OPS -Fish & Wildlife Bio Sci II - 77909060

Requisition No: 842524 

Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Working Title: OPS -Fish & Wildlife Bio Sci II - 77909060

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 77909060 

Salary:  $20.83 an hour 

Posting Closing Date: 12/27/2024 

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Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

FWC Mission Statement:  Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.

Position number: 77909060

Supervisor and Position number: Ryan Hess 

Hire-in Pay: $20.83/hour (40 hours per week, 1920 hours per year)

Description of duties: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Division of Habitat and Species Conservation is comprised of six sections and two offices. This position is in the Wildlife and Habitat Management Section.

FWC is seeking a highly motivated biologist to assist the Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area (FKWEA) team with a variety of habitat management goals throughout the upper, middle, and lower Keys. Primary responsibilities include preparing for and conducting wildlife surveys; maintaining land management and wildlife survey databases using Excel and ArcGIS; maintaining equipment and infrastructure including public use areas, gates, and boundary signs; assisting with and coordinating marine debris removal projects; interacting with partner agencies and the public; participating in restoration projects, including native planting projects, non-tidal freshwater monitoring, and invasive plant control using mechanical treatment and herbicide application.

The position will regularly work independently in the field. This position will also work as a team with other FWC staff within the South Region to accomplish various projects or land management activities. Incumbent must reside in Monroe County and the employee’s home will be their assigned office.  The successful candidate must occasionally attend regional and divisional meetings, various trainings, and assist on other management areas as needed.

About the FKWEA: The FKWEA is composed of approximately 5,500 acres of noncontiguous tracts of land that stretch over more than 80 miles (from Key Largo to just northeast of Key West). These tracts range in size from just a few acres to over 2,000 acres. Though small compared to some other state managed lands, the FKWEA contains some of the best examples of undisturbed tropical hardwood hammocks in the continental United States. Within these hammocks resides a unique combination of imperiled plant and wildlife species. The FKWEA has other natural community types as well, including coastal rock barren, tidal flats, coastal berm, and mangrove swamp.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of Florida ecosystems and natural processes, wildlife ecology, ecosystem management, water management, fire ecology and plant succession. The ability to navigate using GPS units and aerial maps. The ability to operate specialized equipment, strong organizational skills, and experience in accurately collecting and organizing field data. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Incumbent must possess the initiative, motivation, and self-direction necessary to work independently as well as function as a member of a team. This job involves strenuous work in extreme weather conditions typical of south Florida and requires the incumbent to be in good physical condition and able to work outside year-round. Incumbent should be comfortable working independently in the field once trained; this position is primarily field-based.

Broadband code: 19-1023-02

Class code: 5028

Region: South

Title: OPS Fisheries and Wildlife Biological Scientist II

County: Monroe

Working hours: 8-5 M-F, evening and weekends as required. Occasional overnight travel is required.

List of any subordinates supervised: None.

Residency requirement: Must reside within Monroe County.

Level of Education: Bachelor of Science degree with a major in one of the physical or life sciences preferred. Four years of direct experience with the duties of this position may substitute for the Bachelor of Science degree in a physical or life science.

Other requirements: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Must possess and maintain a valid minimum Class E State of Florida driver’s license.

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.