F&W BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST III
Company: State of Florida
Location: Lakeland
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Requisition No: 802511
Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Working Title: F&W BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST III - 77072929
Position Number: 77072929
Salary: $1,478.06 bi-weekly + benefits
Posting Closing Date: 06/07/2023
ANTICPATED VACANCY
Working Title: FISHERIES & WILDLIFE BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST III
(Gopher Tortoise Conservation Biologist)
Broadband Level: Level 3 - Life and Physical Science
Broadband/Class Code: 19-1023-03/5074
Position Number: 77072929
Annual Salary Range: minimum $1,478.06 bi-weekly + benefits
Full time (40 hrs/week)
City: Lakeland
Region: Polk County
Working hours: 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday
Subordinates supervised: 1
Supervisor: Rebecca Schneider
This is a full-time employment position that is eligible for all
career service state employee benefits including paid leave, health
insurance, retirement benefits, tuition waivers for continuing
education, and numerous agency trainings for professional
development.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background
check
Description of Duties
The candidate selected for this Career Service position will work
with a dynamic team of biologists to protect and conserve gopher
tortoises throughout Florida and particularly in the 12-county
Southwest Region. The selected candidate will work across FWC
divisions, partners, and stakeholders to implement the Gopher
Tortoise Management Plan and Gopher Tortoise Permitting
Guidelines.
This position works in the FWC's Wildlife Diversity Conservation
Section (WDC), serving as the Southwest Region's Gopher Tortoise
Conservation Biologist. This position is responsible for reviewing
and processing gopher tortoise permit applications, including
drafting permits and related notices to agency standards. This
position regularly works in the field conducting site visits to
areas under consideration for permitting to verify gopher tortoise
surveys/population estimates, evaluate habitat suitability for
tortoises and other listed species, and document occurrences of
other listed species. Site visits are also conducted to permitted
areas to ensure compliance with state rules and guidelines.
Responsibilities also include reviewing draft conservation easement
documents and habitat management plans to implement permit
requirements and conservation goals.
This position has the opportunity to participate in and lead team
meetings, seminars, and workshops relating to wildlife resource
management, as well as other professional development opportunities
within and outside of the FWC. The selected candidate will have the
opportunity to participate in outreach activities providing
technical and educational information to conservation
organizations, professional audiences, schools, and civic
groups.
The person in this position also works collaboratively with a
regional team of species conservation biologists to improve
wildlife conservation in the region. This may include assisting
with or leading priority imperiled species projects, developing or
enhancing partnerships with other organizations, providing
technical assistance to the public and other agencies, inputting
and managing data, maintaining equipment, and providing other
administrative support for regional activities as necessary.
Qualifications
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.
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