Fish and Wildlife Technician 5

About the role

This position is open to all Applicants. Effective July 1, 2026, the wage for this position increased by 3%. The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing for and conducting multiple field research and office-based projects throughout Alaska.
• Manage operation of the Program’s fleet of skiffs (range 15 to 23 feet) and field equipment, including vessel scheduling, maintenance, preparedness, and modifications to suit the program’s needs.
• Independently coordinate field logistics supporting research, including contracting with research vessel operators, acting as liaison between vessel crews and the science party, collaborating with Wildlife Biologists, and supervising Fish & Wildlife Technicians to prepare and execute field research.
• Depending on the fieldwork load, this position may perform duties year-round or may fill in support with desktop duties when fieldwork load is light.

Requirements

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation is recruiting for a Fish and Wildlife Technician 5 located in Anchorage, Alaska!

Qualifications

High school graduation or the equivalent. AND One year of experience as an advanced fish and wildlife technician or aide. With the State of Alaska, this experience is equivalent to Fish and Wildlife Technician 4. OR Six years of technical laboratory and/or field experience involving fish or wildlife research, management, or habitat protection; as a commercial fisher, guide, or trapper; or a subsistence hunter or fisher. Substitutions: An additional six months of work experience involving fish or wildlife, or outdoor manual labor or in a laboratory may substitute for the high school graduation. Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries, wildlife or habitat protection may substitute for a maximum of two years of technical laboratory or field experience, involving fish or wildlife research, management, or habitat protection.

Skills

• Experience operating small skiffs in challenging conditions.
• Strong situational awareness and a keen understanding of animal behavior.
• Previous experience observing, working with, or handling wildlife.
• Experience procuring, building, modifying, and/or maintaining things like boats, outboard motors, cabins, sampling equipment, small engines, electronics, optics, etc.
• Skills in the trades, such as small engine repair and maintenance, metal fabrication and welding, electrical, and carpentry.
• Skills with electronics such as cameras, computers etc.
• Experience with "off-the-grid" living aboard charter vessels or in remote field camps.
• Experience using computers and software for inventory tracking, accessing technical manuals, writing SOPs, writing contracts, basic data entry, creating summaries, generating figures and tables, writing basic reports.
• Ability to follow instructions or a protocol and produce a high-quality final product.

Benefits

You will have an opportunity to hone your skills in all aspects of preparing for and conducting field research on unique animals in remote locations that are mostly unavailable to the general public. You will have a level of independence and be entrusted to lead aspects of our program such as maintaining outboard motors, skiffs, and trailers, maintaining field equipment, planning logistics for field deployments, and coming up with creative solutions to ensure research objectives can be met. We're a small team with a number of collaborations among our peers so there may be opportunity to work with other federal and state agencies as well as non-government organizations.

Pay

The wage for this position increased by 3% effective July 1, 2026. The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.

Schedule

This position can require multiple bouts of extended travel (1-3 weeks per trip) away from the duty station, mostly during summer months, though additional time away may be possible during all seasons depending upon project needs. The working environment includes exposure to animals, insects, inclement weather, low level flying, traveling by boat or skiff, or contact with drugs or chemicals. Positions are often full-time but may be seasonal or temporary.