Salary Range Information (Per Annum): GS-13: Step 01 $120,348, Step 10 $156,455 *First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level. Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) rate of 3% is authorized.
At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: - Provides leadership, direction, and oversight for a comprehensive wildlife and ecological sciences program that supports science-based management and conservation of fish, wildlife, habitats, and ecosystem processes.
- Supervises professional biological staff, establishes program priorities, allocates resources, evaluates performance, and ensures accomplishment of refuge biological program objectives. - Develops, coordinates, and oversees biological studies, monitoring programs, inventories, and research activities to inform adaptive management and address environmental change.
- Oversees field operations, including wildlife and vegetation surveys, habitat assessments, landscape monitoring, remote sensing applications, invasive species management, ecological restoration, and biological research. - Analyzes and interprets biological and ecological data and provides scientifically supported recommendations to refuge leadership on wildlife, habitat, and ecosystem management issues.
- Develops and maintains partnerships with Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies, academic institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and other stakeholders to advance shared conservation objectives. - Represents the refuge at agency, interagency, scientific, and public meetings and prepares technical reports, management plans, and other communications supporting conservation and resource-management decisions.
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. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.
https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification
This position is with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $120348 – $156455/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-17.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-04 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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