FWC JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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Working Title:  FISHERIES & WILDLIFE BIO SCIENTIST III Broadband/Class Code:  19-1023-03 Position Number:  77072773-51172377 Annual Salary Range:  $1,529.27 bi-weekly+ benefits Announcement Type:  Open Competitive City:  WEST PALM BEACH Facility:  CORBETT WMA - WEST PALM BEACH Pay Grade/ Pay Band:  BB009 Closing Date:  2/5/2016

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OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: LIFE, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE

OCCUPATION: FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS

19-1023

 

DESCRIPTION

 

Position number: 77072773

Position Address: 11835 Seminole Pratt   Whitney Road West Palm Beach, FL 33412

Supervisor: Dave Sweetay

 

Description of duties: Incumbent is responsible for day to day operations on J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area located in Palm Beach County for the Division of Habitat and Species Conservation, Wildlife and Habitat Management Section.  Specific duties include developing and implementing budgets and annual operational plans, providing direct supervision of 4 fulltime employees, providing oversight and participating in hydrologic and vegetative restoration programs, developing and promoting public use programs including both hunting and non-hunting uses, and setting management and restoration objectives consistent with agency and division directives.

 

Broadband code: 19-1023-3

Class code: 5074

Region: South

Title: Fisheries & Wildlife Biological Scientist III

County: Palm Beach County

Working hours: 8-5 M-F, evening and weekends as required

List of any subordinates supervised:  2 Technicians, 2 Biologists

Residency requirement: Must live within 25 miles of J.W. Corbett WMA. 

Level of Education: Bachelor’s degree with a major in one of the biological sciences

Hire-in Pay:  $1,529.27 bi-weekly 

 

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