Supervisory Ecologist

National Park Service • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Supervisory Ecologist serves as the Supervisory Regional Inventory and Monitoring Program Manager in the National Park Service’s National Capital Region. The position supervises and directs the development, implementation, and management of the Inventory and Monitoring Program and region-wide inventories. The incumbent is the principal scientific advisor for natural resource inventory and monitoring, supporting parks that may lack sufficient scientific staff to collect, manage, and synthesize information needed to manage park ecosystems.

The role leads an interdisciplinary, complex regional program addressing sensitive park resource management issues of national significance and advancing national Inventory and Monitoring Program goals. It includes supervising permanent and temporary personnel, identifying program needs, planning work and funding, and making natural resource information available to scientists, managers, planners, park staff, cooperators, and partners.

Requirements

• Be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Pass a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Participate in Direct Deposit and successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• Complete required training and obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• Submit a financial disclosure report within 30 days of appointment.
• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period; continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• May be required to complete a supervisory probationary period.
• Meet the basic education requirement: a degree in biology or a related field of science underlying ecological research, including at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences, with at least 9 semester hours in ecology and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences.
• Submit transcripts supporting the required education.
• For GS-13, have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 in federal service or equivalent public- or private-sector experience.
• Specialized experience must include coordinating interdisciplinary natural resource management and ecosystem science programs, and establishing quality assurance and quality control standards and procedures for Inventory and Monitoring Programs.
• Meet applicable time-in-grade requirements if a current federal employee.
• Include hours worked per week in the resume; current federal employees may need a non-award SF-50 to validate work schedule and qualifying experience.

Responsibilities

• Exercise the full range of technical and administrative supervisory responsibilities for permanent and temporary staff.
• Serve as principal scientific advisor for the inventory and monitoring of natural resources.
• Lead the development, implementation, and management of the regional Inventory and Monitoring Program and region-wide inventories.
• Address sensitive park resource management issues of national significance and accomplish national Inventory and Monitoring Program goals and objectives.
• Identify inventory and monitoring needs and develop work plans, schedules, cost estimates, and funding proposals.
• Collect, organize, and make natural resource data available.
• Analyze, synthesize, and model data, and summarize information for scientists, managers, planners, park staff, cooperators, and partners.

Benefits

• The announcement describes a comprehensive federal employee benefits package for employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive may be offered to eligible and qualified candidates on a case-by-case basis; it is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior