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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Biologist Senior
FLSA: Standard/Exempt EEO Category: (20) Professionals
Class Code: 11100 Salary Grade: IG1
Approved: Last Revised: March 06, 2020

Purpose:
 

This position directs the management and protection of endangered species, natural resources, and natural preserves.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Leads and implements land management projects on various properties at remote locations.
  2. Leads volunteer and education events on various properties at remote locations.
  3. Monitors vegetations on fee simple lands with limited road access.
  4. Develops, implements, and approves budget expenditures.
  5. Writes management plans, approves management strategies, and establishes program policies and guidelines.
  6. Provides annual reports.
  7. Liaises and coordinates as needed with Federal, State, and City agencies, as well as conservation and environmental interest groups and the general public.
  8. Stays current on endangered species and habitat management issues.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
 

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of supervisory and management techniques.
  • Knowledge of functions and operation of interrelating departments, divisions, and agencies.
  • Knowledge of applicable regulatory agency requirements and of ecological and conservation biology principles.
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with other agencies and City departments.
  • Skill in anticipating and accurately predicting the results of alternate courses of actions.
  • Skill in giving pubic presentations.
  • Skill in the developing and implementing long-range plans.
  • Skill in formulating program objectives and prioritizing critical tasks accordingly.
  • Skill in communicating both orally and in writing to professionals and the public.
  • Ability to operate trucks, farm tractors, and other vehicles on the road and off the road, as required, to reach/implement projects.
  • Ability to train others.
  • Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public.
  • Ability to meet and maintain driver eligibility standards detailed in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program.
Minimum Qualifications:
 

Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the natural sciences, such as Wildlife Management, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Zoology, Botany, Biology, or a related field, plus six (6) years of experience in a related area, including two (2) years of experience which were in a supervisory/management capacity.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
 
  • Must hold a current pesticide applicators license under Texas Structural Pest Control Board or Texas Department of Agriculture or obtain license within six (6) months of employment.
  • Valid current Texas Class C Driver License.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.