Fish and Wildlife Administrator

Summary

This position serves as a Fish and Wildlife Administrator for the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The incumbent is responsible for planning, directing, and administering a complex operation in accordance with management plans, policies, and objectives; formulating long-range plans, for law enforcement, recreation management, wildlife and habitat management, wetlands and water management, forestry management, and disease prevention and control. THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION.

Duties

As a Fish and Wildlife Administrator your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Serves as an expert consultant and provides advice to Refuge and implementation of all National Wildlife Refuge System
(NWRS) activities that affect the Complex ecosystem. Collaborates with Federal agencies, States, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) partners, and interagency organizations to identify, research, and develop solutions to long-range natural resource problems. 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 geographic area. Develops networks and builds alliances with stakeholders and partners. Collaborates across programmatic/organizational/geographic and socioeconomic boundaries to build strategic relationships, achieve common goals, and eliminate barriers to partnerships. Supervises, directly and through subordinates, a multi-faceted team of professional, technical, analytical, and administrative support staff setting a team attitude of adhering to high professional standards and completion of accurate, high quality work. Responsible for creating an environment that encourages and rewards cooperation, collective problem solving, and participative decision-making. Oversees and directs all phases of operation and program management of the Complex through a subordinate Wildlife Refuge Manager (for Klamath Marsh NWR) and various senior programmatic staff (private lands, biology, visitor services, maintenance, and fire)
involved with: Conducting administrative operations that involve short-, medium-, and long-range planning associated with all refuge operations, fiscal requirements, administration, personnel, property management, records management, public relations, and technical assistance to local, State, and other Federal agencies.

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