District Wildlife Biologist - Fish & Wildlife Biologist

District Wildlife Biologist - Fish & Wildlife Biologist 4 - Permanent -

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Description

Title: District Wildlife Biologist

Classification: Fish & Wildlife Biologist 4

Job Status: Full-Time / Permanent

Program: Wildlife Program

Region: Southwest Region 5 – District 10

Counties Served: Cowlitz, Lewis, Wahkiakum

Duty Station: Ridgefield, Washington – Clark County

Pay Differential: Eligible for an additional 15% when performing flight duties or chemical immobilization.

Overview: As senior biologist, you will lead wildlife resource assessment and management, independently conduct inventory and monitor work, track population changes, and collaborate closely with partners to support game and non-game wildlife populations. You will supervise staff and volunteers, serve as a key point of contact for the public, Tribes, and agencies on wildlife issues, and shape recommendations for wildlife management, conservation, recreation, and tribal co-management harvest agreements.

• Inventory and monitor diverse wildlife populations through state‑wide surveys, field surveys for game and non‑game species, data collection, population size estimation, disease monitoring, and statistical analysis.
• Measure population changes: evaluate trends, compile and analyze data, prepare written reports.
• Develop recommendations for wildlife‑related recreation opportunities and hunting regulations.
• Supervise staff: assign and direct work, lead teams, ensure deadlines met.
• Implement actions advancing species recovery and management: population augmentation, capture, translocation activities, recommend management/recovery actions.
• Provide input on wildlife habitat management and conservation: evaluate habitat quality, recommend restoration actions, provide input on habitat‑altering actions.
• Engage and communicate with public, government, tribal, and N‑G partners: present data, verbally and in writing.
• Work with private lands: facilitate recreational access, coordinate with Wildlife Conflict Specialists to establish hunting seasons and permit levels.
• Working conditions:
  
  office and extensive field settings, operating equipment, watercraft, aerial surveys, hiking, inclement weather, heavy gear.
• Schedule:
  
  full‑time 40 hours per week, occasional evening/weekend hours.
• Travel: regular within district, occasional out‑of‑state.
• Tools and equipment: field necropsy instruments, GIS, mapping, technical monitoring equipment, vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, ATVs, firearms, dart guns, traps.
• Customer interactions: frequent interactions with public, tribal partners, government and N‑G organizations.

• Option 1:
  Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Management, Biology, Ecology, or closely related field AND five (5) years of professional experience in wildlife management or research.
• Option 2:
  Four (4) years of experience as a Fish & Wildlife Biologist 3.
• One (1) year of experience trapping, handling, dispatching, immobilizing wildlife.
• One (1) year of leadership or supervisory experience (conflict resolution, training, planning, evaluating performance).
• Four (4) years of experience with wildlife population ecology, species relationships, game and nongame species.
• Four (4) years of experience designing or assisting with wildlife surveys and field sampling methods.
• Four (4) years of experience with wildlife harvest management principles, practices, and implementation.
• Further notes:
  Education can be substituted with experience;
  Master’s degree may substitute 1 year experience;
  PhD may substitute 2 years experience.

Valid driver’s license.

• Background check, drug screening, firearm authorization, animal euthanasia training.
• Firearm possession and use required; maintain eligibility per agency policy.
• Certification to participate in aerial flight surveys and motorboat operation within 12 months.
• Obtain and maintain license to handle and administer animal capture and immobilization drugs per applicable regulations.

• Four (4) Years of professional experience in wildlife habitat relationships, species identification, communication, field…