FISHERIES & WILDLIFE BIO SCIENTIST IV - 77072764

The Protected Species Permitting and Incentives Biologist works on a dynamic team to positively affect protected species conservation throughout Florida. Primary duties include reviewing permit applications and ensuring permits are issued or denied in accordance with FWC rules, policies, and applicable statutes; coordinating with regional biologists and other subject matter experts on issues related to permitting; providing customer service to stakeholders and permit applicants; collecting, synthesizing and reporting on permitting-related data; and performing other duties as assigned. The position requires the ability to work quickly and thoroughly under tight regulatory timelines, while being polite when engaging the public and partners. The incumbent must work with subject matter experts to determine whether proposed conservation actions will offset potential impacts to species and are consistent with Florida law. The incumbent may be assigned additional permitting duties as needed. Secondary duties include engaging in Conservation Benefit Agreements that include Safe Harbor or Candidate Conservation Agreements. The incumbent will need knowledge of the parts of the Endangered Species Act that address these programs.  The incumbent will need the ability to interact with stakeholders and landowners to discuss their management objectives and be able to determine which conservation program is an appropriate fit. Duties include interacting with private landowners, USFWS staff, FWC staff, and other agency and municipality staff. The incumbent is expected to be able to communicate about species biology, conservation actions, how to minimize impacts, associated laws, and the permitting process. The incumbent will communicate with the public and partners via phone, email, Teams, and occasionally in person. The incumbent will work as part of a team implementing protections for imperiled species through permitting and application of listed-species protections.