Wildlife Technician – Advanced

A Limited Term Employment (LTE) position will not automatically lead to permanent state employment or be entitled to the same benefits as permanent employees. 

More about LTE positions:

1) Offer a great opportunity to gain experience and learn about careers at the WI Department of Natural Resources.

2) Provide opportunities for individuals to enhance their resumes with skills learned on the job. 

3) May accommodate flexibility for part-time or full-time work hours and seasonal schedules. Work schedules are dependent on business needs. 

4) Allow individuals to hold multiple LTE appointments concurrently. 

There are two 20-hour per week LTE positions posted for Spooner, WI. If an applicant applies to both and is the best qualified for both positions, one person may be hired for both.

This position is responsible for a broad range of technical paraprofessional support for the wildlife management program. Work duties include leading implementation of priority habitat management activities, implementing biological surveys, maintaining internal databases, and providing timely customer service. Work occurs throughout the St Croix Area in northwestern Wisconsin, with a focus in Washburn and Burnett Counties. This position will work with a wide range of wildlife species and on many wildlife habitats doing a wide-range job duties, but most notably with pine-oak barrens habitat and sharp-tailed grouse.

• 40% Lead implementation of priority habitat management activities. Includes, but is not limited to: leading field crews, operation of equipment, managing water control structures and supporting infrastructure, application of herbicide, and participation in prescribed fire operations.
• 20% Implement biological surveys and waterfowl or dove banding operations. May include, but is not limited to: waterfowl, otter, large carnivore, upland bird brood, summer deer, woodcock, ruffed grouse, and crane survey data collection and entry.
• 20% Maintain internal databases associated with land and wildlife management activities. Including, but not limited to: reconnaissance updates, documentation for completed treatments, and other data entry for infrastructure and resource management
• 10% Provide timely customer service. Includes, but is not limited to: responding to nuisance and injured animal concerns, providing general information about recreational opportunities, and directing customers to program specialists as appropriate.
  10% Other paraprofessional or technical duties that support the Wildlife Management program, as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:                                                                                                                                      
Knowledge or experience in wildlife management or a related field

• Knowledge and/or experience operating and maintaining chainsaws, small engines, and tractors or other heavy equipment
• Experience implementing prescribed fire, herbicide application, or biological surveys
• Knowledge and/or experience with databases, GIS, and mapping

Special Requirements:

1) Residency: To be considered for this position, you must be a resident of the State of Wisconsin.
A Wisconsin resident is a person who:
a. Has established a residence, as defined in s. 6.10(1), in this state not less than 10 days earlier; 
b. Has resided in this state for not less than a total of one year out of the immediately preceding 5 years; 
c. Is eligible to register to vote in this state; or 
d. Is the spouse of a person meeting the requirements of par. (a), (b), or (c).” s.230.03(12), Wis. Stats.