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Posting Closing Date: 02/12/2025
Supervisor: Colleen Closius
List of any subordinates supervised: 3 Fisheries and Wildlife Biological Scientist IIIs
Physical Address and telephone number: 5300 High Bridge Rd, Quincy, FL 32351 850-819-9534
County: Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden, and Liberty
Residency requirement: Within 25 miles of designated field office
Working hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, may require some night or weekend duty. Occasional overnight travel is required.
Description of duties:
This leadership position serves as the District Wildlife Biologist for: Aucilla, Chipola River, Joe Budd, Ochlockonee River, Plank Road, Talquin, and Wakulla Wildlife Management Areas; and L. Kirk Edwards Wildlife and Environmental Area. The position will be officed at a field office within the East District of the NW Region. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a talented team of dedicated staff and to positively impact wildlife conservation and habitat management throughout the District and Region.
Specific duties include project administration; providing leadership and mentoring to staff including direct supervision of 3 Lead Area Biologists; collection, manipulations, analysis, and presentation of biological data; providing oversight and participating in habitat management activities including prescribed fire; developing and promoting public use programs, including public hunt operation and non-hunting uses; setting management objectives consistent with agency directives; developing plans; developing and managing budgets; and writing reports and technical papers. The successful candidate will excel at communication and have a strong drive to succeed.
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
This is not an entry level position. Strong interpersonal skills are required to lead, supervise, and mentor employees, and to develop and leverage partnerships with other agencies. Strong land management skills are required to evaluate habitat conditions and prescribe and direct appropriate treatments. Applicant must have applied knowledge of wildlife population and habitat management techniques in Florida, particularly the application of prescribed fire and mechanical and chemical vegetation control. GIS and other technological skills are also requisite for this level of land management. Strong administrative, organizational, and budget management skills are required to manage multiple projects and their associated budgets. Job requirements therefore consist of the KSAs described above or a solid foundation of habitat management in Florida, coupled with the motivation, initiative, and proclivity to develop and apply the KSAs listed above.
Level of Education: Preferred Bachelor’s degree in a life or physical science. Four years of direct, relevant experience may substitute for the Bachelor's degree.
License Requirements: Minimum Class E Florida driver’s license
Other Requirements: Must obtain and maintain Florida Prescribed Burn Manager certification. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.