Positions with our Partners

These job opportunities are shared by our members and partners directly with RMS. Want to receive this in your inbox every other week? You can! As a member of RMS, you receive the biweekly RMS News Digest email, which includes these jobs in addition to grant opportunities, national news, and RMS news. To share an opening with your organization, email it to [email protected]. We also encourage you to post it directly to the RMS Job Board, which is open to the public and allows job seekers to set up job alerts so you can easily reach qualified candidates.

Permanent/Full-Time

• River Ambassador - Wekiva Wild and Scenic River (Wekiva River area, Florida) Closes August 15, 2025.
• Digital Content & Social Media Specialist - American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) (Remote). This person will play a key role in creating written and visual content with a consistent voice on Indigenous Tourism for NativeAmerica.travel, AIANTA publications, social media channels, and other promotions. Closes August 15, 2025.
• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
  - Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 (In-Training) - Humptulips Hatchery (Humptulips)
  - Fish Hatchery Specialist 3 - Sunset Falls Hatchery (Index)
  - Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 (In-Training) - Naselle Hatchery (Naselle)
• Flood Planning Data Analyst - Texas Water Development Board (Austin, TX)
• Regional Flood Planner - Texas Water Development Board (Austin, TX)
• Executive Director - John Bunker Sands Wetland Center (Combine, TX)
• Marketing and Sales Trainee - Colorado Adventure Guides / Colorado Rafting Company (Hybrid - Silverthorne, CO)
• Store Manager, Wild Meadow Paddlesports (Moultonborough, NH)

Temporary

• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
  - Recreational Creel Technician - Scientific Tech 2 (Montesano) - Seasonal
  - Recreational Creel Technician - Scientific Tech 2 - Two openings (Montesano) - Non-permanent

Additional Opportunities and Job Boards

• RMS Job Board
• Northwest Treaty Tribes
• Conservation Job Board
• Environmental Stewards

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Early Career Resources

We may not know you to see that you are an individual who finds passion in rivers and are considering rivers as the framework for  your life's work. RMS is going to try to provide avenues for you to learn, get to know, and grow with one of hundreds of positions that support river health, protection and management. When you choose a role that resonates, you'll enjoy responsibilities that are challenging, exciting, and gratifying. Here are a few organizations that can connect you with river jobs and offer invaluable training and mentoring opportunities, as well.

• Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education represents a collection of all environmental education providers and supporters in the state of Colorado. Learn about them further at the CAEE website.  Here's a recent annual report.
• The Environmental Stewards (ES) Program, a program of Conservation Legacy (previously Southwest Conservation Corps) offers land and water management agencies and non-profit organizations opportunities to accomplish specific projects and provides individual placements for young people “Stewards” interested in gaining experience in natural and cultural resource management. With support from ES Program staff, Stewards are placed with state and federal programs and non-profits (host sites) in 10-week to year-long positions through-out the United States. Visit the ES website.
• Transforming Youth Outdoors (TYO) is the first resource-based community for people committed to transforming youth outdoors. If you are interested in joining the community, check it out.