Job Summary

As the Field Supervisor in the Reno Fish and Wildlife Office, you will be responsible for leading and implementing all programs and activities associated with Ecological Services (including Endangered Species Regulatory and Recovery Programs, Habitat Restoration, Fisheries and Conservation Partnership Programs, etc.) through the Eastern Sierra, Lake Tahoe Basin and northern Nevada portion of the Great Basin.

Major Duties

Qualifications

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date will be considered. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR 0401 SERIES Successfully completed a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or a discipline closely related to fish and wildlife biology. NOTE: To be found qualified under this option, you must submit transcripts (official or unofficial) to verify your education. -or- Combination of education and experience that consisted of courses equivalent to a major (24 semester hours or the number of units your school considers a major) in fields such as those shown in response A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The quality of the combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation. NOTE: To qualify under this option you must submit transcripts to verify your education and include proof of your experience in the text of your resume. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR GS-14 In addition to meeting one of the Basic Requirements shown above, candidates must also have one full year of specialized experience that demonstrated an in-depth knowledge, skills, and abilities to manage programs designed to benefit fish and wildlife species that is comparable to the GS-13 grade level in Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience for this position is defined as: managing a multi-disciplinary or landscape-scale natural resources program or serving as a senior expert advisor on issues, projects, or programs related to endangered species and Endangered Species Act Section 7 and 10 permitting actions; providing leadership or supervision over a team focused on the conservation of natural resources including providing technical and policy guidance to staff regarding natural resource conservation and management; consulting and negotiating effectively on complex natural resource conservation and management programs, policies, or activities; preparing written materials such as reports, briefing materials, or position papers on natural resource conservation or management programs, policies, and activities. IMPORTANT: Human Resources is not permitted to "read between the lines," make assumptions about, or infer what duties you performed in your work history. To ensure that we can credit your experience, we recommend that you update your resume to specifically address the duties shown in numbers 1-4 above. One year of experience refers to full-time work. Your resume must include the number of hours worked per week. SUPERVISORY POSITION As this is a supervisory position, applicants must have demonstrated in their work experience that they possess, or have the potential to develop, the qualities of successful supervision. An interview may be included in the evaluation process to assess these abilities. Applicants should possess proficiency or the potential to develop proficiency in the following ten competencies: 1) accountability; 2) customer service; 3) decisiveness; 4) flexibility; 5) integrity/honesty; 6) interpersonal skills; 7) oral communication; 8) problem solving; 9) resilience; and 10) written communication. The Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA),P.L. 114-47, allows certain individuals who currently or formerly were under time-limited competitive appointments at certain land management agencies to compete under merit promotion procedures:

Current appointees:

Note: You must submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA.

·Must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency.

·Must have served under 1 or more time limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; AND

·Must have performed at an acceptable level.

Former appointees:

·Must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency,

·Must have served under 1 or more time limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years;

·Must apply for position within 2 years after separation,

·Must have been separated for reasons other than misconduct or performance; AND

·Must have performed at an acceptable level Public Land Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority:

Note: You must provide a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility for Non-Compliance Hiring Based for Public Land Corps Service.

(1) In order to be eligible for PLC non-competitive status, a former member of the PLC must provide documentation, as part of their application, verifying their eligibility and meet the following criteria:

(a) Served as a qualified youth on an appropriate conservation project completing a minimum of 640 hours of satisfactory service that included at least 120 hours through the PLC;

(b) Applied to a vacancy announcement for which applications are being accepted from individuals with non-competitive status;

(c) Meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) minimum qualification standards stated in the vacancy announcement for the position which you are applying; and

(d) Completed his/her most recent Corps service, which provided him/her with a total of 640 hours, inclusive of 120 hours on a PLC project as defined in 16 USC 1723(d), within the last two (2) years.

(2) Appointments must be effected within the two years requirement.

(3) The two year time-frame cannot be extended.

(4) Selectees will be subject to a probationary period.

(5) This authority may be used for General Schedule and Federal Wage System positions.

Pay Range

$107,807.00 - $140,146.00

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