Job Description

Requisition No: 847910 

Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Working Title: FISH/WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN - 77072866

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 77072866 

Salary: $1,346.15 biweekly + benefits 

Posting Closing Date: 03/23/2025 

Total Compensation Estimator 

Position Title: Fish & Wildlife Technician

Position Number: 77072866

Salary: $1,346.15 biweekly + benefits

Address: Half Moon Wildlife Management Area, 8864 CR 247, Lake Panasoffkee FL 33538

Supervisor: Brennan Brown,

Phone: (352) 330-1370

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check

Our organization:

The FWC envisions a Florida where fish and wildlife are abundant and thriving in healthy and connected natural landscapes with vital working lands and waterways; where natural resources are valued and safely enjoyed by all; and wherein natural systems support vibrant human communities and a strong economy.

Our Mission: Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.

Every organization has an identity that is forged not only by what it does, but by how it conducts itself. The values embedded in our mission and expressed in the vision of the FWC are to make quality decisions by being dynamic, science-informed, efficient, ethical, collaborative and committed to the vitality of the state and its environment.

Description of duties:

An exciting opportunity exists for a Fish and Wildlife Technician to join a team of employees within the Wildlife and Habitat Management Section in managing multiple WMAs in the Citrus/Sumter County area including Half Moon WMA. FWC’s North Central Region is seeking a motivated applicant that is willing and able to work outdoors in a variety of conditions throughout the year in fulfillment of their job responsibilities. Responsibilities include assisting with the application of wildlife habitat management activities such as prescribed burning, mowing, chopping, clearing, planting, and chemical control of desirable and non-desirable vegetation. The employee will also be a key member of the WMA prescribed fire team. Additional duties include operating, maintaining and repairing equipment and vehicles including trucks, tractors, ATVs, boats, and heavy equipment in accordance with manufacturer and industry recommendations. Incumbent also must possess the ability to troubleshoot the repairs of pumps, motors and heavy equipment.

This position also assists biologists with surveying and monitoring of threatened and locally important species, resource inventories, and public hunt management. Assists in the planning, development, and maintenance of projects facilitating public use, including parking area maintenance; road construction; culvert installation; trash pickup; building maintenance; and fence, gate, and sign construction and maintenance. Interacts professionally with the public and partners, providing accurate information concerning wildlife, area conditions, rules and regulations. This position requires occasional travel to assist with work projects in other parts of the region or to attend training or meetings.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Ability to transport, operate, maintain, and repair heavy equipment and associated implements
• Ability to serve as a prescribed burn team crew member and safely apply fire to vegetative communities
• Ability to maintain and repair roads, fencing, equipment, and buildings
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to plan and organize work assignments
• Familiar with outdoor recreational activities and can communicate effectively with WMA users
• Ability to assist with operation of check stations to check game harvested on areas
• Ability to supervise seasonal employees at check stations
• Skilled in construction activities including carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and welding
• Knowledge of wildlife and land management principles and practices
• Basic use of personal computers
• Ability to assist with wildlife surveys
• Ability to operate outdoors under inclement weather conditions
• Ability to frequently push, pull and/or carry more than 40 pounds
• Ability to work productively alone with remote supervision or as member of a team, and the flexibility to occasionally work long hours and variable schedules, such as nights, weekends, or holidays.

Broadband code:19-4021-01

Class code: 5031

Region: North Central

Title: Fisheries and Wildlife Technician

County: Sumter

Working hours: Mon. - Fri. 8am-5pm, occasional nights and weekends

List of any subordinates supervised: OPS seasonal check station operators

Residency requirement: Must reside with a 25-mile radius of Half Moon WMA

Minimum Qualifications: A highschool diploma and two years of post high school experience in wildlife, fisheries, environmental, ecological or related agriculture or construction is required.

Vocational training or an Associate’s degree in wildlife, fisheries, environmental, ecological or related agriculture or construction from an acreddited school or college may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Additional requirements - Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Must obtain a State of Florida Class A Commercial Driver’s License within 270 days of appointment and maintain license thereafter. Occasional overnight travel is required.

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.

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