The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.

For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Biologists conduct fisheries, wildlife and/or habitat management projects and research studies including data collection, analysis and interpretation; develop and implement project proposals and work plans; prepare recommendations; and participate in public relations activities.

Incumbents perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation. OR Incumbents perform basic tasks or elements of the job not requiring the additional knowledge, skills and abilities to perform at the next level in the series.

The position is an Area Habitat Biologist working in the restoration and rehabilitation, private lands, and technical guidance programs. The restoration and rehabilitation program involves coordinating, planning, funding, and implementing large-scale restoration and rehabilitation projects. The incumbent will evaluate and prioritize actions and locations to most efficiently and effectively rehabilitate degraded vegetative communities that have been impacted by land use, infested with noxious/invasive plants or damaged by wildfire. The private lands program provides technical advisement and financial support to private landowners to improve wildlife habitat values on private lands. The technical guidance program involves reviewing planning documents and making recommendations to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts to wildlife through land-use planning at federal, state, county, and local levels. The position will be required to present informational material, presentations, or documents to interested public, at local or community meetings, advisory boards, technical committees, and others as assigned. This position will be responsible for management of unmanned Wildlife Management Areas within Elko County as well as other state properties located in the Eastern Region. An ecological background with knowledge and experience of Nevada's habitats, plants, soils, systems, and rangeland restoration techniques is necessary. Knowledge and experience with equipment operation (skid steers, backhoe, and forklift), geo-spatial information, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and databases is preferred. To apply for the recruitment, you will need to submit application online at: https://nvapps.state.nv.us. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: