What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wildlife Habitat Group Manager (Lehigh and Bucks County) position at Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?
As a Wildlife Habitat Group Manager, you will be responsible for planning and overseeing habitat projects, game lands maintenance, infrastructure construction and maintenance, equipment acquisition, as well as other projects and programs within the habitat management group. Excellent leadership skills are vital, as you will perform a full range of supervisory functions to include performance reviews, conducting interviews and candidate selection, tending to leave requests, disciplinary actions, and more. You will have the opportunity to complete a wide variety of duties including investigating work-related accidents or incidents, establishing workload priorities, preparing and submitting grant applications for supplemental funding for projects, and administering the budget for the group. Work also includes initiating and recommending acquisition of new game lands or additions to existing game lands which involves researching property owners and deeds as well as contacting landowners for potential acquisition of properties and negotiating conditions.
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Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment, home headquartered, 40 hours per week
- Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
- Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
- Note: This position covers Lehigh and Bucks County.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Two years of professional natural resource management experience; and a bachelor’s degree in natural resource management, parks and recreation, biology, forestry, ecology, geosciences, environmental sciences, wildlife management, or a closely related field; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special Requirements:
- You must possess an active motor vehicle operator’s license.
- You must obtain a Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator certification within the employee probationary period.
- You must successfully complete Wildland Type 2 Firefighter (FFT2) training, including successfully completing a Moderate (or Arduous) level Work Capacity Test (WCT) within the employee probationary period.
Additional Requirements:
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Legal Requirements:
- This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
- Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
Veterans:
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans’ Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
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