[PCA] JOB OPPTY: Botanist - Bureau of Land Management (Salt Lake City, UT)

Nakahata, Eileen enakahata at blm.gov
Fri Jun 14 10:39:10 CDT 2019


Botanist (and T&E program lead) - Bureau of Land Management

*Deadline: 6/27/2019

*Overview:
This position serves as the Senior Botanist and Threatened and Endangered
(T&E) Species Resource Specialist Advisor to the Utah State Director and is
considered the BLM expert in matters relating to special status species and
botanical resources. This position is located within the Branch of
Renewable Resources at the Utah State Office in Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah
is part of four large regions including the Mojave Desert, Colorado
Plateau, Interior Great Basin, and the Rocky Mountain Physiographic
provinces and providing highly diverse natural plant and animal habitats.
Major duties include but are not limited to:

   - Program leader for the botany and special status species and T&E
   programs in Utah.
   - Recognized as expert in matters relating to the Endangered Species Act
   of 1973 and subsequent rules and regulations; implements Sections 7 and 9
   of the Endangered Species Act and rare plant and animal requirements of the
   State of Utah.
   - Works closely with the BLM Field Office Wildlife Biologists and
   Botanists and other state program leaders to develop statewide budget
   proposals for the botany and special status species program.
   - Serves as principal expert on Section 7 Consultation, Conservation,
   and Recovery provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973;
   - Provides technical and expert input to Bureau planning documents,
   environmental impact statements, and environmental assessments to ensure
   compliance with the Endangered Species Act.

*Position: Senior Botanist and Threatened and Endangered (T&E) Species
Resource Specialist Advisor to the Utah State Director

*Location: BLM Utah State Office in Salt Lake City, UT

*Compensation: GS 12 ($74,596 to $96,978)

*Who may apply:  Open to current or former federal employees with
competitive/reinstatement eligibility; Veteran Employment Opportunity Act
(VEOA) eligibles; Persons eligible under Special Hiring Authorities
(IE-Schedule A, VRA, 30% disabled Veteran, Peace Corps/VISTA, PLC, LMWFA,
etc.) CTAP/ICTAP eligibles in the local commuting area are also eligible to
apply

See the full announcement:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/536635800

-- 
Eileen Nakahata
Plant Conservation and Restoration Program
Coordinator, Botanical Outreach and Communication (Contractor)
202-912-7233

Seeds of Success
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National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy>
Plant Conservation Alliance <http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/>
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