Wildlife Habitat Group Manager

Do not miss this chance for a challenging and rewarding career in which you can contribute to the promising mission and vision of the Pennsylvania Game Commission! We are eager to welcome an experienced and dependable Wildlife Habitat Group Manager. With our team, you will help manage and protect wildlife and their habitats while promoting hunting and trapping for current and future generations by planning, developing, and overseeing wildlife habitat management projects. This position serves PA's beautiful state game lands with a focus on Lehigh and Bucks counties. If you are interested in promoting game and non-game wildlife habitats, this is the role for you!

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, and related projects and programs. You will have the opportunity to complete a wide variety of duties such as establishing workload priorities, investigating work-related accidents or incidents, preparing and submitting grant applications for supplemental funding for projects, and administering the budget for the group. Work also includes initiating and recommending the acquisition of new game lands or additions to existing game lands. This involves researching property owners and deeds as well as contacting landowners for potential acquisition of properties and negotiating conditions.

Excellent leadership skills are vital as your work will also involve performing a full range of supervisory functions. This includes completing performance reviews, conducting interviews and candidate selection, and tending to leave requests, disciplinary actions, and more. If you are ready and motivated to be part of our innovative and proactive stewardship of wildlife and their habitats, apply now. Make your career goals a reality with us!

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 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position is home headquartered. You must live within Lehigh and Bucks counties.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• 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.

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.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

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.