JOB SUMMARY: This position is a FISH AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST, GS- 0401-13 working in Edison, NJ for the R9-Division of Restoration and Recovery. MAJOR DUTIES: As a FISH AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Facilitate and provide technical review, advice, and coordination with EPA on biological aspects related to site contaminant investigations and cleanup activities. Maintain awareness of FWS and EPA field capabilities and contaminant field assessments and provide technical assistance to FWS and EPA personnel to maintain a working knowledge of field capabilities and expertise. Advise the EPA and FWS on required actions relating to technical support issues and National policy. Plan and conduct on-site ecological investigations on a wide variety of complex and diverse actual or suspected contaminant sites. Assist the FWS and EPA in developing long-range plans to facilitate future coordination between EPA and FWS in environmental response and the protection of natural resources. Provide technical support for environmental compliance for EPA actions, as they relate to various resource management statutes including, but not limited to: the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Communicate technical information and decisions between EPA and FWS among all participating FWS and EPA personnel. Design and implement procedures to facilitate consolidated communication input to EPA and FWS managers. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.