Wildlife Refuge Manager

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Albuquerque, New Mexico • $104.50k - $135.85k / year • 3d ago

JOB SUMMARY: This position is a Wildlife Refuge Manager, GS- 0485-13 working in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the R2-Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. "Salary may change with the release of the 2025 pay schedule, set to release 1/12/2025 ( https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/ ) MAJOR DUTIES: As a Wildlife Refuge Manager your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Oversee and administer refuge lands, facilities, and refuge programs and budgets per applicable laws, policies, plans, and NEPA requirements, including refuge interest in land acquisition (including fee title, conservation easements, leases, land exchanges, cooperative agreements, etc.). Leads efforts to connect people with wildlife, plants, and the land by providing equitable and just ways to deepen personal relationships with nature, while balancing healthy natural habitat management with opportunities for education, visitor engagement, youth employment, community involvement, and stewardship. Represents FWS as a 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, member of academia, Tribal representatives, corporate partners, and the general public on issues affecting natural resource management in the Refuge Complex. Performs a full range of supervisory/managerial duties and responsibilities over the assigned staff and organizational elements. Promotes and demonstrates a strong commitment to workforce diversity. Identifies program training/mandatory needs and expectations and identifies work priorities for employees, volunteers, contractors and partners. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.