Wildlife Habitat Group Manager

Full Job Description

Are you someone who is interested in preserving and protecting natural habitats? The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for a Wildlife Habitat Group Manager to work in our Northcentral Region. Lead a passionate team where you will plan, develop, and oversee wildlife habitat management projects. Help manage and protect wildlife and their habitats while promoting hunting and trapping for future generations. If you enjoy Pennsylvania's natural beauty and wildlife, consider joining our team!

Requirements

As a Wildlife Habitat Group Manager, you will plan and oversee habitat projects, game land maintenance, infrastructure construction and maintenance, equipment acquisition and other projects and programs within the habitat management group.

This role monitors compliance with the agency's standard operating procedures, work rules, and standards of conduct by all subordinates as well as reviews and approves all reports submitted by the Habitat Management Crew.

You will have the opportunity to establish workload priorities and annual work plans for all game lands and leased areas within the group.

On occasion, this position investigates work-related accidents or incidents and completes reports from witness statements, overseeing any follow-up recommendations to prevent future occurrences.

This position has a focus on leadership skills requiring supervisory functions such as performance reviews, interviews, leave requests and disciplinary actions.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• 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 Elk, Potter, Cameron, or Clinton County.
• 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

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.

All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.

Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

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):

• 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.