Job Opportunity Fisheries & Wildlife Biological Scientist III position 77000956

Requisition No: 668881 

Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Working Title: FISHERIES & WILDLIFE BIO SCIENTIST III - 77000956

Position Number: 77000956 

Salary:  $1,456.45 bi-weekly + benefits 

Posting Closing Date: 07/18/2022 

Title: Fisheries & Wildlife Biological Scientist III

Position Address:  Tavernier, FL 33070

Supervisor:  Jeannette Parker 

 

Description of duties: The 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 developing and implementing budgets and annual operational plans; providing contract oversite; preparing for and conducting wildlife surveys; maintaining land management and wildlife survey databases using Excel and ArcGIS; equipment and infrastructure maintenance including public use areas, gates, and boundary signs; coordinate marine debris removal projects; interact with partner agencies and the public; manage restoration projects, including native planting projects, non-tidal freshwater monitoring and exotic plant control using mechanical treatment and herbicide application. The successful applicant will supervise two full-time Biological Scientist II positions. The applicant must also occasionally attend regional and divisional meetings, various trainings, and assist on other management areas as needed. Incumbent must reside in Monroe County and the employee’s home will be their assigned office.

 

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 NE of Key West). These tracts range in size from just a few acres to over 2000 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.

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of south Florida ecological communities, primarily in the Florida Keys ecosystem. 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. The ability to track spending and monitor budgets. The ability to create scientific reports free of grammatical and typographical errors. The ability to interact with stakeholders, co-workers, and cooperating agencies in a professional manner. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Must possess the initiative, motivation, and self-direction necessary to work productively 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.

 

Broadband code: 19-1023-03

Class code: 5074

Region: South

Title: Fisheries & Wildlife Biological Scientist III

County: Monroe

Working hours: 40 hours, 8-5 M-F; early mornings, evenings, and weekends as required

List of any subordinates supervised: 2 Fisheries & Wildlife Biological Scientist II positions

Residency requirement: Monroe County

Level of Education: Minimum of a  Bachelor’s degree in a life or physical science.

Salary: $1,456.45 bi-weekly + benefits

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.