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ECOLOGIST

Department of the Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
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Summary

You will serve as an Ecologist in the Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California of MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
05/30/2018 to 06/04/2018
Salary
$67,856 to - $88,215 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 9 - 11
Location
Camp Pendleton, CA
1 vacancy
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Promotion potential
11
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Announcement number
ST-10212647-18-AMT
Control number
500924100

Duties

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  • Conduct biological research and interpret and analyze scientific data.
  • Maintain hardcopy and electronic files for ecological projects and contracts in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
  • Manage contracts and oversee projects related to habitat sustainability, and related to rare and/or endangered species inventory and monitoring to ensure proper implementation.
  • Establish scope, budget, and execution schedule for ecological contracts to ensure work is completed within established cost and timeframe.
  • Prepare and deliver program-level briefings for review by upper management.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
  • Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Must possess and maintain a current valid United States drivers license.
  • You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • Must obtain and maintain Resource Advisor National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) certification within 1 year of employment.
  • Must obtain and maintain NWCG Red Card certification within 1 year of employment.
  • Must obtain and maintain an anuual medical clearance required for Resource Advisor National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) certification including basic physical fitness test from the Base Occupational Health.
  • Must obtain and maintain an Association for Fire Ecology Wildland Fire Professional Certification.
  • Selectee is required to pass and maintain physical fitness in order to perform the essential functions. Must have full use of eyes, arms, hands, legs, and feet.
  • If impaired vision, must have eyesight correctable to have clear vision in both eyes and cannot be colorblind.
  • If there is conduct that calls into question the incumbent's physical fitness, the supervisor can direct the person to report to Occupational Health for a physical examination to determine fitness for duty.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate:

GS-11: At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: mplementing and monitoring contracts for ecological projects, interpreting ecologically based permit conditions, and tracking and implementing project and programmatic regulatory requirements OR possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. My education demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position OR Possess a combination of specialized experience as described in A and education as described in B that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal 100 percent.

GS-09: At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: administering ecological contracts, tracking and monitoring programmatic regulatory requirements, and coordinating ecological projects and functions OR possess a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree or 2 years of progressively higher level education leading to a master's degree. My education demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position OR possess a combination of specialized experience as described in A and education as described in B that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal 100 percent.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/ecology-series-0408/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess a degree in biology, or a related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours in ecology, and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

Recruitment incentives are NOT authorized.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating of 85 or higher. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/

Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.

This position has promotion potential to the GS-11 grade. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents contain personal information such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove said personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies:

  • ACCOUNTABILITY
  • ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
  • ORAL COMMUNICATION
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT


You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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