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Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife jobshiringnearme.org Commission
Working Title: F&W BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST III – 77072929
Pay Plan: Career Service
position Number: 77072929
Salary: $1,730.77 biweekly + benefits
Posting Closing Date: 07/21/2025
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Position Number: 77072929
Position Title: Fisheries & Wildlife Biological Scientist III
FTE Biweekly Rate of Pay: $1,730.77 + benefits
Supervisor: Rebecca Schneider
Supervisor contact information: Rebecca.Schneider@myfwc.com or 863-648-3817
Broadband Code: 19-1023-03
Class Code:5074
Position location: Lakeland
Region: Southwest
County: Polk
Working hours: 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday
List of any subordinates supervised: 1
Residency requirement: None
Agency information:
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.
Minimum qualifications, A high school diploma and 6 years professional experience in a closely related biological field or laboratory program is required. A Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant field can substitute for four of the 6 years of required experience.
Preferred qualifications:
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Eligible candidates must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License.
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description of Duties
This is a full-time Career Service 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.
This position works in the FWC’s Wildlife Diversity jobshiringnearme.org Section (WDC), serving as the Southwest Region’s Gopher Tortoise jobshiringnearme.org Biologist. The candidate selected for this 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 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 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.
This position supervises one Assistant Gopher Tortoise Biologist and is responsible for administrating supervisory responsibilities, including work plan management, time sheet approvals, and hiring procedures.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
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.
Location:
LAKELAND, FL, US, 33801 LAKELAND, FL, US, 34761 LAKELAND, FL, US, 33813 LAKELAND, FL, US, 33805 LAKELAND, FL, US, 33808 LAKELAND, FL, US, 33811 LAKELAND, FL, US, 33803 LAKELAND, FL, US, 33809 LAKELAND, FL, US, 33815
Nearest Major Market: Lakeland
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