CPW Aqua Data Management III

The primary duties of this position are located within 30 miles of the state border; therefore, this position is exempt from the residency requirements. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.

We invite you to explore our website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

• Medical and Dental plans
• Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Wellness programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
• Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Our Mission is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado's natural resources.

This work unit oversees the management of aquatic resources for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, including fisheries management, hatcheries, water rights, the ANS program, and fish health.

This position serves as the Aquatic Section’s data manager and technical specialist for statewide aquatic data systems, databases, analytical workflows, reporting tools, and user support. The position primarily supports the aquatic section’s sportfish management, native species monitoring, and hatchery field operations programs by maintaining reliable, standardized, well-documented, and accessible data systems.

The position is responsible for building, maintaining, improving, and documenting aquatic data infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on SQL Server, R, Tableau, R Shiny, data automation, quality control, and repeatable reporting. This position works closely with the Aquatic Research Data Analyst, Area and District aquatic biologists, hatchery staff, native aquatic species staff, GIS staff, OIT, and other CPW data professionals to ensure aquatic data are collected, stored, cleaned, queried, analyzed, visualized, and shared in ways that support science-based management and decision making.

Work is prioritized through Aquatic Section leadership and the Aquatic Data Analyst to ensure that data system improvements, reporting tools, data requests, and user support align with statewide Aquatics priorities, statutory deadlines, data risk, and available staff capacity.

This position focuses on the technical implementation, maintenance, and day-to-day operation of aquatic data systems. The Aquatic Data Analyst provides leadership in analytic priorities, data standards, decision-support needs, and the interpretation of results. The Aquatic Data Manager implements those priorities by developing and maintaining databases, automated workflows, dashboards, applications,…