Wildlife Refuge Specialist

You will serve as a Wildlife Refuge Specialist with US Fish and Wildlife Service. This position is located within the Arthur R Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. 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:
Oversee day-to-day refuge operations, including coordination of maintenance activities, fleet and supply requests (GPC), equipment/facility support, ensuring safe and efficient delivery of services. Prepare, issue, and monitor special use permits. Ensure permit compliance and renewal tracking. Lead or support NEPA documentation (EAs), ESA Section 7 consultations, and clearances. Ensure refuge activities meet national, regional, and NWRS standards. Represent the refuge in regional coordination, working with Federal, state, Tribal, and NGO partners.

Support public use programs (wildlife-dependent recreation, educational, interpretive efforts). Develop, negotiate, and manage MOUs, interagency agreements, and contracts related to habitat work, facility repair, and biological studies. May serve as COR Plan and implement habitat management (invasive species control, water management), wildlife surveys, biological monitoring, impounded wetland water levels. Collect data, prepare refuge reports, and support communications/publications.

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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-qualifications

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. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https:// Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency;

whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.

In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the…