[PCA] JOB: Ecologist @ Federal Highway Administration (Washington, DC)

[Olivia Kwong]

Many of you were familiar with this position when it was filled by Bonnie 
Harper Lore before she retired.

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Department: Department Of Transportation
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Sub Agency: the U.S. Department of Transportation
Job Announcement Number: FHWA.HEP-2010-0014

Ecologist, GS-0408-13 / 14 AT
SALARY RANGE: 89,033.00 - 136,711.00 USD per year
OPEN PERIOD: Thursday, January 21, 2010 to Thursday, February 11, 2010
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0408-13/14
POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 14
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Washington, DC
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from any U.S. 
citizen.

JOB SUMMARY:
Real solutions to meet genuine challenges.  Innovative ideas to
take on growing realities. That's the Federal Highway
Administration - Leaders in Paving the Way on the Road to Success.


This position serves as an Ecologist on the Project Mitigation Team in the 
FHWA Office of Project Development and Environmental Review.  The 
Ecologist applies ecological expertise to work assignments on the 
interrelationship of plants and animals with their environment and water 
quality issues as they pertain to the highway program.  Assignments are of 
moderate to great complexity and difficulty and, at times, often must be 
effectively coordinated with other environmental factors considered during 
the planning, National Environmental Policy Act assessment, design, impact 
mitigation, construction, maintenance, and operation activities on 
Federal-aid highways.


The ideal candidate is a transportation leader or expert in natural 
resources, with specialty experience in the ecological impacts on 
highways, especially as these impacts pertain to Federal aid and Federal 
Lands Highways.


KEY REQUIREMENTS:

* You must be a U.S. Citizen & meet specialized experience
* Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing 
date.
* Provide ALL required documents by closing date (see How to Apply Tab)
* Position is telework eligible.
* Job also advertised under Merit Promotion:: FHWA.HEP-2010-0013
* Job announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days.