Assistant Regional Habitat Program Manager - Environmental Planner

Title

Assistant Regional Habitat Program Manager (ARHPM)

Environmental Planner 4

Full-Time / Permanent

Habitat Program – Region 3

Ellensburg, Washington – Kittitas County

The selected candidate may be able to telework/work remotely up to two (2) days per week at the discretion of the supervisor. Depending on the successful candidate's location preference, they may also choose to report to the WDFW region 3 office in Yakima.

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Assistant Regional Habitat Program Manager (ARHPM) will:

• Provide supervision: guidance, direction, and information to staff regarding Program/Agency policies, procedures and directions in a clear and timely manner.
• Conduct regular team meetings to communicate information (at least quarterly) and provide a method for timely communication between team meetings.
• Work with staff to develop a strategic approach to accomplishing goals, addressing issues and successfully implementing assignments.
• In collaboration with Division staff develop and provide training for regionally based professional staff.
• Provide mentoring to staff to promote and support professional development.
• Work with individual staff and the regional team to provide guidance and direction regarding workload control and prioritization.
• Provide performance management to staff.
• Direct, guide, and provide information to staff for successful implementation of hydraulic code, as well as engagement in aquatic and terrestrial restoration activities, land use planning, FERC/Major Project activities and forest practices.
• Serve as District Policy Lead and Liaison: assist Senior and Executive Management in identifying new policies, new direction of existing policies and significant initiatives.
• Actively engage the Senior Management Team (SMT) to identify issues that are common across regions and/or the state and look to utilize this resource to find broad solutions and support for engagement from the Senior Management Team which could include: communicate and/or present strategic analysis information to the Regional Habitat Program Manager (RHPM) for coordination with the Program Leadership Team or Executive Management and assist in development of strategic and tactical steps to accomplish agency and partner goals.
• As District Liaison, assist the RHPM to actively engage local, state or federal agencies and other external entities important to the success of the identified strategic direction.
• Assist the RHPM in engaging Tribal governments. Assist in conducting regular meetings with tribes with the goal of building and maintaining a successful relationship.
• Identify key entities within the district and take steps to build and maintain relationships to gain knowledge of their needs, goals and objectives concerning key policies or significant initiatives and to help make them be more aware of our goals and objectives.
• Build relationships within the Department to gain knowledge of their needs, goals and objectives and to communicate our goal of promoting teamwork that will help both be more successful.
• Provide Program Strategic Planning: actively engage with the Program Leadership Team (PLT) to assist in Program or Agency level short‑term and long‑term strategic planning.
• Work with RHPM and other ARHPM’s in region to develop and bring regional perspective to Program/Agency strategic planning.
• Be responsible for the implementation of appropriate aspects of the strategic plan within the District they supervise.
• Communicate and encourage support for the strategic direction identified by the Program and/or Agency in the District.

• Work is performed in an office and outdoor environment. Office work includes reading, writing, phone and computer use.
• Will operate vehicles in off‑road conditions.
• Position requires working in remote terrestrial and aquatic environments.
• May involve working in or near water, including tasks that require navigating, negotiating, and performing duties related to water environments.
• Requires walking over rough terrain for short distances (