Senior Wildlife Technician - Depredation

Please Note: Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is currently seeking to fill a Senior Wildlife Technician - Depredation position at Upper Snake Region office in Idaho Falls. The successful candidate will assist the region's wildlife staff implement wildlife programs that assist in preventing and compensating private landowners who are experiencing conflict with big game. In addition to this, the successful candidate will also assist in the administration of the Access Yes! program. Responsibilities include working directly with private landowners and sportsman; using and maintaining trucks, ATVs; conducting plant and animal surveys; collecting data and managing electronic databases; assisting with report writing.

Why IDFG? We are a premier natural resource agency dedicated to preserving, protecting, perpetuating, and managing Idaho's fish and wildlife for this great state. We are committed to creativity, innovation, and excellence as we cultivate opportunities for our customers to engage with our natural resources and become resource stewards for future generations. We are highly dedicated to our mission, committed to our team, and we know how to balance work/life commitments while loving the work we do.

What We Offer: 

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance - employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $11.82/month for dental
• Participation in one of the Nation's best state retirement systems
• Generous vacation and sick leave accrual that begins as soon as you start (accumulate approximately 3 weeks of vacation the first year, and increasing with state longevity)
• Eleven paid holidays a year
• Eight weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Multiple saving plans-optional 401k and 457 plans
• Group Life Insurance/Disability Insurance/Supplemental Life Insurance - state provided basic life insurance coverage and affordable supplemental plans
• Public Sector Student Loan Forgiveness (eligibility requirements may apply)
• Employee Assistance Program - confidential support, information, and resources for all of life's challenges
• State and Department Wellness Programs
• Ongoing training opportunities
• Potential flexible work schedule 

 General Information:

• This announcement will be used to fill the current Senior Wildlife Technician - Depredation position at the Upper Snake Regional office in Idaho Falls only. If you have recently applied to any Senior Wildlife Technician – Depredation job announcement and you would like to be considered for this current opening in Idaho Falls, you will need to reapply under this announcement to be considered.
• Senior Wildlife Technicians – Depredation may be required to ride in single engine airplanes and helicopters. With or without reasonable accommodations, these positions may involve walking for several hours in challenging and adverse terrain and weather conditions, handling unsedated wildlife animals, lifting and carrying up to 65 lbs. The work schedule may include some long workdays, over-night stays, and weekend work.  

Responsibilities:

• Respond to complaints concerning wildlife depredations.
• Assist in developing partnerships with farmers and ranchers experiencing wildlife depredations and provides solutions to minimize losses.
• Haze wildlife away from agricultural crops.
• Assist regional staff with depredation mitigation which includes delivering and erecting fencing materials, delivering and deploying wildlife deterrence equipment.
• Designs and implements data collection programs to estimate yield losses.
• Assist in implementing research to address depredation and landowner/sportsman issues.
• Assist with administering a private lands access program for hunters and anglers.
• Assist with big game check stations. 

Minimum Qualifications: (These qualifications are required.) 

• Good knowledge of wildlife ecology and habitat requirements. (Typically gained by successful completion of college coursework in a wildlife related field equivalent to an associate degree and one year of experience in habitat maintenance or wildlife related work OR a bachelor’s degree in a wildlife related field with no experience outside coursework.)
• Good knowledge of habitat development practices and procedures. (Typically gained by successful completion of college coursework in wildlife habitat requirements OR two years of work experience equivalent to a wildlife technician position.)
• Experience recording, summarizing, and analyzing wildlife biological data. (Typically gained by successful completion of college-level math/biology courses; experience recording analyzing and summarizing biological data AND at least one college-level computer course or GIS course OR six months of experience manipulating data using a computer.)
• Valid driver's license. 

The ideal candidates for these positions will have experience working with private landowners on private land access programs, depredations, or habitat improvement projects. Additional consideration may be given at the time of interview to candidates who have this training and/or experience. Please be sure to include within your application material any training and/or experience you may have. 

Thank you for applying with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game!