You will serve as a Fish and Wildlife Biologist with US Fish and Wildlife Service. This position is for a Senior Fish and Wildlife Biologist in the Texas Coastal and Central Plains Ecological Services Field Office in Fort Worth, Texas. This office focuses on administering the Endangered Species Act, reviewing development and infrastructure projects, and developing and maintaining partnerships for the conservation of fish and wildlife resources.

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/11/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience . For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying.

Basic Educational Requirements:

In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A.

Degree :

Possess a degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must submit transcripts. -OR- B.

Combination of education and experience:

course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. -AND- To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level: A.

Experience :

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level for this position you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in Federal service (obtained in the public or private sectors). Specialized experience for this grade is defined as: (1) Conducting moderately complex biological or ecological investigations to determine the impact of various land and water development projects upon threatened and endangered species and their habitats by developing timelines, collaborating and negotiating with internal and external partners, and reviewing and monitoring deliverables to ensure timely completion; (2) planning/coordinating recovery activities for threatened and endangered species between diverse stake holding organizations (e.g., state agencies, commission, tribal, other Federal agencies, etc.); (3) developing multi-species conservation agreements with stakeholders to provide for the conservation of endangered and threatened species, or enhance the biological status of at-risk species; and (4) preparing species status assessments, biological opinions, or recovery plans under the Endangered Species Act.

Volunteer Experience:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.