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Marine GIS Specialist
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Santa Rosa, CA, USA · San Diego, CA, USA · Santa Barbara, CA, USA · San Carlos, CA, USA · Monterey, CA, USA · Seal Beach, CA, USA
USD 6,955-8,970 / month
Posted on Mar 20, 2026
Job Description and Duties
The mission of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is to manage California’s diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public.
Join us in this mission by focusing your talents on supporting sustainable fisheries management and healthy marine ecosystems. The Marine Region Data Management Project is seeking a Marine GIS Specialist to lead our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team, manage a collection of authoritative spatial data, and guide development of internal and external mapping applications.
Under the general direction of the Senior Environmental Scientist for the Data Management Project, the incumbent will maintain and enhance complex data systems, data models, and perform research and statistical investigations to identify and resolve marine fisheries relationships and trends. They will uses various data sources but will principally be responsible for independently leading all aspects of CDFW’s management and use of marine and coastal resource spatial data within its geographic information systems (GIS).
The following locations will be considered for this position are: Monterey, Santa Rosa, San Carlos, Santa Barbara, Seal Beach and San Diego.
Position Details
Job Code #:
JC-511539
Position #(s):
565-772-5742-001
Working Title:
Marine GIS Specialist
Classification:
RESEARCH DATA SPECIALIST I
$6,955.00 - $8,970.00
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.
# of Positions:
1
Work Location:
United States
Telework:
Hybrid
Job Type:
Permanent, Full Time
California Department of Fish and Wildlife is an equal opportunity employer.