What We Do: Office & Administrative Positions

In accomplishing our mission the Fish and Wildlife Service relies on various Administrative Professionals and Office Support positions, examples include:

• Engineers prepare plans, studies, and designs associated with the construction and maintenance of Service facilities. The majority are civil engineers, with a limited number of positions in other specialties including environmental and mechanical engineering and architecture.
• Administrative Officers perform a variety of different job functions related to Human Resources, Budget or Finance. The work done by Administrative Officers can vary considerably often they may include overseeing administrative procedures; establishing work priorities, or coordinate the acquisition of office space and supplies.
• Administrative Assistants perform a variety of different duties that help to support our staff with the work they do. This job may include word processing, records management, reception, organizing and managing, preparing and distributing briefing notes, putting together background material for meetings, and coordinating meetings and travel for staff.
• Management or program analysts engage in research, fact finding and report writing. They service as advisors to management on the effectiveness of line programs or management operations.
• Realty specialists negotiate for land that the Service acquires for the National Wildlife Refuge System. Working in partnership with State and local governments, non-governmental organizations, other Federal agencies, and private landowners, Realty specialists acquire land by direct purchase from willing sellers, exchanges, and donations. Land acquisitions contribute to the Service's mission by permanently protecting lands and waters that provide habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants, including threatened and endangered species.
• Information Technology Specialists, analysts, and programmers design, maintain, and modify Information systems which support both the scientific and administrative activities of the Service.
• Natural resource economists provide economic analyses in support of rulemaking activities, critical habitat designation, valuing compensation for natural resource damage assessments, and analyses for environmental assessments of refuge master plans.