INTERMITTENT TECHNICIAN 2, FISH, GAME, AND WILDLIFE

Code: 15851 State Non-Competitive Range: I13 (FY 2027) Work week NE: FLSA coveredOvertime table (4A:3, Appx. A)

Salary: $45,874.33 - $66,293.93/year FY 2027 schedule (last updated 2026-07-27)

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under limited supervision of a Supervising Biologist or other supervisory official in the Department of Environmental Protection, performs technical work involved in collecting and processing samples and data associated with fish, game, and wildlife research and management; performs a variety of assignments at one or more field stations; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

• Conducts or assists in laboratory procedures on samples collected from field studies.
• Conducts or assists in fish, game, and wildlife population surveys, user surveys, and live trapping and mortality surveys using appropriate specialized equipment.
• Gathers data and information to be used in preparation of reports, research findings, and statistical evaluation.
• Constructs specialized equipment for use in fish, game, and wildlife programs.
• Purchases equipment and supplies.
• Uses scientific equipment, on and off road vehicles, boats, and hand and power tools.
• Prepares maps, charts, graphs, and other forms of data presentation.
• Prepares and distributes deer check station materials, game birds, and fish and other products and materials.
• Maintains and operates checking station programs such as deer, turkey, beaver, and fish.
• Conducts routine water quality tests and records results.
• Identifies fish, game, and wildlife species in samples, and records biological data.
• Performs preventive maintenance on laboratory and field equipment including vehicles, buildings, and grounds.
• Maintains files and records.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

Two (2) years of experience in the collection, sampling, cataloging, and preparation of data on fish, game, and wildlife for research studies (i.e., sampling, surveys, simple tests using scientific equipment), one (1) year of which shall have involved general maintenance of field and sampling equipment.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of fish, game, and wildlife research equipment and techniques.
• Knowledge of the safe operation, care, and maintenance of vehicles, boats, and trailers.
• Knowledge of division laws and regulations after a period of training.
• Knowledge of habitat requirements, behavior, and natural history of New Jersey fish, game, and wildlife.
• Knowledge of New Jersey vegetation and the relationship of plant communities to fish, game, and wildlife.
• Ability to operate, calibrate, and perform simple maintenance service on equipment and devices.
• Ability to perform simple drafting operations.
• Ability to interpret maps, diagrams, and charts.
• Ability to make computations.
• Ability to take tissue and other samples from wild animals in the field and safely transport same to other locations for analysis.
• Ability to maintain and/or operate scientific research equipment.
• Ability to understand written and oral directions.
• Ability to prepare correspondence.
• Ability to organize work and solve problems following prescribed procedures.
• Ability to identify major terrestrial, freshwater, and marine wildlife species inhabiting the Northeastern United States and to count, sort, weigh, measure, tag, and transport them safely.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Ability to maintain records and files.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
• <b>SPECIAL NOTE</b>
• The intermittent designation shall be utilized only where work responsibilities are characterized by unpredictable work schedules which do not meet the normal criteria of regular, year-round, full-time, or part-time assignments. Such category is not to displace or be used in place of regular full-time or part-time employees.
• <i><u>Assignment of Work</u></i>
• Assignment of work hours to intermittent employees shall be based on managerial needs and shall be limited to work that is appropriate to the class title.
• <i><u>Furlough and Recall</u></i>
• Whenever it is necessary to furlough intermittent employees, furloughing will be done in the inverse order of seniority based on official records at the end of the work within the next week. Reasonable advance written notice of furlough action shall be given to the employee. A furlough will not be considered a layoff and will not require issuance of a 45-day notice. The seniority organizational unit for purposes of furlough selection will be employees currently working in a designated work unit. Prior to the use by the appointing authority, designated work units must be submitted to and approved by the New Jersey Department of Personnel. Seniority shall be determined by the number of regular hours worked by the intermittent employee. Recall from furlough will be made a seniority order from the most senior to the least senior employee from among furloughed employees who are assigned within a designated work unit which may be the local office and/or satellite office. In cases of equal seniority the tie will be broken by determining the number of hours the employees were in pay status under Special Service during the last two years immediately preceding their conversion to an intermittent title. Recall of employees may be extended on a regional or statewide basis if the recall list for the work unit has been exhausted.
• When the recall procedure is extended beyond the work unit or when the recall is for less than hours of work, the termination actions listed below will not apply when the intermittent employee cannot be contacted or refuses an offer of recall. However, when an offer of recall is accepted to a work unit other than the one from which the employee was furloughed, the new work unit will become the employee's seniority organizational unit for future furlough and recall action.
• Recall actions shall be initiated during the first two hours or the last two hours of the workday. If the department is unable to contact the employee during these times, the next employee on the recall list will be called until a sufficient number has been secured. If the department is unable to contact an employee on two consecutive occasions, the employee shall be notified in writing of the specific dates and times the contacts were made. Employees will be given five (5) calendar days from date of receipt to advise of their current availability for future days from date of receipt of their current availability for future scheduling. Failure to respond as directed shall be considered a resignation. If on the next occasion the same employee is unavailable, this also shall be considered a resignation.
• Intermittent employees who are contacted and refuse an offer of recall for reason other than verified illness, disability, or approved leave may be resigned.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

Applicants who do not possess the required experience may substitute college credits with a concentration in biological sciences from an accredited college or university on a year-for- year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience.