BIOLOGICAL ADMINISTRATOR I A- SES - 77001129

This leadership position serves as the District Wildlife Biologist for: Aucilla, Telogia Creek, Joe Budd, Ochlockonee River, Plank Road, Talquin, and Wakulla Wildlife Management Areas; and L. Kirk Edwards Wildlife and Environmental Area. The position will maintain an office at the Joe Budd WMA field office in the East District of the Northwest 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, manipulation, 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