JOB SUMMARY: This position is a Biologist, GS- 0401-12/13 working in Wood River, Nebraska for the R6-Nebraska Ecological Services Field Office. MAJOR DUTIES: There is one vacancy located in the Nebraska Ecological Services Field Office. Duty location for this position is the Crane Trust Visitors Center at Wood River, NE. This is not a remote position, and the salary will be based upon duty station and locality pay once selected. Locality tables are available at 2024 OPM Salary Tables. Key duties for this position are: Serve as the Environmental Account Manager and the Service's Science lead for the Platte River Recovery and Implementation Program (PRRIP or Program), applying a strong hydrology background. The PRRIP ( https://platteriverprogram.org/) is designed to provide ESA compliance for existing and certain new water-related activities throughout the Platte River basin in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming. The three states, Department of Interior, water users, and environmental groups are represented on a Governance Committee which oversee an Executive Directors Office, and technical, land, and water working groups. This position will be integral in evaluating the PRRIP's progress in meeting milestones for water and land acquisitions, and the adaptive management of these resources to meet Program objectives. Apply ecological and hydrologic principles to evaluate, assess, and enhance science products, organize evaluations of PRRIP management actions, and contribute significantly to the NEPA and BO processes for the next increment of the Program. Work with water users, conservation partners, scientists, and PRRIP to determine research needs for target species and the Program, to support an ecologically sustainable Platte River system. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.