Habitat Conservation Technician

Job ID: 30948
Agency: Game, Fish & Parks
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Salary: $19.49 to $23.20 Hourly, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: F
Closing Date: 04/08/2025

This is a Full-Time position with the Game, Fish & Parks. For more information on the Game, Fish & Parks, please visit https://gfp.sd.gov/.

Conservation Technicians implement wildlife and land management projects as assigned; complete office, shop, and grounds maintenance as assigned; maintain equipment as assigned; and may act as a project leader over seasonal employees and interns.

Heavy lifting over 50 lbs. necessary to complete some assigned tasks.

Licenses and Certifications:
Valid driver’s license

Applicants should possess or be able to obtain a commercial driver license (CDL) within 6 months of employment

Applicants should possess or be able to obtain a South Dakota Department of Agriculture Commercial Pesticide Applicator License within 6 months of employment

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
A degree in fish and wildlife management or a related field and field work experience is preferred.

Knowledge of:

• diagnostic and repair methods for a wide variety of vehicles and equipment;
• safe-operating guidelines for equipment;
• noxious weeds;
• chemicals for spraying weeds, methods and rates of application, safe use and handling practices, and spraying equipment;
• farming and harvesting practices;
• seed, fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides;
• farm tractors and implements and their functions;
• janitorial and sanitation procedures, chemicals, materials, and supplies;
• building maintenance;
• welding;
• fence-building;
• record keeping and report writing;
• practices of human resources management sufficient to provide daily training and work direction to temporary employees and answer their questions.

Skills To:

• work outdoors in all weather conditions and a wide variety of terrain;
• lead crews as well as perform as part of a crew;
• operate a diversity of machinery, equipment, and tools.

Ability to:

• provide on-the-job training to assigned employees;
• assign tasks to others based on evaluation of their capabilities;
• organize and complete assigned projects;
• diagnose and repair vehicles and equipment;
• operate a variety of farm tractors and implements;
• use a variety of hand and power tools;
• weld;
• drive trucks;
• identify tree and weed species by sight;
• handle and transport chemicals safely;
• understand and follow instructions, and compose required reports;
• communicate sufficiently to convey instructions and information about assigned work.

This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=1DJ
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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