Fish and Wildlife Biologist.

Duties

• Works with multiple state and Federal partners to address complex plant and wildlife conservation issues largely in the east and north regions of Texas, including the panhandle, as well as other projects in the state and beyond.
• Serves as an agency expert on threatened, endangered, and at-risk species occurring in north Texas, including the peppered chub, sharpnose shiner, smalleye shiner, Arkansas River shiner, golden-cheeked warbler, Texas kangaroo rat, Texas heelsplitter, Louisiana pigtoe, tricolored bat, and lesser prairie-chicken.
• Provides technical assistance to agencies, researchers, and other stakeholders with regard to the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and other wildlife or conservation laws.
• Independently works to administer activities under the Endangered Species Act, including conducting consultations and conferences under section 7, negotiating and developing conservation agreements under section 10, and drafting/reviewing documents associated with section 4 of the Endangered Species Act.
• Coordinates landscape scale conservation and recovery projects with multiple state, Federal, and private entities that target threatened, endangered, or at-risk species with ranges that overlap north/east Texas.
• Develops work plans and technical reports of findings, conclusions, and recommendations regarding management plans, development projects, or conservation agreements.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• May be required to serve a 1-year probationary period; employment automatically terminates at the end of the period unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/11/2026.

Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50. For military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient. For all other applicants, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: Basic Educational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying.

Basic Educational Requirements: Must meet at least one of the following:

• Degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
• Combination of education and experience: course work as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in Federal service (obtained in the public or private sectors), defined as:

• Conducting moderately complex biological or ecological investigations to determine the impact of various land and water development projects upon threatened and endangered species and their habitats by developing timelines, collaborating and negotiating with internal and external partners, and reviewing and monitoring deliverables to ensure timely completion;
• Planning/coordinating recovery activities for threatened and endangered species between diverse stake holding organizations (e.g., state agencies, commission, tribal, other Federal agencies, etc.);
• Developing multi-species conservation agreements with stakeholders to provide for the conservation of endangered and threatened species, or enhance the biological status of at-risk species; and
• Preparing species status assessments, biological opinions, or recovery plans under the Endangered Species Act.

Volunteer experience (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) is creditable.

Education

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 will not be accepted. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if selected, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. For education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been evaluated as at least equivalent to U.S. education programs.