Requisition No: 845211
Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Working Title: BIOLOGICAL ADMINISTRATOR I A- SES - 77001129
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 77001129
Salary: $2,307.69 biweekly + benefits
Posting Closing Date: 06/30/2025
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Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
FWC Mission Statement: Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.
Position number: 77001129
Physical Address and telephone number: 5300 High Bridge Rd, Quincy, FL 32351 850-819-9534
Supervisor: Colleen Closius
Salary: $2,307.69 biweekly + benefits
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.
Broadband code: 11-9121-01
Class code: 5139
Region: Northwest (03)
Title: Biological Administrator I A - SES
County: Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden, and Liberty
Working hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, may require some night or weekend duty. Occasional overnight travel is required.
List of any subordinates supervised: 3 Fisheries and Wildlife Biological Scientist IIIs
Residency requirement: Within 25 miles of designated field office
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.
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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