TWRA - Multiple Positions Open - Apply by June 7, 2023
Allen Rutherford
Position/Title: Wildlife Manager 1 – Fisheries
Agency/State: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Carroll County
Responsibilities: The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is seeking to fill a Regional Fisheries Manager position listed under the WILDLIFE MANAGER 1 Class based out of McKenzie, TN. The selected candidate will inventory aquatic organisms and measure specific physical and chemical characteristics of sampled streams over a 25-county area in West Tennessee. The Wildlife Manager 1 manages regionally stocked winter trout fisheries, warm-water river and streams fisheries for various sport fish, and assists the reservoir, habitat, and invasive carp crews with data collection responsibilities. Duties include monitoring budgets, assisting with fisheries policy development, and conducting activities related to stream, reservoir, habitat, and invasive carp. The Wildlife Manager I also assists in developing partnerships with local state and federal agencies and represents the program in various settings. The program scope of work includes monitoring/inventorying sport fish and non-game populations, aquatic nuisance species surveillance, enhancing access to fisheries, improving habitat, surveying anglers, conducting outreach programs, and improving fishing opportunities. The Wildlife Manager 1 is responsible for the supervision of one Wildlife Technician 2. Position closes June 7, 2023 Qualification: See Job Posting Salary: $4,975 – $7,726 per month + benefits Contact/Email: Clay...@tn.gov; cell: 731-414-5056 Application assistance: Jennifer Burnett 615-781-6596 Web link: https://www.tn.gov/careers/apply-here.html. To Apply, select external candidates. The position is listed as WILDLIFE MANAGER 1, Job ID # 46383
Position/Title: Wildlife Manager 1 – Fisheries
Agency/State: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Cumberland County
Responsibilities: The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is seeking to fill a Regional Fisheries Manager position listed under the WILDLIFE MANAGER 1 Class based out of Crossville, TN. The selected candidate will coordinate and assist with regional stocked and wild trout fisheries, evaluate aquatic organism passage in streams, and assist with management of small impoundments within a 24-county area in Central and East Tennessee. Additional duties include but are not limited to: · Monitor sportfish populations via backpack and boat electrofishing, seine, gill net, creel surveys, etc. and ensure all sampling equipment is properly maintained · Create, update, and implement sportfish management plans · Enter, analyze, and report fish population, stocking, water quality, creel, bathymetry, and habitat data · Monitor water quality and mitigate spread of aquatic nuisance species and disease in streams and small impoundments · Evaluate, procure, and coordinate deployment of fish habitat structures in small impoundments · Actively partner with stakeholder groups to ensure successful fisheries management Position closes June 7, 2023 Qualification: See Job Posting Salary: $4,975 – $7,726 per month + benefits Contact/Email: Will.C...@tn.gov; cell: 931-242-4256 Application assistance: Jennifer Burnett 615-781-6596 Web link: https://www.tn.gov/careers/apply-here.html. To Apply, select external candidates. The position is listed as WILDLIFE MANAGER 1, Job ID # 46443
Position/Title: Wildlife Technician 2 – Fisheries (Buffalo Springs Trout Hatchery)
Agency/State: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Grainger County
Responsibilities: The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is seeking to fill a Fish Hatchery Technician position listed under the WILDLIFE TECHNICAN 2 Class based out of RUTLEDGE, TN. Buffalo Springs Trout Hatchery produces approximately 90,000 lbs. of rainbow trout annually for 30 different water bodies from small streams and lakes to larger rivers, reservoir tailwaters, and reservoirs. Additionally, the facility provides fish to two other hatcheries for rearing. The selected candidate will be responsible for an array of duties including the daily cleaning of fish tanks, daily feeding of fish housed inside and outside the facility, loading and stocking fish, moving fish around on site, monthly fish inventories, weekly water quality monitoring, grounds and facility maintenance, and the routine maintenance and operation of an array of equipment such as tractors, mowers, UTV’s, generators, etc. The Wildlife Technician 2 is responsible for assisting the other technicians with these duties and ensuring they are accomplished accurately and routinely. Position closes June 15, 2023Qualification: See Job Posting Salary: $3,542 – $5,502 per month + benefits Contact/Email: Roger Bitz, roger...@tn.gov cell: 615-416-1118 Application assistance: Jennifer Burnett 615-781-6596 Web link: https://www.tn.gov/careers/apply-here.html. To Apply, select external candidates. The position is listed as
TWRA has multiple Fisheries openings across the state including 2 Stream fisheries managers and 1 trout hatchery technician. The Streams Manager positions are located on Cumberland Plateau based out of Crossville, Tennessee and the other is in West Tennessee near the Tennessee River in McKenzie, TN. The opening for the hatchery technician at one of our trout hatcheries located in Rutledge, TN.
https://www.tn.gov/careers/apply-here.html
To Apply, select external candidates. The positions is listed as
WILDLIFE MANAGER 1, Job ID # 46383 (Carroll County)
WILDLIFE MANAGER 1, Job ID # 46443 (Cumberland County)
WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN 2, Job ID # 46456 (Grainger County)
Brandon Simcox
Rivers and Streams Coordinator
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Ellington Agricultural Center
5107 Edmondson Pike
Nashville, TN 37211
Office: (615) 253-1836
Cell: (615) 289-6412