JOB SUMMARY: This position is located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in the Division of Science and Resource Management - Aquatic. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of 10 years. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service. MAJOR DUTIES: Serves as fisheries biologist and subject matter expert for fisheries, aquatic resources and their habitat requirements; air quality; aquatic invasive species; and water rights. Responsible for fisheries, AIS, and air quality program development and implementation dealing with the management and protection of aquatic and fish resources and their habitat requirements and monitoring of air and water quality standards. Coordinates, develops, and maintains liaisons and effective working relations with related groups and individuals, agencies, the public, and those on adjacent lands to encourage and facilitate cooperative regional management strategies for the purposes of achieving broad ecosystem protection strategies and minimizing human impacts on the park's fish and aquatic resources. Develops and prepares major sections of resource management documents dealing with aquatic and fish resources, specifically Federally and/or state-listed listed threatened and endangered species, or species of concern. Prepares specific resources action plans, project statements, and fish management plans needed to successfully manage and protect fish and other aquatic species. Term Project Description: The project involves monitoring, surveillance, suppression and rapid response to warm water, non-native fish species in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam and in Lake Powell. Major duties of the position are: 1) carry out program management duties by developing work plans and schedules, scopes of work, cost estimates, and proposals and or grants; 2) boat operation in swift water environments (often at night); 3) administer and track project funds and prepare accomplishment and annual reports; 4) coordinates the park's fish management strategies and programs relating to high-risk, nonnative fish species on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam; 5) designs, develops, tests, and implements scientific monitoring protocols to identify, evaluate and do long-term monitoring of fish populations including inventories to determine species distribution, composition, and relative abundances; and age and growth characteristics; 6) Performs data collection using professionally accepted techniques and ensures data entry and quality control checks on work performed by others; 7) serve as a contracting officer technical representative for fish projects conducted through contracts, interagency agreements and cooperative agreements; 8) develop, initiate, and quantify methods to disrupt early life stages of nonnative fish species; 9) acquires and maintains equipment and supplies necessary for the nonnative fish program; 10) carryout compliance activities related to nonnative fish species; 11) evaluates EAs and EISs prepared by other federal agencies or groups for impacts on park resources; 12) provides assistance and training to students and interns in fishery management related issues; 13) provide information to employees and visitors about fish management issues; and 14) statistically analyze data and interpret results and prepare fish management recommendations on fish populations on the Colorado River IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.