Fish Biologist

Fish Biologist Department of the Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division, Portland District, Bonneville Project Summary Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense About the

Position:

At the full performance level, you will serve as a Fish Biologist responsible for portions of the fish management programs Bonneville Dam. At the full performance level, you will assist in developing recommendions to the Supervisory Fish Biologist regarding the maintenance or enhancement of fish populions and will observe the effects of the project's operions on fish resources. Learn more about this agency Summary Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense About the

Position:

At the full performance level, you will serve as a Fish Biologist responsible for portions of the fish management programs Bonneville Dam. At the full performance level, you will assist in developing recommendions to the Supervisory Fish Biologist regarding the maintenance or enhancement of fish populions and will observe the effects of the project's operions on fish resources. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/20/2026 to 06/02/2026 Salary $43,892

• $86,461 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5
• 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Bonneville, OR Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy.

Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) 0482 Fish Biology Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

CEDE-26-12965316 DHA

Control number 869639900 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Videos Duties Help Serve as an advisor to the Supervisory Fish Biologist for development and planning of fish management programs. Coordine with project personnel on mters such as fish facilities maintenance opering standards, fish facilities improvements, and coordinion of deviing from the Fish Passage Plan. Review plans for fish facilities modificions to ensure safe fish passage. Analyze quantities and distribution of wer in fish collection systems and fish ladders to make recommendions to improve hydraulic conditions in adult and juvenile bypass facilities. Review work reports and research proposals submitted by Ste and Federal fishery agencies and Indian tribes covering fish facilities, research, fish protective programs, and effects of dam operions of fish resources. Prepare fish salvage and rescue plans for the assigned project. Analyze informion for possible applicion in fish conservion and management Corps projects. Maintain knowledge of environmental law as it pertains to the impact of Corps activities a fish, including the Wildlife Coordinion Act, Endangered Species Act, Northwest Planning Act, etc. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. This position requires a pre-employment physical. This position requires a driver's license

Qualificions Who May Apply:

US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the educion and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on educion, your transcripts required as part of your applicion. Additional informion about transcripts is in this document .

Basic Requirements:

A.

Educion :

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree th included a major in biological science th included: At least 6 semester hours in aquic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquic botany, aquic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or reled courses in the field of fishery biology; and At least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebre zoology, comparive anomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields. (Excess course work in aquic subjects may be used to meet this requirement when approprie).

• OR•B.

Combinion of Educion and Experience:

A combinion of educion and experience th together meets the qualificion requirements for this position. The educion must have courses equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., least 30 semester hours), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours are in aquic subjects and 12 semester hours th are in the animal sciences (i.e., least 30 semester hours), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours were in aquic subjects and 12 semester hours were in the animal sciences. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly reled educion in the amounts listed below . Qualificions the GS-05 , you must meet the educional requirement which is a Bachelors degree with a major in biological science th included least six semester hours in aquic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquic botany, aquic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or reled courses in the field of fishery biology AND least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebre zoology, comparive anomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields. Qualificions the GS-07 , your resume must describe least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as applying fish evaluion and monitoring methods to assist with activities associed with fish habit, migrion, and passage. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

• OR•

Educion:

One full year of gradue level educion in a field which demonstres the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: [insert applicable field(s) of study].

• OR•

Superior Academic Achievement:

In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum th is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as th identified in Educion above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on:(1) Class Standing

• Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduing class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administrion, based on completed courses; OR(2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.)
• Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.

0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of educion, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership

• Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved nional scholastic honor societies listed by the Associion of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnl.org/).
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Combinion of Educion and Experience:

A combinion of educion and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed gradue semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. Qualificions the GS-09, your resume must describe least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience which includes applying fish evaluion and monitoring methods activities associed with fish habit, migrion, and passage. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

• OR•

Educion:

Master's or equivalent gradue degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to such a degree in a field which demonstres the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

• OR•

Combinion of Educion and Experience:

A combinion of educion and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed gradue semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total gradue semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Educion

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ Additional informion A Relocion Incentive may be A Recruitment Incentive may be Enhanced Leave Accrual may be Advanced Re of pay may be Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probionary period during which the agency evalues your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determinion, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizional or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certificion th it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. This is a(n) Engineers & Scientists (Construction) Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.

Visit https:

//www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction.htm for more informion. Payment of Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulions. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Management will review and evalue applicants per Direct Hire Authority. Applicant Qualificions reviewed only upon management request. Referral to management does not infer applicant qualifies for placement. Basis for

Ring:

Applicants referred to management for considerion under Direct Hire Authority Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupional requirement and/or allows for substitution of educion for experience. If you meet this requirement based on educion you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/02/2026 to receive considerion To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12965316 ). F Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

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Portland, OR 97208 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupional requirement and/or allows for substitution of educion for experience. If you meet this requirement based on educion you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/02/2026 to receive considerion To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12965316 ). F Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

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Portland, OR 97208 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/20/2026 to 06/02/2026 Salary $43,892

• $86,461 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5
• 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Bonneville, OR Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy.

Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CEDE-26-12965316 DHA

Control number 869639900