Long Term Contractual Natural Resources Technician III

THIS POSITION IS BEING RE-POSTED. APPLICANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED DO NOT NEED TO RE-APPLY.

Long Term Contractual

One (1) vacancy; full- time

One (1) year contract w/ the possibility of renewal

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Jarrettsville, MD (Harford County)

The Department of Natural Resources, Forest Service, is currently accepting applications for a long-term contractual Natural Resources Technician III, to work in the Central and Southern regions of the State. The Position will be part of the Firewise Maryland program and will assist with wildfire outreach, education, and mitigation in a multi-county area. Responsibilities will include public wildfire mitigation outreach, staffing of educational booths at public events, Smokey Bear fire prevention programs, targeted Wildland-Urban Interface community outreach and risk assessment, coordination and implementation of hazard fuel reduction projects, brush chipper operation, working with cooperating agencies and partners to support the wildland fire management mission of the Maryland Forest Service, and other duties as assigned. The selected candidate must be able to function within the Incident Command System.

Note: Evening and weekend work will be required.

Education: Completion of sixty (60) credit hours from an accredited college or university, 18 of which are in biology, biochemistry, environmental science, forest technology, arboriculture, aquaculture, natural science, natural resources management, botany, marine biology, marine ecology, physical oceanography, ichthyology, fisheries management, wildlife management, zoology, or a natural resources management related field of study.

Experience: Two (2) years of experience in technical biological work in the field of natural resources management.

Notes:

1. Additional experience performing technical biological work in the field of forestry, arboriculture, wildlife, aquaculture, natural resources management, or fisheries may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Additional education beyond sixty credit hours from an accredited college or university in a natural resources related field of study can be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis for up to two years of experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in the natural resources management and biological sciences classifications or natural resources management and biological sciences specialty codes in the biological science technician field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.  

A Class A or B CDL Drivers License is preferred but not required.

Completion of S-215 Fire Operations in the Urban Interface is preferred but not required.

Persons appointed to positions in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of an automobile or other motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess the appropriate operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Applicants must have completed Basic Wildfire Training – S-130; S-190, L-180; I-100; IS-700.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment, and report all experience and education that is related to this position. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will proceed to the next phase of evaluation.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the application.

CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS

Online application is STRONGLY preferred. If online access is unavailable, you may submit a paper application to:

Department of Natural Resources

Human Resources

580 Taylor Avenue, C-3

Annapolis, MD 21401

Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted.

The Human Resource Department is not responsible for applications sent to any other address.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.