Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Working Title: FISHERIES & WILDLIFE BIO SCIENTIST II - 77000547
Position Number: 77000547
Salary: $1,234.18 bi-weekly
Posting Closing Date: 04/06/2017
Address: 10088 NW 53rd Street, Sunrise, FL 33351
Supervisor & Position number: Ms. Susie Nuttall
Description of duties: Incumbent is responsible for day to day operations on the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Areas located in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties for the Wildlife and Habitat Management section within the Division of Habitat and Species Conservation. Specific duties include contract oversight and participation in hydrologic and vegetative restoration programs, conducting wildlife surveys, assisting with the development and implementation of budgets and annual operational plans, assisting with the development and promotion of both hunting and non-hunting public use programs, and assistance with setting management and restoration objectives consistent with agency and division directives.
Broadband code: 19-1023-02
Class code: 5028
Region: South
Title: Fisheries & Wildlife Biological Scientist II
County: Broward
Working hours: 8-5 M-F, evening and weekends as required
List of any subordinates supervised: No full-time employees. May supervise seasonal employees.
Residency requirement: Must live within 25 miles of Sunrise Wildlife Field Office
Level of Education: Bachelors degree with a major in one of the biological sciences.
Hire-in Pay: $32,088.68 (annually) + 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.
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Nearest Major Market: Fort Lauderdale
Nearest Secondary Market: Miami