Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, more positions

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) invites applicants for all our open positions, including the new positions below. Please forward if/as you see fit. Thanks very much!

Please note:
·         Please click on job title hyperlink for .pdf of each complete job description.
·         These positions perform variety of duties.
o   Please note any “Acceptable Substitutions” (if any) that may be counted towards part of experience requirement.
·         “How to Apply” info below.
·         Deadline date (“closing date”) to apply for these positions.
·         For members of armed forces/veterans: Rough equivalencies to MOS codes near bottom of each complete job description.
·         Questions? Please click on job title hyperlink for .pdf of complete job description. To contact hiring manager, click on job title hyperlinks below for contact information. 

Inland Fisheries Hatchery Technician – A. E. Wood Fish Hatchery, San Marcos, TX
 [listed on TPWD jobs website as “FWT I-II/Fish Hatchery Technician” ]. Closing date for this position, TPWD Job Posting #16-00267, is Continuous, meaning this position could close any time so we encourage those interested to apply as soon as able.
Note: This is a temporary, full-time position.
Click here for information on A. E. Wood Fish Hatchery in San Marcos.
Click here for information on TPWD Fisheries Management in general.
Please note the “Experience,” “Licensure,” “Working Conditions,” “Acceptable Substitutions” and “Preferred Qualifications” for this position.
Please note the “General Description,” “Knowledge, Skills and Abilities” and “Additional Requirements”.
Note: ~10% travel required.
 
Coastal Fisheries Hatchery Technician –  Perry R. Bass Marine Fish Hatchery, Palacios, TX
 [listed on TPWD jobs website as “Fish and Wildlife Technician I-II” ]. Closing date for this position, TPWD Job Posting #16-00309, is Thursday, February 25, 2016, 11:59PM CST/10:59PM MST.
Click here for information on TPWD’s Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Center in Palacios, where hatchery is located.
Click here for TPWD information on Fisheries Management in general.
Please note the “Experience,” “Licensure,” “Working Conditions,” and “Acceptable Substitutions”  for this position.
Please note the “General Description,” “Knowledge, Skills and Abilities” and “Additional Requirements”.
Note: ~10% travel required.

How to Apply for TPWD positions:

·         Please note for any TPWD position -  interview and hiring decisions are based on completed on-line TPWD State of Texas Application for Employment, not on résumés. This means you want to do the most complete, thorough job possible in completing the on-line TPWD State of Texas Application for Employment. Please see the “How to Apply” section at the bottom of this page for some ways on how to do this. Please note “How to Apply” suggestions are for both full-time jobs and Internships, too. 
·         To apply for TPWD positions: Complete the on-line TPWD State of Texas Application for Employment + attach to it any/all required documents in order to be considered for positions. Work history experience *must* be completed in the online application. The on-line TPWD State of Texas Application for Employment starts here, then click on “Applicant Login” in upper left-hand corner box of links.
o   You may want to consider using/adapting TPWD job description language to describe your work experience under “Work Experience – Duties” as well as “Additional Information - Certificates and Licenses,” “Additional Information - Skills,” and so forth.
o   If you have military service, you may also want to select “Military Service” section of “Supplemental Information” (in TPWD on-line application) to list Military Service accomplishments.
§  In terms of “jargon,” please consider using the language in each TPWD job you are interested in to describe your work experience under “Work Experience – Duties.”
§  Also consider listing Military Service honors/awards under “Honors & Awards” section of “Supplemental Information” and other areas as appropriate.
·         For anything you are unsure about, consider using “Miscellaneous” in “Supplemental Information” of TPWD on-line application.
·         Submit completed Application + attach any required forms and transcript(s) by 11:59PM CT/10:59PM MT on application deadline. Thank you.


Joe Beach, PHR & SHRM-CP | HR-TPWD, Austin
4200 Smith School Rd., Austin, TX 78744
Recruitment & Veterans Coordinator
ofc: 512-389-4485 | cell: 512-538-4059
joe.beach@tpwd.texas.gov | http://tpwd.texas.gov/jobs/
http://tpwd.texas.gov/jobs/internship.phtml