Supervisory Wildlife Biologist (District Supervisor)

Summary

If selected, you will be responsible for assisting in the planning, developing, organizing, and administering of complex operational and technical assistance programs designed to efficiently, effectively, and safely reduce wildlife damage that adversely impacts agricultural interests, human health and safety, property, and natural resources.

The programs are of major economic and public health significance and are conducted in both rural and urban areas.

• Major Duties
• Responsible for efficiently, effectively, and safely reducing adverse wildlife-related impacts to agriculture, property, natural resources, and human health and safety.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, establishes and adjusts short‑term and long‑term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Assists with the development and implementation of conventional strategic plans based on Wildlife Services Directives and program needs.
• In accordance with established criteria and direction, implements new or revised WS policies and protocols in response to annual appropriations or changes in national policy or legislation.
• Ensures compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), parallel State environmental laws, and other applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.
• Coordinates and meets with Federal, State/Territorial, county, and municipal agency personnel, organizations, institutions, associations, and private industry groups to identify wildlife damage management (WDM) needs.
• Cultivates positive community and media relations, participates in community meetings, gives presentations before groups, and prepares articles for local news media.
• Negotiates, establishes, maintains, monitors, and reports on conventional and standard reimbursable agreements such as Cooperative Service, Field, and Interagency Agreements.
• Tracks budgets and funds provided for wildlife damage management (WDM) operations of the work unit in coordination with supervisor.

Education and Experience

Please see above for education qualification requirement information.

Qualifications

• Accountability – Holds self and others accountable for measurable high‑quality, timely, and cost‑effective results; determines objectives, sets priorities, delegates work and accepts responsibility for mistakes, complies with established rules.
• Conflict Management – Encourages creative tension and differences of opinion; anticipates and prevents counter‑productive confrontations; manages and resolves conflicts constructively.
• Influencing and Negotiating – Persuades others to accept recommendations, cooperate, or change behavior; works toward agreements and negotiates mutually acceptable solutions.
• Partnering – Develops networks, builds alliances, collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
• Other Information

This position involves mobile work, requiring routine travel to conduct work at various sites.

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