Requisition No: 796841

Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Working Title: FISH & WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN - 77000223

Position Number: 77000223

Salary: $1,200.00 bi-weekly + benefits

Posting Closing Date: 03/28/2023

Position number: 77000223

Physical Address: 6095 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton, FL 32583

Supervisor: Kim Chase

Salary: $15.00/hour; $1,200.00 biweekly

Description of duties:

This position works within a team of one Lead Area Biologist and one Biologist II to manage wildlife populations and their habitats on Escribano Point, and Garcon Point Wildlife Management Areas. The incumbent operates and maintains heavy equipment used to complete management projects on the area. Responsible for maintenance, diagnosis of problems, and repairs of equipment including a bulldozer, front-end loader, dump truck, farm tractors, mowers, trucks, trailers, ATVs/UTVs, outboard motors, chainsaws, and construction equipment. Assists with the development and maintenance of area improvements such as informational signs, kiosks, check station, roads, parking areas, trails, fences, gates, water control structures, equipment storage facilities, and offices. Maintenance activities require experience and skills in electrical, carpentry, plumbing, welding, and painting. Conducts wildlife habitat management activities which include the use of specialized mechanical equipment for clearing and chopping dense vegetation, prescribed fire, groundcover restoration, preparation, and planting of wildlife forage plants, and chemical or mechanical control of invasive plants. Assists with wildlife surveys for game, nongame, and imperiled species. Monitors vegetation response to habitat manipulations. Assists with management of public hunts, monitoring public use through traffic counters, and collecting biological data from hunter harvested animals including Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) specimens from deer. Performs routine administrative responsibilities such as submitting biweekly timesheets, vehicular operation cost records, and coding invoices to proper accounts. Assists other wildlife management areas as directed and provides technical assistance to individuals, organizations, and other government agencies regarding wildlife and habitat management. Participates in regional and divisional coordination meetings or training programs. Completes other duties as assigned.

Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge and experience in mechanical, electrical, carpentry, plumbing, welding, and painting.
• Knowledge and experience in conducting wildlife surveys with an emphasis on nongame species.
• Knowledge and experience with the application of prescribed fire.
• Knowledge and experience with chemical or mechanical control of invasive exotic vegetation.
• Knowledge of GPS (Global Positioning Systems).
• Ability to operate, maintain, diagnose, and repair heavy equipment, tractors, farm implements, ATVs, and outboard motors.
• Ability to work independently and in a variety of weather conditions.
• Ability to plan and prioritize work assignments and multi-task.
• Ability to deal effectively with customers.
• Ability to communicate effectively with external and internal customers.

Broadband code: 19-4021-01

Class code: 5031

Region: Northwest (03)

Title: Fish & Wildlife Technician

County: Santa Rosa

Working hours: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Central Time, Monday through Friday, may require some early morning, night, or weekend duty and occasional overnight travel.

List of any subordinates supervised: None

Residency requirement: Florida, must reside in onsite state housing.

Level of Education- High School Diploma, GED, or greater

License Requirements: A valid driver’s license. Must possess or obtain a Class A Florida Commercial Driver’s License within the first 270 days of employment and must maintain license annually. Position is subject to random drug screening.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.