This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Regional Office (SERO), Habitat Conservation Division (HCD), with one vacancy in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
As a Supervisory Fish and Wildlife Administrator, you will perform the following duties: Supervise and manage personnel in setting organizational objectives, delegating work, developing plans, supporting personnel needs, addressing concerns, and structuring long-term staffing needs. Manage the Habitat Conservation Division program for the Southeast Regional Office (SERO).
Oversee Essential Fish Habitat consultations pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Ensure projects and consultations comply with established timeframes, and include clear, well-reasoned recommendations to protect habitats supporting estuarine and marine fish and fisheries consistent with agency policies and guidelines. Provide input and advice on habitat monitoring plans, conservation measures, mitigation, restoration, and scientific needs.
Ensure prescriptions for fishways and recommendations for environmental features for hydroelectric projects that affect anadromous fish and protected species are filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and ensure licensed hydropower facilities comply with terms and conditions affecting living marine resources.
Substitution of education for specialized experience is not applicable to this vacancy. College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S.
education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.
Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty. Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation.
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This position is with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
The posted pay range is $147945 – $192331/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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