Wildlife Biologist

Performs multiple, varying and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. Provides technical support, advice and guidance to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) national airport certification and safety program. Applies experience, comprehensive technical knowledge and subject matter expertise in wildlife hazard management to solve complex problems and develop policy, procedures and guidelines for implementing national control programs, including providing recommendations on land use near airports.

Serves as a senior advisor to management and staff on regulatory matters related to wildlife control. Develops regulations, orders, notices, standards, guidelines, criteria, advisory circulars, and other publications which provide information and direction for safety programs. Provides expert consultation assistance to field elements within the FAA supporting Part 139 requirements relating to wildlife hazard management, environmental matters relating to wildlife management, and the collection of safety information.

Coordinates with Regional FAA personnel on safety issues and incidents occurring on or near airports. Assists FAA Lines of Businesses/Staff Offices (LOBs/SOs), including Air Traffic, Flight Standards, Runway Safety Program Office, and the Office of Accident Investigation with issues regarding wildlife hazard controls. Assists with conducting training and performing guidance review to support the aviation industry and international partners in reducing wildlife collisions with aircraft.

Represents the FAA on matters pertaining to wildlife control and other related wildlife hazard management issues, as assigned, on work groups and teams and at conferences, briefings and meetings with aviation industry groups, professional aviation associations, Federal, state, and local agencies, foreign governments, and international organizations. Provides technical support to the Airports Safety and Operations Division with tracking wildlife related safety recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Inspector General (OIG), General Accounting Office (GAO) audits, and other program auditing functions. Acts as liaison officer with the Department of Agriculture and Smithsonian Institution.

Determines national strategies for management of wildlife issues using systematic investigation and scientific methods. Reviews basic research in ecology and wildlife management, determines how the results can be applied to airports and initiates research to test potentially new methodologies in wildlife control.

This position requires occasional domestic and international travel.

This position also requires performing frequent work activities in the vicinity of hazardous moving aircraft (taxiing, landing and takeoff) and ground vehicles.

This position may require the incumbent to walk considerable distances to examine airfields for wildlife mitigation efforts. Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues, but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires.

Provides policy guidance and instruction to others, both internally and externally. Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced technical specialist. Work is reviewed rarely, typically though status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity.

Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions or LOB/SOs and may impact on the objectives of the FAA. In some areas, the work may affect the safety and security of customers.

We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.

You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page). Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation. Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university.

A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered. Basic Requirements Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

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Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. If you are a current or former Federal employee, and you currently hold or previously held a position classified in the 0401 occupational series, you are not required to submit a college transcript provided you upload a copy of the SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, verifying your classification in the 0401 occupational series. Applicants, who are not currently in the 0401 occupational series in the Federal Government and fail to provide a copy of an unofficial or official transcript will not receive further consideration for this vacancy.

Upon selection, if not currently employed in the 0401 occupational series, you will be required to submit an official transcript prior to appointment. If you do not have an official transcript (original, with the raised seal), you should contact your school immediately to request it. Foreign Education: For additional information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.

FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen. On-the-Spot will be used to fill this position. The 'Rule of Three', Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy.

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This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about Core Compensation is available at: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits.

1. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA section, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA.

Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability.

Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided.

Your answers may be adjusted by a human resource specialist as appropriate.

1. Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed.
2. This Level 5 (Moderate Risk; Public Trust) position requires favorable adjudication of a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.
3. Duty Location will be determined upon selection. Selectee will be expected to report to their closest FAA Facility. Below is a list of all currently available FAA duty locations for this position: Anchorage, AK Burlington, MA Kansas City, MO Jamaica-Queens, NY Des Plaines, IL Des Moines, WA College Park, GA El Segundo, CA Fort Worth, TX Washington, DC (PCS Authorized) Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

You must apply online to receive consideration.

Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register.

Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder in the creation of resumes. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week.

Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.

You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.

Only supplemental documentation (e.g. transcript, certifications, SF-50, and/or veterans' documentation) will be accepted in combination with your on-line application or faxed to 202-267-7032. These documents must be uploaded on faxed or before the closing date of the announcement. All submitted documents must reference the announcement number.

For guidance on how to create a Federal resume, visit http://www.archives.gov/careers/jobs/forms/resume-guide.pdf. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing date will result in a finding of ineligible. We are not responsible for incomplete, illegible, or missing documents.

Please DO NOT email your application documents. We cannot accept documents received via the email system. Documents sent via email will NOT receive consideration.

This position has a positive education requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candidates newly appointed to the FAA in the 401 series. College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 401 series with the FAA. College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying a 401 series. If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment.