You will serve as a Fish Biologist with US Fish and Wildlife Service. Quilcene National Fish Hatchery, operating since 1911 on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, raises Coho Salmon for Tribal Trust needs and local fisheries. It is co-managed by four Klallam and Skokomish Tribes. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Performs a variety of operational tasks and applies standard methods and practices relating to daily hatchery operational activities including fish culture activities, disease control, collection, care, treatment, and spawning of broodstock; incubation of eggs; feeding, cleaning, and sample counting of fry and fingerlings; cleaning of raceways and tanks; distribution of eggs, fry, and fingerlings; and working cooperatively with the tagging and marking programs.
Takes on a lead-role in fish-culture activities. Conducts visual and microscopic examinations of fish for diseases and parasites. Identifies issues and makes recommendations regarding appropriate course of action. As directed, administers prophylactic and therapeutic treatment for control of fish diseases.
Maintains electronic records and generates reports of ongoing hatchery operation activities including feeding records; water quality; incidence of disease/stress and treatment; brood stock inventory; and production records. Assists the Hatchery Manager with a variety of technical and administrative duties associated with hatchery management and operations, e.g.
assists with the development of annual hatchery reports detailing all station operations, resource issues, hatchery production, planning, facility and infrastructure management and maintenance, safety, training, budget, partnerships, outreach, public relations, and resource needs. Operates, maintains, repairs and modifies installed equipment and related systems throughout the hatchery including in the office, laboratory, quarters, and related buildings.
Inspects equipment and systems for safe and proper operation; identifies the need for and plans repair and maintenance following manufacturer's technical manuals and guidance. Activities include regular preventive maintenance to ensure proper equipment operation and necessary repairs to ensurecontinued operation.
Assists with the implementation of the hatchery outreach program by providing tours, maintaining the hatchery visitor center, and conducting events on and off-site to promote access to public resources, the conservation of species and habitats, and the mission of the USFWS. Responds to alarms as necessary to maintain health and safety of staff, real property, and aquatic life on station.
Mandatory participation in after-hours alarm response program on a weekly rotating basis with the requirement to respond to alarms outside of a normal work schedule. When assigned duty, must remain within a distance that permits response to any alarms within a minimum of 15 minutes.
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.
If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units.
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.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).
This position is with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $69373 – $90190/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-15.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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