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Supervisory Agriculturist (Operations Director)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Posted 11 days ago
On-site Fort Collins, CO $111K – $154K Apply by Jul 7, 2026 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences ENTJ OperationsHealthcare
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If selected, you will serve as supervisor of National Operations Managers, Program or Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance Analysts, Quantitative Analysts, Data Managers, Data Stewards, Commodity Specialists, or Veterinary Medical Officers. The purpose of the position is to provide scientific leadership and program management expertise on issues of major importance to nation-wide Plant Protection and Quarantine programs in support of PPQ hubs among the 48 continental United States.
What You'll Do
- →The duties described are for the full-performance level.
- →At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
- →The duties may include, but are not limited to: Supervises a staff that performs in-depth analysis of program management issues of central importance to the APHIS mission of protecting and serving U.S. agriculture.
- →Assists in developing, directing, and monitoring field operations and cooperative programs to effect pest exclusion, export and trade programs, pest detection/mitigation and other program activities.
- →Cooperates with state and other officials in enforcing Federal and State quarantines regulating the movement of crops, products, equipment, and other materials.
- →Shares responsibility for providing administrative and technical direction for conducting the plant protection and agricultural quarantine programs within Field Operations.
- →Assures activities of the program are coordinated with related federal and state programs.
- →Serves as a focal point within field operations for interpretation of statutory, administrative, and policy matters affecting program operations.
- →Supervises teams of plant health and quarantine experts in major long-term field projects to study or respond to new and emerging plant health risks.
- →Implements new plant protection and health technology and approaches.
- →Maintains surveillance of quarantine activities to assess effectiveness.
- →Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- ✓Please see above for education qualification requirement information.
Personality Fit
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