Wildlife Technician Job Shelbyville area,Tennessee USA,Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care

Position: WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN 1 - 01062026-74021

Overview

Working Title:

Reservoir Technician. This is an on-site position located with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Bedford County, Division:
Fisheries. Salary information is provided below and the opening/closing dates apply to the posting.

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY, BEDFORD COUNTY

Location: Normandy, TN

Working Title
:
Reservoir Technician

This is an on-site position.

Job Information

Opening Date/Time: 01/06/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time: 01/19/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly): $3,330.00 - $5,173.00

Salary (Annually): $39,960.00 - $62,076.00

Job Type: Full-Time

City, State

Location:

Normandy, TN

Department:
Wildlife Resources

Responsibilities

Assists Wildlife Managers with studies of fish populations. Collects fish by electro-fishing methods. Collects fish data by talking with fisherman.

Conducts forest and conservation work associated with seasonal activities, such as planting tree seedlings, putting out forest fires and maintaining recreational facilities.

Operates equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, tractors, bulldozers, or water craft.

Services, repairs, adjusts, and tests machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical principles.

Assists in constructing and maintaining buildings, storage sheds, roads, bridges, and trails at the assigned agency area; and maintains equipment assigned to agency controlled areas.

Assists Wildlife Managers with wildlife population studies.

Plants and grows crops to feed wildlife.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Experience equivalent to one year of full-time wildlife conservation, forestry, farming or closely related work; qualifying coursework at an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Necessary Special

Qualifications:

possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment in some positions.

upon appointment, successfully acquire a valid commercial driver's license/endorsement in some positions.

Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Competencies

Competencies (KSA's):

1) Plans and Aligns
2) Manages Complexity
3) Action Oriented
4) Instills Trust
5) Decision Quality

Knowledges:

1) Building and Construction
2) Geography
3) Engineering and Technology
4) Public Safety and Security
5) Design

Skills:

1) Finger Dexterity
2) Depth Perception
3) Oral Comprehension
4) Active Learning and Listening
5) Trunk Strength

Abilities:

1) Far Vision
2) Limb and/or Fully Body Coordination
3) Gross Body Equilibrium
4) Stamina
5) Written Comprehension

Tools & Equipment

1) Boats
2) Motor Vehicles
3) Telephone
4) Tractors
5) Firearms-Rifles

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

A valid driver's license
For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.

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