WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TECHNICIAN SUPERVISOR
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LDWF supports a strong work ethic in its employees and incorporates the use of good science, accurate information and technology. The Office of Wildlife exists to provide wise stewardship of Louisiana's wildlife and associated habitats and increase wildlife conservation awareness.

WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TECHNICIAN SUPERVISOR

This position is a wildlife and fisheries technician supervisor position that receives direct supervision from a biologist supervisor in the Pineville field office. The incumbent performs daily operations on 4 WMAs in central Louisiana and provides data to biologists to be used in establishing management or research programs and setting harvest season dates and bag and size limits. This position supervises and participates in necessary construction and maintenance activities on Department buildings, grounds, roads, levees, equipment, camping areas, and water control structures. This position will supervise and participate in habitat management activities including planting food plots, operating water control structures, and conducting control burns. This position will supervise and participate in lethal and nonlethal collection of wildlife species for management and research utilizing firearms, baiting, corral traps, rocket nets, and bag checks. This position will train new technicians including the use, maintenance, and calibration of technical equipment, make recommendations concerning purchases of equipment, major repairs, and development projects and make recommendations for work procedures for subordinates. This position will also be responsible for transporting injured or nuisance animals, works with landowners, other state agencies, federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations and perform other duties necessary for the agency to accomplish its mission.

VACANCY INFORMATION

This position may be filled as a:

* Probational Appointment

* Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees)

Current classified state employees with permanent status may be required to accept a probational appointment if selected.

This position is domiciled in Rapides Parish.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VACANCY CONTACT:

Cassandra Louis

Department of Wildlife & Fisheries

Human Resources

P.O. Box 98000

Baton Rouge, LA 70898

...@wlf.la.gov

A criminal background check will be required of all selected applicants.

Applications will be rejected if the applicant fails to meet the minimum qualifications, submits an incomplete application or fails to apply by the closing date of the announcement.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application if possible.

If you are applying for a position which requires a baccalaureate and/or master's degree you may apply 90 days prior to receipt of your degree, however, the effective date of the appointment cannot be prior to your graduation date.

HOW TO APPLY

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at PDF reader)

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

Wildlife & Fisheries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three years of experience in wildlife or fisheries management, research or conservation; forestry; land management; agriculture; commercial fishery; environmental science; or operation of heavy mobile equipment.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

College training with six semester hours per year in a biological, marine or environmental science, wildlife or fisheries management or research, agriculture, commercial fishery or forestry will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

A baccalaureate degree in these fields will substitute for all of the required experience.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

FUNCTION OF WORK:

Supervises staff in the development, research, and management activities on a Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Refuge, Fish Hatchery, Research Station, or a body of water.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Supervisor.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

General from a Biologist or higher-level Wildlife and Fisheries official.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Direct over lower-level Wildlife and Fisheries Technicians and other lower-level staff.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Wildlife and Fisheries Technician C by the presence of direct line supervision of lower-level Wildlife and Fisheries Technicians or other lower-level staff.

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Supervises the various developmental, managerial, and operational activities on Department properties, facilities, or water bodies.

Supervises and participates in the collection, preparation, and interpretation of biological data used for research projects for various fish, wildlife, and plant species.

Provides data and makes recommendations to Biologists for establishing management programs, setting harvest season dates, and species size limits.

Supervises and participates in necessary maintenance activities on Department properties, facilities, or water bodies, including all buildings, grounds, roads, levees, equipment, trapping camps, water control structures, hatchery ponds, lab facilities, etc.

Supervises and participates in wildlife and fisheries management and improvement activities, planting food plots, operating water control structures, conducting control burns, etc.

Supervises and participates in collection of fish and wildlife species for various life history research projects (age, growth, reproduction, population dynamics, etc.) utilizing a variety of capture methods (traps, toxicants, electro fishing, webbing, shooting, cannon netting, baiting, etc.)

Conducts various educational and public relation activities by conducting field trips and providing information on various fish and wildlife topics, regulations, activities, and programs.

Trains Wildlife and Fisheries Technicians and various trades personnel, including use, maintenance and calibration of scientific and technical equipment.

Supervises and conducts monitoring projects for various environmental parameters (water quality, level, temperature and salinity, air temperature, rainfall, wind speed and direction, etc.)

Makes recommendations concerning purchases of equipment, major repairs and development projects on Department properties, facilities, or water bodies.