These positions are located in Acadia National Park, in the Resource Management Division. The typical seasonal period for Acadia National Park is May-November, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2026 Open to the first 100 applicants or until 12/17/2025 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/17/2025-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement. Experience: at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 level in federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience MUST HAVE BEEN in the Biological Technician field in the specialization of botany, forestry, ecology, or plant pathology. Examples of specialized experience may include, but are not limited to, utilizing various techniques to gather biological samples; identifying, measuring, or counting organisms of the environment, and recording the data; or performing a variety of behavioral or measured data collection activities in support of field resource management projects. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, forestry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. At least 6 semester hours of courses must have been directly related to this position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of Education and Experience: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and the number of semester hours (or equivalent) earned towards a bachelor's degree, in excess of 60 semester hours, and divide by 60 semester hours (or equivalent) Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement. Experience: at least one (1) full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience MUST HAVE BEEN in the Biological Technician field in the specialization of botany, forestry, ecology, or plant pathology. Examples of specialized experience may include, but are not limited to, working with field crews in invasive plant control; implementing revegetation projects; maintaining a native plant nursery (e.g., weeding, watering, installing plants); and collecting vegetation data and photographic documentation in support of invasive plant management and restoration projects. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of one full year of graduate education in an accredited educational institution (18 semester hour or 27 quarter hours) directly related to the work of the position (such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture). You must include transcripts. You must include transcripts. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement. Experience: at least one (1) full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). To meet Specialized experience MUST HAVE BEEN in the Biological Technician field in the specialization of botany, forestry, ecology, or plant pathology. Examples of specialized experience may include, but is not limited to, surveying, mapping and documenting botany species; researching and compiling botany inventory data; leading or conducting field inventories or studies of botany species and invasive plants; leading crews managing invasive plants and restoring native vegetation; and researching and identifying botany data and compiling data for review in established or new databases. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of one full year of graduate education in an accredited educational institution (18 semester hour or 27 quarter hours) directly related to the work of the position (such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture). You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of Education and Experience: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience the number of semester hours (or equivalent) earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 18 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours (or equivalent). Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Duties at the GS-05 grade level. Implement established natural resource management projects. Following instructions and standardized procedures, collects and organizes field data. Ensure adequate quality control of data collected. Performs routine and recurring testing of collected samples. Record all data collected and provides preliminary assessment and classification of the information. Seeks assistance for situations not covered. Works with crews managing invasive plants and restoring native vegetation. Duties at the GS-06 grade level. Make field observations of natural resource conditions. Evaluate observed conditions and problems and makes preliminary determinations on the cause of problems noted. Provide results to higher-level specialists for analysis. Assists in the preparation of reports, plans, and guidelines. Draft project reports may include literature research, descriptions of methods, preparation of graphs and charts, and summary of findings. Leads crews managing invasive plants and restoring native vegetation. Duties at the full performance level GS-07 grade level. Record data relating to plant studies. Document occurrence and distribution of identified species. Participate in environmental studies documenting factors affecting plant species and habitat. Lead or conduct field searches for populations of sensitive, threatened or endangered plant species. Photograph, collect and mount plant specimens encountered at different stages of development. Collect ecological site information for population distribution, condition, trend, associated species, geology, soil type and prepare reports. Leads crews managing invasive plants and restoring native vegetation. Acadia National Park (Bar Harbor, ME): 4 Vacancies Grade 05 Pay Scale: $19.33-$25.12 Grade 06 Pay Scale: $21.54-$28.00 Grade 07 Pay Scale: $23.94-$31.12 Area Information: Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine, serves as the duty station. Acadia National Park is located 50 miles southeast of Bangor, Maine, and 240 miles northeast of Boston, Massachusetts. Acadia National Park protects a landscape of rare scenic beauty. Acadia's mountains are the highest rocky headlands on the Atlantic shore of the United States, and the vistas from these mountaintops encompass forested woodlands, shimmering lakes, quiet marshes, bold rocky shores, and coastal islands. Surrounding the park on all sides, the ocean strongly influences the park's character. Visitation exceeds three million visitors annually, with the highest visitation occurring in July and August.