The mission of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is to preserve and protect fish, wildlife, and ecosystems, while providing sustainable hunting and fishing opportunities for commercial interests and millions of residents. We perform these services on behalf of the public in ways that demonstrate our values of:

Accountability

We hold ourselves and each other responsible for acting consistent with our values and mission.

Service

We add value to Washington communities and seek to improve the public’s experience.

Professionalism

We serve in a manner that reflects positively on the Department and on ourselves.

Integrity

We are consistently open, honest, ethical, and genuine in our actions.

Respect

We treat each other with dignity.

Empathy

We take time to understand and appreciate others.

Duties: 

• Develops, directs, manages, and maintains a sustainable, comprehensive, organization-wide, watercraft safety training program that meets state and national standards.
• Performs a wide scope of complex program management responsibilities to administer, oversee, lead, and direct program activities/decisions of major significance that may affect the organization-wide watercraft safety training program.
• Assembles, manages, and co-chairs the Watercraft Safety Committee consisting of representatives from each WDFW program to develop a watercraft safety training plan and policies for the approval of the Executive Management Team.  The committee will also serve to identify and understand emerging issues and address continuous program improvements.
• Develops employee learning plans with training requirements specific to duties, including a refresher schedule – ensures the learning plans are embedded in the Human Resource system and the Learning Center.
• Advises the Executive Management Team on aspects of the program and develops comprehensive, succinct, integrated, and sustainable program recommendations.
• Independently performs contract management to establish and maintain contracts for services, facilities, equipment, and supplies as needed – evaluates contractors’ performance and completes required documentation.
• Researches and determines recommended safety and personal protective equipment.
• Responds to and/or advises public entities and professional partners on program issues – this includes preparing and delivering presentations.
• Provides WDFW Staff, Supervisors, Human Resource Consultants and Management with subject matter consultation, and technical assistance with watercraft program activities.
• Manages, directs, reviews, and responds to Safety and Security Incident Reports, employee/management/public concerns, and emergencies involving watercraft and/or water related events.

• Schedule: 
  1. Typically, Monday – Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Travel Requirements:   
  1. Frequent travel to provide statewide trainings.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

AND 

Four (4) years of professional, full time, paid experience: 

• Operating watercraft.
• Instructing watercraft safety training.
• Managing a specialized professional program in a government or private agency that included responsibility for planning, policy analysis, coordination, and consultation with a variety of stakeholders.

Please Note: Professional equivalent experience as an instructor providing training to adults, may substitute, year-for-year, for the education requirement.

AND 

Knowledge of: 

• Watercraft operations and best practices for safety.
• Application of adult learning principles.
• Organizational change and systems development.

Ability to: 

• Develop/modify curriculum, comprehensive policies, and procedures.
• Manage a specialized program and lead/manage work groups.
• Proficiently operate multiple forms of watercraft.
• Perform work with the highest degree of integrity and build respectful relationships with diverse individuals and groups.
• Evaluate safety skills and provide feedback for competency and continuous learning.
• Solve problems with professional judgement and safety best practices.
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence, particularly under stressful conditions.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

AND 

Two (2) years of professional, full-time, paid experience: 

• Operating watercraft.
• Instructing watercraft safety training.
• Managing a specialized professional program in a government or private agency that included responsibility for planning, policy analysis, coordination, and consultation with a variety of stakeholders.

Certifications/Licenses: 

• Current Instructor Certification with the Scientific Boating Association’s Motorboat Operator Training Course (MOTC) and/or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Motorboat Operator Certification Course MOCC).
• Current CPR/First Aid Certification.
• Washington State Boater Education Card.

Supplemental Information

Please note: Failure to follow the instructions below may lead to disqualification.

In order to successfully apply for this position, you MUST complete your profile at www.careers.wa.gov and attach the following to your profile before completing the online application:

• A cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications of this position (Generic cover letter will not be accepted).
• A current resume. 
• Three professional references.