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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has 2 openings for a Nutria Eradication Technician (Fish and Wildlife Technician) in the Region 3 Bay Delta (Stockton) office. The final filing date for this job opportunity closes 11/6/2025.

Job Description and Duties:

Under the supervision of the Nutria Eradication Operations Supervisor, the incumbent will fill a critical role in the Department's Nutria Eradication Program. Nutria are highly invasive and extremely detrimental to the environment, but primarily nocturnal and relatively elusive in low densities. As part of a crew, the incumbent will conduct surveys to detect, locate, and trap nutria, with the ultimate goal of eradicating nutria from the State of California. The incumbent will conduct habitat suitability assessments, visual observation and camera surveys, trapping, nutria dispatch and necropsies, and electronic data collection (i.e., ESRI Collector smartphone application), as well as use baits and lures and communicate with local landowners. The incumbent is responsible for following spatial assignments and completing tasks according to project protocols. The incumbent will work with the Operations Supervisor and field crew leads to design, build, evaluate, and/or help refine detection and trapping methods and tools for the most effective and efficient detection and removal of nutria. Work includes answering routine questions from the public relative to Departmental nutria efforts. This position is physically demanding, but highly rewarding given the ultimate accomplishment of protecting California's wetlands, waterways, infrastructure, and agriculture from the devastation nutria have caused in other regions of North America.

To be eligible for this position, you must either be transfer eligible or take and pass the Fish and Wildlife Technician exam.

This position is posted in the following counties: San Joaquin county and Solano county.

This position is a 12-month Limited Term (LT) and may be extended up to 24 months or become permanent.

If you currently have permanent status in your position and have passed probation, you have mandatory reinstatement rights into your former position at the end of this LT appointment. If you have not had prior permanent or probationary civil service status, you will be separated from state service.

During this 12-month Limited Term assignment, you will receive full health, dental, and vision benefits! You will also earn State Service and accrue monthly leave credits.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement (PDF).