Responsibilities

• Supervises a team of professional, technical, analytical, administrative support staff, and blue collar workers (permanent and seasonal staff), setting a team attitude of adhering to high professional standards and completion of accurate, high quality work.
• Plans, manages, evaluates, and carries out the biological program at assigned Refuge(s).
• Incumbent prepares proposals for developmental/improvement projects (to include timeframes and costs) for the assigned Refuge and submits for review/approval during annual budget cycle.
• Oversees, reviews and approves land and aquatic conservation activities, habitat creation, restoration, and contaminant projects, research studies, population studies, wildlife inventory, and monitoring activities.
• Reviews projects proposed by other agencies, stakeholders/partners (i.e., BLM, state fish and wildlife agencies, Tribal representatives), identifying possible conflicts with Refuge management objectives, and develops recommendations for senior management approval.
• Oversees, administers and/or develops required National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation including Environmental Assessments (EAs), Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs), Categorical Exclusions (CEs), Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 consultations, archeological resource clearances, etc. (or major portions thereof).
• Oversees, assists with planning, and administers the Refuge’s public relations/public use program including offrefuge programs, interpretive and educational programs, hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, and other recreational management activities.
• Develops long-range plans, annual work plans, budgets and work schedules. Implements short, medium, and long-range operation plans based on existing or approved plans, and coordinates work schedules for equipment and resources with other Refuges within the Complex.

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