Endangered Species Biologist (FW1621-NY-001)
| Endangered Species Biologist (FW1621-NY-001) |
| ID: |
FW1621-NY-001 |
Location: |
Cortland |
Program: |
FWS |
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| Wage/Hr: |
$54.17 |
Hours/Week: |
24 hours per week- Estimated 984 total hours |
Minimum Age: |
55 |
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The Fish and Wildlife Service Experienced Services Program was established to create a unique partnership to help solve the workforce issues facing government agencies. The Fish and Wildlife ESP connects experienced workers (age 55+) to the Fish and Wildlife Service to provide scientific, technical, and administrative services in support of the Fish and Wildlife Service priority multiple-use related programs and authorities. The experienced workers participating in the Program are referred to as Enrollee and are not employees of FWS or National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions). NEW Solutions is the ESP Non-governmental organization (NGO) responsible for administrative aspects of the Program, and the Enrollees work under Fish and Wildlife Service direction to assist the Agency staff in carrying out the Fish and Wildlife Service mission. Fish and Wildlife Service ESP Enrollees benefit from the opportunity to keep technical skills current, to access new training opportunities, to engage in gainful project-based positions, and to undertake meaningful tasks using their experience and talent to contribute to the environment, the national economy and their own financial security. Background security investigation may be required prior to start date. Location, hours and hourly pay are noted in this position description. FWS ESP positions are meant to provide temporary, project-based support. This position is currently funded for approximately 984 hours at 24 hours per week. (this is subject to change based on budget and other factors).
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Qualifications:
Minimum of 5 year(s) of experience in Endangered Species Act consultations OR BA/BS Degree in Endangered species/Bats/Environmental Impacts (Master's Degree preferred)
- FWS interagency consultation training.
- Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS SharePoint, MS Teams, MS Outlook
- ArcGIS Pro (Preferred)
Duties:
The enrollee will assist the Service in meeting time sensitive endangered species act (ESA) and national Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) project reviews for a high-profile project with significant implications for ESA listed bat species in central New York. The optimal candidate will have subject matter expertise on listed bats as well as experience reviewing and writing environmental compliance documents under NEPA and ESA.
- Review and provide comments on Micron-related NEPA documents 15%
- Review and provide comments on Micron-related Section 7 documents 25%
- Draft and edit FWS Biological Opinion (BiOp) related to Micron Project 50%
- Conduct literature review and curate literature cited in BiOp 10%
Other:
- Travel Requirements: Amount undetermined. Infrequent and unlikely. May need to travel to local FWS/Fed office to pick up PIV card or other onboarding activities.
- Remote work arrangements are available for this position.
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NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.