owl and bull trout; or serve as senior biologist for multiple species analyses across central Oregon with an emphasis on Oregon spotted frog.
Primary Service representative to coordinate, advise and implement Endangered Species Act activities, including complex Section 7 consultations, and/or implementation of Section 10 permits and species status surveys. Coordinate and provide technical leadership to Field Office ESA Section 7 consultation teams focused on terrestrial forest and aquatic species habitats in the Oregon Cascades or Central Oregon.
Contribute to priority consultations across the broader Oregon Fish & Wildlife Office. Lead ecological investigations and reviews of complex projects on Federal lands and waters or projects with a Federal nexus; develops mitigation measures and prepares technical reports and recommendations. Lead interagency coordination, monitoring and strategic prioritization of recovery action implementation for listed species within the field office boundary.
Engage in extensive interagency coordination, outreach, negotiations, and communication to support Service goals and ensure compliance with policies, regulations, and conservation objectives.
This position does not allow substituting education for experience. This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc.
will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.
For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications
This position is with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $89508 – $125378/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-23.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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