Title- *Puget Sound Sampling Unit Biologist  *Classification- *Fish and Wildlife Biologist 3 *Job Status- *Full-Time/Permanent *WDFW Program- *Fish Program -- Puget Sound Sampling Unit *Duty Station- Olympia, Washington -- Thurston County

This recruitment has been re-opened to increase the applicant pool and will be posted until December 26, 2024. If you applied previously, your application is still under consideration and you do not need to re-apply. Application review is ongoing, submit your application materials as soon as possible. This recruitment may be closed at any time.

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*As a senior-level biologist, you will supervise and oversee the collection of dockside recreational and commercial fisheries data across the Salish Sea, Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. *

*Working closely with the Puget Sound Sampling Unit Manager, play a key role in planning and developing of biological research, and coordinating data collection to support stock assessment and fisheries management. *

What to Expect-

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Puget Sound Sampling Unit Biologist will, 

*Responsible for supervision of all creel and biological data collected dockside in the unit associated with recreational and commercial fisheries, in Marine Areas 5-13: *

• Directly supervise four (4) Scientific Technician 4 field supervisors and oversee all permanent and non-permanent staff under those positions.
• Guide and assist the field supervisors with all technical biological sampling related problems and issues to follow predetermined sampling methods, techniques and plans.
• Assist the field supervisors with coordinating seasonal (halibut and summer and winter salmon) and weekly fisheries sampling schedules. Coordinate fisheries sampling efforts both within and between different geographic areas of the sampling unit to ensure all dockside fisheries sampling activities are completed. 
• Design, set up, oversee and implement employee training and on-boarding processes for the unit, with the assistance of other staff in the unit.
• Work with the unit's Sampler Support staff to ensure all field staff have access to relevant programs and systems needed for the collection of biological field data and administrative processes on iPhones and iPads, including but not limited to: iForms, WDFW's intranet (SharePoint) site, MS Teams, TotalTime, and MS Outlook email, TEMS or their replacements.
• Coordinate and assist the field supervisors with the hiring, training and evaluation of all dockside sampling unit staff including those in South Sound (Olympia), the Peninsula (Port Angeles), North Sound (Bellingham) and Central Sound (Edmonds).

Serve as the sampling unit's primary implementer and coordinator for HR activities for dockside sampling positions:

• Prepare, process and track in spreadsheets (currently Smartsheet) personnel and position actions in the unit in coordination with field supervisors and unit manager.
• Ensure the completion and accuracy by staff of all HR documents including but not limited to the writing and editing of position descriptions, recruitments, and HR Actions. Coordinate and ensure all hiring and HR action timelines are met for adequate staffing levels for all fisheries conducted in the unit.

Ensure completion of dockside fisheries data and sampling unit documents:

Ensure the timely completion of the editing, reviewing and qual