Hatchery Operations Manager - Region 4 Central - WMS Band 2 - Permanent - 2026-06664
State of WashingtonAbout the role
Posting number: 2026-06664
Department: Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Job classification: WMS BAND 2
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Facility Management, Recreation, Management, Executive Management, Natural Resources
Summary
Title – Hatchery Operations Manager - Region 4 Central
Classification - WMS Band 2
Job Status - Full-Time/Permanent
WDFW Program – Fish Program – Hatcheries Division
Duty Station – Sultan, Washington – Snohomish County
North Puget Sound Region 4 Counties Served - Island, King, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom.
Remote Employment – This position may include telework options up to 4 days per week, at the discretion of the supervisor.
Posting Timeframe - This recruitment is scheduled to be posted until September 7, 2026. First review of applications will take place August 21, 2026. Application review is ongoing, and applicants are encouraged to submit their materials as soon as possible. Following the first review date, this recruitment may be closed at any time.
Learn more about being a member of Team WDFW!
A person in a Kayak Fly Fishing in Green Lake, Seattle - they are holding onto a trout. Gray clouds in the sky and green trees line the lake.
Photo Caption: Kayak Fly Fishing in Green Lake, Seattle - Photo Credit: Chase Gunnell
As our Hatchery Operations Manager for Region 4 Central, you will provide strategic leadership for five hatchery facilities and supervise a team dedicated to advancing fish conservation, hatchery operations, and fishery enhancement throughout North Puget Sound.
In this role, you will oversee fish production programs, support hatchery reform initiatives, and ensure safe, efficient, and compliant hatchery operations.
Working collaboratively with Tribes, partner agencies, volunteers, and Fish Program teams, you will help implement conservation and recovery strategies that contribute to the long-term sustainability of Washington’s fish populations.
Anglers on a boat Chinook Fishing - photo is taken from the boat on the water. Fishing rod framing in another fishing boat on the water. Sun is rising in the sky - orange sunrise.
Photo Caption: Chinook Fishing, Marine Area 9 – Photo Credit: Tim Johnson
What to Expect -
In this role, the Hatchery Operations Manager for Region 4 Central provides strategic leadership for managing and sustaining Washington’s fish populations. Key responsibilities include:
- Leadership and Supervision: Ensure that staff understand and meet goals and expectations and accept responsibility for results. Promote cohesive, cooperative teamwork within operational guidelines.
- Budget Management: Ensure that budget proposals are accurate and with costs fully documented before presenting to Fish Program or funding entities. All complex facilities are operated within adopted budget allotments.
- Long-term, Strategic Planning: Develop strategic plans that reflect understanding/consideration for key issues and needs of constituents and the agency. Ensure that plans are proactively developed to meet emerging trends with needs, issues, and recommendations clearly documented in writing for future reference.
- Internal and External Constituent Communications: Ensure that affected parties are kept informed about agency and Fish Program goals and activities.
- Managing Production of the Complex: Ensures that brood documents are understood, modified as required, and complied with and the complex meets its expected contribution to achieving agency performance measures.
- Operational and Administrative Compliance: Ensure that facilities
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