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Wildlife Refuge Specialist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Posted today
Hybrid Los Banos, CA $93K – $121K Apply by Jul 15, 2026 Wildlife Refuge Management ISFPISTP Operations
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This position serves as a Wildlife Refuge Specialist, GS- 0485-11 working in California for the San Luis National Refuge Complex. The incumbent of this position assists the Wildlife Refuge Manager in the development and administration of the operating program and other activities. Refuge operations and programs include wildlife biology, ecology, habitat management, natural resource program management, visitor services, outreach and education programs, and volunteer programs.
What You'll Do
- →As a Wildlife Refuge Specialist your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Participates in the review of projects proposed by other bureaus/agencies, stakeholders/partners (i.e., U.S.
- →Forest Service, state fish and wildlife agencies, Tribal representatives), identifying possible conflicts with refuge management objectives, and develops comments and recommendations for the Wildlife Refuge Manager and senior management approval.
- →Participates in the development of required National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation (or portions thereof) including Environmental Assessments (EAs), Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 consultations, archeological clearances, and similar actions.
- →Coordinates with the Wildlife Refuge Manager and other senior management in the gathering and consolidating of data.
- →Participates in the design of outreach and educational programs for the community; and provides input to the development of a variety of information such as brochures, interpretive panels/exhibits, and websites.
- →Prepares administrative reports, annual narrative reports, and other documents associated with wildlife management and administrative programs.
- →Utilizes engineering and construction techniques as applied to Refuge/WMD infrastructure, training and operation of heavy equipment, reporting requirements.
Requirements
- ✓PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name.
- ✓Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.
- ✓PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
- ✓GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.
- ✓Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.
- ✓If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
- ✓For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).
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