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Open: September 3, 2026 — Closes: September 10, 2026
Summary
You will serve as a Wildlife Refuge Manager with US Fish and Wildlife Service in Ilwaco, Washington. The Wildlife Refuge Manager will lead the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, overseeing its management and administration. The position applies expertise in fish, wildlife, and land management to guide staff, address complex resource and operational challenges, and develop solutions to environmental issues involving competing priorities, laws, and policies.
Major Duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Formulate, develop, and implement long-range plans, strategies, and Refuge policy associated with all operations, fiscal requirements, personnel, and property management, etc. Administer land and aquatic conservation activities, habitat development, and restoration projects. Identify possible conflicts with refuge management objectives, and use skill in persuasion, to influence partners to gain cooperation in the resolution of complex and/or controversial issues/problems to achieve mutual goals. Represent the Service as refuge management expert with elected and appointed Federal, state, and local government officials and employees, the media, local and national level environmental and conservation groups, members of academia, Tribal representatives, corporate partners, and the public on issues affecting natural resource management in the geographic area. Coordinate with state, local, and other Federal agencies and special interest groups when formulating long-range plans for the management of the Refuges' natural resources. Supervise a multifaceted team of professional, technical, analytical, and administrative support staff.
