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The Department of Fish and Wildlife is recruiting to fill one full time, permanent, Fish & Wildlife Biologist 3 in training position located in the Habitat Program, Region 4. The duty station for this position is in the WDFW Region 4 Issaquah field office at 1775 12th Ave NW Suite 201 Issaquah, King County with work performed throughout King and Snohomish Counties, but mostly in the Lake Washington Area.
The position may be filled as a Fish & Wildlife Biologist 2 and after successfully completing a 12 month in-training plan the employee will be promoted to Fish & Wildlife Biologist 3. Note: If the employee completes all elements of the training steps in a shorter amount of time, we may waive the remainder of the time required at that training step.
Reporting to the Regional Habitat Program Manager, or the Assistant Regional Habitat Program Manager, this position implements the Hydraulic Project Approval permitting process, reviews and comments on environmental documents including Forest Practices and State Environmental Policy Act/National Environmental Policy Act documents, and is responsible for providing internal and external technical assistance within their assigned area that support organizational efforts to achieve healthy, diverse and sustainable fish and wildlife populations and their supporting habitats, in addition to the specific objectives listed below.
- Implement the Hydraulic Project Approval process in accordance with Chapter 77.55.RCW, 77.57.RCW, and Chapter 220-660-WAC (Hydraulic Code Rules).
- Provide review of SEPA/NEPA documents, variance requests, zoning change requests, shoreline substantial development permit documents, U.S. Corps of Engineers 401 & 404 permit applications, critical area ordinances, shoreline management plans, and other land use permit applications, documents, and proposals. Priority Habitats and Species/Growth Management;
- Technical Assistance Salmon Recovery/Watershed Technical Assistance: Provides assistance, education, and support to local agencies, planning groups, organizations, and citizens engaged in local and regional planning to improve watershed health for salmon and other species and habitats both aquatic and terrestrial;
- Forest Practices Assistance: Assist Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in integrating Hydraulic Project review into their Forest Practices review, participate in other Forest & Fish activities;
- Complete administrative duties including reporting duties as assigned by the Regional Habitat Program Manager or Assistant Regional Habitat Program Manager.