Forestry & Wildlife Technician Iv - Maui

Recruitment Number: OHHI-26001

This recruitment is being conducted under the Operation Hire Hawaii (OH-HI) project, a targeted outreach initiative featuring an expedited hiring process, fast-tracking qualified applicants into job opportunities throughout Hawaiʻi.

Applications received for this recruitment will be reviewed for legal authorization to work in the US. All applicants who pass the legal authorization review will be referred to the hiring department for consideration and an initial review of the application. Applicants who meet the initial review requirements at the departmental level may be contacted by the hiring program for an interview.

All applicants interviewed by the hiring program will be notified of their selection or non-selection by the department. The application referral and potential interview conducted at the departmental level does not imply that applicants have met all minimum qualification requirements. A thorough review of all applications received will be conducted by the Department of Human Resources Development and all applicants will be notified of the final disposition.

$3,900 to $4,933 per month (SR-13, Step C to I). Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors. This continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaiʻi's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.

This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancies and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

Independently performs a wide variety of complex, specialized technical functions in support of forestry, wildlife and other natural resources research, development, management and maintenance projects, and performs other related duties as assigned.

• Legal authorization to work in the US (citizen, national, or permanent resident alien, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment).
• Basic education/experience: ability to read, comprehend and apply written directions, high degree of verbal skill, basic mathematical computations including percentages and averages. Evidence of continuous basis participation in part‑time or unpaid work, or possession of a high‑school diploma or equivalent, or excess specialized experience.
• Specialized experience:
  Three (3) years of progressively responsible sub‑professional or technical work experience in forestry, wildlife, or other natural resource management, conservation, and development. Must have demonstrated knowledge of game and non‑game birds and animals and their habitats; forestry, wildlife, and other natural resource management research and survey techniques; basic carpentry, plumbing, and masonry used in forest, wildlife, and natural resource development and maintenance projects;
  
  wildland fire control techniques and practices.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions; write neat, accurate and comprehensive field notes and data sheets; make mathematical calculations, including multiplication, division, percentages and averages; make visual estimates of percentage quantities; perform long hours of strenuous work under adverse conditions; talk to groups and individuals to explain programs, policies and procedures.
• Substitutions allowed as described in the minimum qualification requirements.
• Other requirements: firearms (handling and possession for predator control); must meet all Federal and State regulations and have no conviction of domestic violence; lift and carry items of various weights; valid driver’s license (if required); physical requirement: ability to backpack thirty (30) pounds for five miles.

The State of Hawaiʻi complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations in completing an application, any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please call  for assistance.

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