Biologist Direct Hire Authority

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Prepares or supervises the preparation of environmental assessments (EAs) for projects in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and biological assessments in compliance with the Endangered Species Act.
• Prepares and coordinates the writing of the natural resource sections of management plans and specific action plans pertaining to the management and protection of natural resources.
• Seeks out new partnerships, develops collaborations, and negotiates agreements and other cooperative instruments needed to effectively carry out resource stewardship goals.
• Collects, analyzes, and synthesizes scientific information from research, monitoring, resources management actions, and other sources of information then prepares reports for specific projects, managers, park staff, and partners.
• Carries out project management duties by developing scopes of work, schedules, cost estimates, funding proposals and may serve as contracting officers representative for assigned projects.

Specific duties include:

• Involvement in post-fire forest restoration, particularly assisting with planning and compliance of giant sequoia and fisher habitat reforestation projects. Collaborates with Restoration Ecologist in planning and implementing reforestation of giant sequoia and mixed conifer forest. Tasks include assisting with restoration plan development; coordinating with USGS, USFS, and Fire Ecology field crews; compliance; data management/analysis; and GIS.
• Coordinates implementation of established vegetation management projects.
• Applies forest biology knowledge to development of fire and fuels management planning and reviewing projects that impact forest resources.
• Uses judgement to develop protocols and procedures for assessing forest health and the success of reforestation projects. Collaborates with NPS Inventory & Monitoring, researchers, and regional collaborators on forest heath in montane and subalpine forest communities.
• Acts as subject matter expert for compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA), particularly regarding white bark pine.