Headwater Stream Habitat Biologist - Fish & Wildlife Biologist 2 - Project - 2026-07878
About The Position
Join WDFW and contribute to the conservation of Washington’s wildlife and ecosystems. Imagine yourself navigating on logging roads through public and privately-owned timberlands to access rugged headwater streams during the field season. Acting as a field supervisor, you will conduct biological monitoring for research projects and coordinate study implementation. The work you perform will support studies surrounding headwater stream habitats and stream-associated amphibians in managed timberlands for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources’ (WA DNR) Forest Practices Adaptive Management Program, in addition to other projects focused on monitoring stream habitats.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in fisheries, wildlife management, natural resource science, environmental science, or a related field OR two (2) years of experience as a Fish & Wildlife Biologist 1
- One (1) year of professional experience in biological field research relating to fish, wildlife, and/or stream ecology
- Collecting field data using a mobile device or downloading field data from instruments
- Data quality assessment and quality control (QA/QC)
- Data summarization, including familiarity with using R
- Six (6) months of professional experience in leadership/supervisory duties, including the coordination of scientific field staff
- Six (6) months of professional experience in Pacific Northwest amphibian research
- Six (6) months of professional experience in sampling forested headwater stream habitats
- Valid Driver’s License
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or higher in fisheries, wildlife management, natural resource science, environmental science, or a related field
- Two (2) years of professional experience in stream-associated amphibians or headwater streams
- Two (2) years of professional experience in stream ecology, water quality, or physical monitoring
- Navigating on logging roads and off-trail in managed timberlands
- Creating maps in GIS
- Statistical analysis software
Responsibilities
- Plan, coordinate, and implement data collection and data management in support of habitat and wildlife research projects
- Track project progress and prioritize tasks to achieve project objectives
- Deploy instream water temperature loggers
- Collect stream and riparian habitat measurements (wetted and bankfull widths/depths, substrate, depth, canopy cover measurements, and mapping surface water extent)
- Conduct stream-associated amphibian surveys to assess occupancy and abundance
- Review field forms and tabulate data
- Collect spatial data and reference photographs
- Support site selection and study implementation using GIS and coordinate study site access with landowners
- Ensure regular and complete download of data into databases
- Assess data to ensure data quality and completeness
- Develop summaries of data; Analyze and interpret data using established research procedures
- Draft technical report sections for review by Principal Investigator
- Plan and organize interviews for field staff
- Identify, hire, and onboard field staff
- Identify safety trainings and ensure staff are up to date on all trainings
- Provide supervision and direction to field staff, including identifying and assigning tasks
- Lead field staff in project implementation/field data collection, ensuring data is collected in a manner that is consistent with study design and research methods
- Ensure staff have the necessary equipment and supplies, and follow established guidelines, to be safe, efficient, and effective
- Communicate regularly with supervisor regarding staff locations and project status
Benefits
- Pay and other special employee programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
