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Description
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Position Overview
The Conservation Biologist performs the role of the Kennedy Space Center Threatened and Endangered Species Program Manager located in the Environmental Management Branch of the Spaceport Integration Directorate, performing all necessary tasks ensuring the Center demonstrates NEPA, Endangered Species Act, and historic preservation compliance in all its endeavors. This position ensures adequate understanding and application of environmental practices are followed by NASA civil servants and contractor staff. Learn more about this agency.
Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate the Center's natural resources and habitat management/mitigation, Environmental Checklist Process, permitting and regulatory compliance, environmental planning and documentation.
- Advises, directs, and collaborates with other scientists, engineers, and technical specialists to develop policies involving the KSC environmental and natural resources program.
- Manage environmental resource permitting and regulatory compliance, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) activities, and general environmental program and project management.
- Serves as the technical manager for the environmental services contract (currently KEMCON), guiding and evaluating contractor efforts.
- Communicates to the contracting officer and functional manager contractor progress, proposed contractor modification, validity of claims, analysis of proposals, and assessment of contract deliverables.
- Identify and resolve potential problems dealing with other NASA, Federal and state agencies, and public interests on issues which are controversial and without clear precedent.
Conditions of Employment:
- This is a term appointment, not-to-exceed 2 years and may be extended up to 6 years.
- Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
- A one-year probationary period may be required.
- Selectee must complete a financial disclosure statement.
- As identical vacancies are identified, additional selections may be made from this announcement.
- You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Qualifications
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the Basic Education Requirement:
- By the closing date of this vacancy announcement, you must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the the GS-12, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.
To qualify for the GS-13, examples of specialized experience at the GS-12 are:
- Ability to apply advanced theories, principles, concepts, methods and new scientific findings in wildlife and plant biology, wildlife habitat management and related disciplines.
- Providing scientific expertise on natural resources programs management and threatened and endangered species programs management.
- Conducting environmental baseline studies to address land management issues.
- Experience applying new developments and theories to major problems involving the intersection of National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.
Note: Please provide specific examples on how your experience meets the specialized experience requirement.
Basic Educational Requirements:
- Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
- Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Additional information
If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must:
- Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The USAJOBS resume asks you to identify your ICTAP eligibility; the NASA Supplemental Information asks you to identify your CTAP eligibility.
- Be well qualified for this position to receive consideration. See 'How You Will Be Evaluated' for NASA's definition of well qualified.
- Be prepared to submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP if you are selected for the position. This includes copies of your agency notice, most recent Performance Rating and most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) noting current position, grade level, and duty location.
- The payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.
Compensation
- GS 13 Salary $89,210 to $115,971 per year
To Apply
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To receive consideration, you must submit a resume and answer NASA-specific questions. The NASA questions appear after you submit your resume and are transferred to the NASA web site. If you successfully apply, USAJOBS will show your application status as 'Received'. If your status is 'Application Status Not Available', you have not successfully applied. Do not rely on a USAJOBS email to confirm successful application. Only an email from NASA confirms a successful application.