SITE SUPERINTENDENT II

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking to hire a Site Superintendent 2 for James C Helfrich Game Propagation Center/Edward R Madigan. This position will exercise budgetary controls with operating and capital improvement budgets, monitors and utilizes professional expertise in the evaluation of pheasant rearing methods, serve as department representative and appear at public hearings and monitors, facilitates and assists in the hunting programs on the site. The ideal candidate will be able to utilize their supervisory experience, problem solving skills, and public speaking skills. James C Helfrich GPC/Edward R Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area is a principal pheasant hatchery, producing 80,000 to 100,000 hatchlings annually. It is a 974 acre conservation area located south of Lincoln, IL. This horseshoe-shaped park enables visitors a large variety of fishing along a section of Salt Creek and a variety of hunting opportunities. We welcome interested applicants who would like to be part of this team to apply today.

Essential Functions

• Supervises and participates in the preparation and maintenance of the site's operation and financial records and reports.
• Serves a full-line supervisor.
• Monitors and utilizes professional expertise in the evaluation of pheasant rearing methods.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the media and interested groups or individuals.
• Monitors, facilitates and assists in the hunting programs on the site, including large or small game hunts.
• Coordinates and facilitates day use activities in the park
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill , and mental development equivalent to a bachelor's degree in park and recreation administration, or natural resource area administration, or in museum administration, history, American studies or archeology
• Requires three years of supervisory experience affording training in various facets of managing an outdoor recreational park, or natural public area, or a cultural/historic site or museum

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of site administration, including pheasant propagation, animal handling, structural grounds maintenance, public relations, personnel administration, and outdoor recreation programs.
• Two (2) years of experience in the breeding, egg collection, and incubation of poultry.
• Two (2) years of assigning and supervising the work of subordinates
• Two (2) years of experience in applying appropriate levels of knowledge in problem solving situations encountered in the performance of duties and responsibilities.
• Two (2) years of experience in evaluating program effectiveness and making recommendations on policies and procedures.
• Prefers a Bachelor's in Agriculture or Animal Science or equivalent years of experience in poultry production
• Prefers two (2) years of knowledge of plumbing, electrical, and/or carpentry trades to make repairs on site

Employment Conditions

Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following Conditions of Employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position:

• Ability to pass background check
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to live in site houses or within 10 miles of game farm
• Willingness to be on call 24 hours a day for animal welfare and hatching seasons
• Ability to travel as needed
• Ability to obtain pesticide operator's license within 6 months of employment
• Ability to work under adverse environmental conditions on a year-round basis
• Ability to operate and maintain tools, equipment, and materials utilized in the maintenance, repair and care of site resources, buildings, and grounds
• Ability to lift, carry and transport loads exceeding sixty pounds
• Ability to walk over rough and broken terrain

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Agency and Division Statements

DNR Agency Statement

Charged with preserving, protecting and promoting Illinois’ natural and cultural resources, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) employees oversee water, wildlife, wetlands and oil wells, parks, historic sites – and everything in between. Employment opportunities vary greatly, often providing employees the chance to work indoors and out in a dynamic yet relaxed environment. Working for the State of Illinois, IDNR employees receive excellent benefits, including, vision health and dental insurance; a retirement plan and deferred compensation options; state holidays and other time off; as well as pre-tax benefit programs.
 

Office of Land Management

The Office of Land Management (OLM) oversees nearly 400 individual parcels of land and institutes a wide variety of programs and activities advocating outdoor recreation through sustainable use, conservation, and preservation. The Historic Sites Division of the Office of Land Management oversees 57 Historic Sites, Monuments, and Memorials. OLM facilitates activities from small group interpretive programming at Historical Sites, to hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, and camping.