FWC JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Working Title:  FISHERIES & WILDLIFE BIO SCIENTIST III Broadband/Class Code:  19-1023-03 Position Number:  77000548-51172099 Annual Salary Range:  $1,456.45 bi-weekly + benefits Announcement Type:  Open Competitive City:  SUNRISE Facility:  Pay Grade/ Pay Band:  BB009 Closing Date:  3/11/2016

 

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: LIFE, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE

OCCUPATION: FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS

19-1023

 

DESCRIPTION

ANTICIPATED VACANCY

Position number: 77000548

Position Address:10088 NW 53^rd Street Sunrise, FL 33351

Supervisor: Marsha Ward

 

Description of duties: Incumbent is responsible for day to day operations on the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area located in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade Counties for the Wildlife and Habitat Management Section within the Division of Habitat and Species Conservation.  Specific duties include developing and implementing budgets and annual operational plans, providing direct supervision for 2 FTE’s and 1 OPS, providing contract oversight and participating in hydrologic and vegetative restoration programs, conducting wildlife surveys, 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: Broward

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

List of any subordinates supervised:  Full-time employees: 1 Fisheries and Wildlife Biological Scientist II and 1 Fish/Wildlife Technician; OPS employees: 1 Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist Scientist II; seasonal OPS employees as necessary.

Residency requirement: Must live within 25 miles of Sunrise Wildlife Field Office

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

Pay:  $1,456.45 bi-weekly + benefits

 

Certain veterans and spouses of veterans receive preference in employment by the state as provided by Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, and are encouraged to apply.

 

FWC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer. If you require an accommodation to participate in the application / selection process, please contact the hiring authority in advance. 

 

The State Florida hires only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.  If a conditional offer of employment is made, you will be required to provide identification and proof of citizenship and or authorization to work in the United States for the hiring authority to which applications is made.  E-Verify will be used to confirm work authorization.

 

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

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). 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.

 

Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, applicants eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment and are encouraged to apply. However, applicants claiming Veterans' Preference must attach supporting documentation with each application submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any others documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. All documentation is due by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. For information on the supporting documentation required, click here. Applicants may also fax their supporting documentation to People First at 1-888-403-2110.