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Salary– $68,076.00 – $89,292.00 Annually
Our Assistant Regional Habitat Program Manager,
- Works within the Mid-Management Team (MMT) or other identified entity to develop and maintain a consistent state-wide approach to new policies, new direction on existing policies, and significant initiatives.
- Serves as Liaison and Policy Lead within the District(s) for projects/issues/processes that are impacted by new or redirected policies or significant initiatives.
- As District Policy lead, conducts strategic analyses concerning agency or externally developed policies, redirected policies, or significant initiatives.
- Works with the RHPM, District Team, and supervised staff to implement strategic direction by identifying specific actions and using a continuous strategic approach.
- As District Liaison, assists the RHPM to actively engage local, state, or federal agencies and other external entities important to the success of the identified strategic direction.
- As District Liaison, assists the RHPM in engaging Tribal governments.
- Provides guidance, direction, and information to staff regarding Program/Agency policies, procedures, and directions in a clear and timely manner.
- Works with staff to develop strategic approach to accomplish goals, addressing issues ,and successfully implementing assignments.
- Hydraulic Project Approval Permitting: Directs, guides, and provides information to staff for successful implementation of the Hydraulic Code.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Work Setting, including hazards:
- Work is performed in an office and outdoor environment.
- Office work includes reading, writing, phone, and computer use. Must have the ability to operate a vehicle and hold a valid driver’s license.
- Fieldwork also requires knowledge of the operation of a GPS, clinometer, and digital camera.
- Knowledge of electroshocking equipment and procedures may be required.
- Physical, environmental, or mental demands of key work: Must be able to drive a vehicle to conduct field review of project sites. Physical capacity to work in remote forested and aquatic environments, conducting fish surveys and other related tasks. These activities can consist of 8- to 10-hour days, for several days in a row. Capable of walking over rough terrain for short distances (? 1 mile) regularly or occasionally over long distances (several miles).
- Schedule:
- Monday thru Friday 8 AM – 5 PM. These hours are flexible to accommodate seasonal workload or additional duties as assigned by the regional program manager.
- Travel Requirements:
- In the field 25% doing ride-along’s, field work, or traveling to meetings throughout the state. Periods of overnight travel may be required, and work hours may exceed the standard 8am to 5pm work-day.
- Tools and Equipment:
- Electroshocking equipment, boots, GPS, clinometer, digital camera, state-assigned work vehicle.
- Customer Interactions:
- Agency staff, other government agencies, tribal, private stakeholders, and general public.
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Closely related qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-by-year basis.
- A Bachelor’s degree in one of the following:
- Fisheries.
- Wildlife management.
- Natural resource science.
- Environmental science.
AND
- Five (5) years of professional experience in one or more of the following:
- Fish management or fish research.
- Wildlife management or wildlife research.
- Habitat management or habitat research.
Please note:
- A Master’s degree in the applicable science will substitute for two years of the required experience.
- A Ph.D. in the applicable science will substitute for three years of the required experience.
License:
- Valid driver’s license.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Demonstrated ability to:
- Teach.
- Build rapport and partner with the public, tribes, and local, state, and federal agencies.
- Be organized and time management skills to effectively prioritize workload and maximize efficiency.
- Work within the regulatory environment including reviewing, issuing, monitoring, or complying with federal, state, or local environmental permits.
Knowledge/Familiarity with:
- Ecological processes pertinent to the Northwest.
- ArcGIS and general familiarity with Priority Habitats and Species (PHS) mapping.
- Various regulatory processes, including the Hydraulic Code, Growth Management Act (GMA), State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), and Shoreline Management Act (SMA).